Applied Theatre and Intercultural Dialogue: Playfully Approaching Difference

by Elliot Leffler

This book examines applied theatre projects that bring together diverse groups and foster intercultural dialogue. Based on five case studies and informed by play theory, it argues that the playful elements of theatre processes nurture a unique intimacy among diverse people. However, this playful quality can also dampen explicit conversations about participants' cultural differences, and defer an interrogation of people's own entrenchment in systemic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030985148
• ISBN13: 9783030985141
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"