The only way home is through the show
Subtitle: performance work of Lois Weaver
By: edited by Jen Harvie and Lois Weaver
Series: Intellect live; Intellect live
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781783205349
Subjects: Lesbian theater; Feminist theater; Performance artists; Biography
Description: Lois Weaver is one of the world's leading figures in feminist and lesbian performance, a true pioneer in the growing field. This book offers the first book-length assessment of her career and work, tracing its history, aesthetics, principles, inspirations, innovations, and more. Contributors include Weaver's most important collaborators from throughout her career, as well as many of the leading feminist theorists, journalists, and performers of the past forty years. The book also includes interviews not just with Weaver, but also with her partner, in life and performance, Peggy Shaw, and groundbreaking theater maker Muriel Miguel. The result is a book that is truly unprecedented, a lavishly illustrated and expertly curated celebration of an incredible career.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-315) and index.
Table of contents: title: How do you start?; title: What does it mean to be femme?; title: Oh, for the love of work!; title: How do you make things work?; title: Why Tammy? Why not?; title: What would you hang on the line?