Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Michael Balfour is chair of the Centre for the Arts in Development Communication. His previous books include Performance: In Place of War and Drama as Social Intervention.
<p><em>'A commendable resource'</em> </p>
- Choice by A. H. Fabos,
<p><em>'Editor Michael Balfour collates seventeen chapters which offer a comprehensive overview of the types of performance practices that can emerge from areas of displacement, and liminal or temporary spaces ... Its strength lies in this multi-regional approach'</em> </p>
- Studies in Theatre and Performance, Dawn Fowler,
<p><em>'[the book] presents an impressive array of perspectives on refugee performance by social workers, folklorists, writers, lawyers, theatre artists, and refugees themselves.'</em> </p>
- S.E. Wilmer, Journal Contemporary Theatre Review,
<p><em>'This book is the first comprehensive collection of essays on the practices and criticism of refugee performance. It presents a much needed wide range of reflections and analyses on refugee performance and procedural experiences from diverse approaches and regions. Through the lenses it provides, the book examines the aesthetics of contextualised performances, creative tensions and the dynamics of theatre as a healing space.'</em></p>
- Jessica A. Kaahwa, South African Theatre Journal,
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Michael Balfour is chair of the Centre for the Arts in Development Communication. His previous books include Performance: In Place of War and Drama as Social Intervention.