Encuentro
Subtitle: Latinx Performance for the New American Theater
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: May 15, 2019
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780810140141
Description: This anthology has its origins in the Encuentro theater festival, which was produced by the Latino Theater Company in association with the Latinx Theatre Commons in Los Angeles in 2014. Encuentro means "an encounter," and meetings form a core theme in these six groundbreaking plays, each prefaced by a critical introduction from a leading Latinx theater scholar. Playwrights Ruben C. Gonzalez, Jose  Torres-Tama, Rickerby Hinds, Mariana Carren o King, Javier Antonio Gonza lez, and Evelina Ferna ndez exhibit a wide range of aesthetic approaches, dramatic structures, and themes, ranging from marriage, gentrification, racial and gendered violence, migration, and the ever-present politics of the U.S.-Mexico border. There is power in the communal experience of creating, witnessing, and participating in theater festivals. This anthology is a testament to that power and seeks to document the historic festival as well as to make these works available to a wider audience. "Encuentro: Latinx Performance for the New American Theater" addresses interests of general audiences committed to the performing arts; scholars and students of Latinx, gender, and ethnic studies; university, college, and high school theater programs; and regional theaters looking to diversify their programming--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Encuentro: Latinx Performance for the New American Theater