Pregones Theatre : a theatre for social change in the South Bronx /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Vásquez, Eva C., 1966-
Imprint:	New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description:	x, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Latino communities
Subject:	Pregones Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Pregones Theatre (New York, N.Y.) Hispanic American theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century. Hispanic American theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Hispanic American theater. New York (State) -- New York. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5035737

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ISBN:	0415946751 (Hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-226) and index.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction
Puerto Rico : A Brief Socio-Political Background and Its Effects on the Puerto Rican People
A Brief History of Puerto Rican Contemporary Theatre
A Brief History of Puerto Rican Contemporary Theatre in New York
Ch. 2. A Brief History of Teatro Pregones
Founding of the Company
Early Productions
Ch. 3. Defining a Group Methodology
Pregone's Philosophy, Brechtian Influences and the Use of Collective Creation Theatre techniques As a Personal Method
Creation of a Common Language Intelligible to the Multicultural Community of the South Bronx
Multicultural Community of the South Bronx
Boal, the Theatre of the Oppressed, and its Relationship to Pregones: El Abrazo-The Embrace
Ch. 4. Reimaging Puerto Rican Theatre on the Mainland
Ch. 5. Conclusion
App 1. Interview with Rosalba Rolon, Artistic Director of Teatro Pregones. (Spanish)
App 2. Interview with Alvan Colon-Lespier, Associated Director of Teatro Pregones. (Spanish)
App 3. Interview with Jorge Merced, Artistic Director of Teatro Pregones. (Spanish).

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