Title: Exercises for rebel artists : radical performance pedagogy /
Authors: Gómez-Peña, Guillermo.; Sifuentes, Roberto, 1967-
Publisher: Routledge,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Performance art Study and teaching Activity programs.; Experimental theater Study and teaching Activity programs.; Multicultural education Activity programs; Artists Training of.; Cross-cultural orientation.
Abstract: "In Exercises for Rebel Artists, Guillermo Gomez-Pena and Roberto Sifuentes use their extensive teaching and performance experience with La Pocha Nostra to help students and practitioners to create border art. Designed to take readers right into the heart of radical performance, the authors use a series of crucial practical exercises, honed in workshops worldwide, to help create challenging theatre which transcends the boundaries of nation, gender, and racial identity. The book features: detailed exercises for using Pocha Nostra methods in workshops; inspirational approaches for anyone creating, producing or teaching radical performance; a step-by-step guide for large-scale group performance; new, unpublished photos of the Pocha Nostra method in practice. Exercises for Rebel Artists advocates teaching as an important form of activism and as an extension of the performance aesthetic. It is an essential text for anyone who wants to learn how use performance to both challenge and change."--Publisher's description.
Contents: Performance as radical pedagogy -- a brief history of the "Pocha method" -- Aims and motivations of a Pocha Nostra performance workshop -- Notes to producers and workshop facilitators -- Identifying and preparing the space -- Important notes to workshop participants -- Words to try to avoid when conducting a workshop -- Performance exercises, rituals and games to cross borders.