Acting Together I: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict: Volume 1: Resistance and Reconciliation in Regions of Violence

Stories, description, and analysis of peace-building performances in regions the world over affected by war, poverty, displacement, and oppression. Examples from Argentina, Peru, Serbia, Palestine, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, India, Australia and the United States document performance’s singular ability to mend tears in the fabric of community life rent by violence and exclusion. Performance’s reliance on collaboration and communication makes it the ideal medium for resistance, remembrance, relationship building, re-imagining, and reconciliation