The Taylor Mac Book: Ritual, Realness and Radical Performance

by David Roman, Sean F. Edgecomb, Sean Edgecomb

Book Overview

This is the first book to dedicate critical attention to the work of influential theater-maker Taylor Mac. Mac is particularly celebrated for the historic performance event A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, in which Mac, in fantastical costumes designed by collaborator Machine Dazzle, sang the history of the United States for 24 straight hours in October 2016. The MacArthur Foundation soon thereafter awarded their "genius" award to a "writer,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472055275
• ISBN13: 9780472055272
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"