Casting a Movement
The Welcome Table Initiative
dc.contributor.editor | Syler, Claire | |
dc.contributor.editor | Banks, Daniel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-23T09:10:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-23T09:10:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9781138594470 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9780429488221 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41777 | |
dc.description.abstract | "Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a ""welcome table""—a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre—the book’s contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts, including Middle Eastern American theatre, Disability culture, multilingual performance, Native American theatre, color- and culturally-conscious casting, and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage, and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor’s embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance, skin color, gender, sexuality, and ability, casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting, this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics, Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting, access, and representation." | en_US |
dc.language | English | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies | en_US |
dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies::ATDF Theatre direction and production | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Audition, Blackface, Colourblind, Diversity, Ensemble, Ethical, Race, Redface, Representation, Whiteface, culturally conscious casting, social movement, welcome table | en_US |
dc.title | Casting a Movement | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | The Welcome Table Initiative | en_US |
dc.type | book | |
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oapen.imprint | Routledge | en_US |
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peerreview.open.review | No | |
peerreview.publish.responsibility | Publisher | |
peerreview.review.stage | Pre-publication | |
peerreview.review.type | Proposal | |
peerreview.reviewer.type | Internal editor | |
peerreview.reviewer.type | External peer reviewer | |
peerreview.title | Proposal review | |
oapen.review.comments | Taylor & Francis open access titles are reviewed as a minimum at proposal stage by at least two external peer reviewers and an internal editor (additional reviews may be sought and additional content reviewed as required). |
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