Latin American theatre is among the most innovative in the world
today. The period 1965-1970 was one of intense theatrical
production in the region. Dozens of major playwrights and
collective theaters produced hundreds of highly original plays.
This was also a period of profound ideological and sociopolitical
transformation. Hopes for Latin American self-definition and
self-determination after centuries of colonization and foreign
exploitation began to crumble, while the right-wing backlash
produced a politics of terror. In this dynamic study, Diana Taylor
proposes that, for all the diversity of peoples, languages, and
cultural images in Latin America, the effects of crisis on the
region's theatre are surprisingly uniform. As a cultural subsystem,
theatre is both a product of and a commentary on the making and
dismantling of society at large. Theatre of Crisis is an important
source of information for Latin Americanists as well as theatre
specialists and literary critics interested in this virtually
unexplored field.
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