'Lucid, sharp, funny, Bogad's Tactical Performance is the book
we've been waiting for on creative activism.' Diana Taylor,
Director, Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, New
York University, and author of Performance 'Tactical Performance
rehearses theatre and social justice strategies at their best:
historically connected, culturally informed, alive and nimble in
their responses to the political moment. With the savvy of a
participant/observer and the acuity of an historian and critic,
Bogad provides a lively overview of important activist
performances, asking us to reconsider their effects and their
promise. A crystal-clear argument in a must-read book for all who
care about performance and social change.' Jill Dolan, Dean of the
College, Princeton University 'Beautifully written; a playful,
potent mixture of history, how-to, and theory, informed by the
author's many years of personal front-line experience.' The Yes Men
(Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno) 'The love child of Lenny Bruce
and Saul Alinsky, Bogad has worked, on the street and behind the
scenes, at the nexus of some of the most compelling
art-interventions of the past 15 years. He brings his truly
original and bizarre performance-art sensibility both to his
activism and to this ground-breaking book. Read it!' Guillermo
Gomez-Pena, writer, performance artist and pedagogue 'Appalling bad
taste and worse judgment make Bogad's interventions memorable and
frequently effective. Don't try this alone at home. These actions
should be undertaken with friends, and preferably with very good
friends.' Peter Sellars, theatre director Tactical Performance
explores creative protest in unique depth, looking at the
possibilities for direct action and theatrical confrontation with
some of the most powerful institutions in the world. It effectively
combines theory and practice, illustrating the basic principles of
artful activism in an absorbing, accessible manner. L.M. Bogad
draws on his own experience as a writer, performer, and strategist
working with groups such as the Yes Men, the Clown Army, Reclaim
the Streets, and La Pocha Nostra, to share the most effective
nonviolent tactics and theatrics. An inspiring practical and
theoretical guide, Tactical Performance is essential reading for
anyone interested in creative pranksterism, subvertisement,
cultural sabotage, and the global justice movement.
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