Theatre and Festivals

This succinct and engaging text explores the ways in which cultural performances of resistance that have their basis in festivals can migrate to other contexts. Drawing upon Bakhtin's notion of 'carnival laughter', Zaiontz shows how a broad range of festive celebrations - from the massive to the small - apply carnivalesque traits to speak truth to power. The book examines how artists are chartering new curatorial practices, how spectators are engaging in novel modes of itinerancy and intimacy, and how art- and social-activists are reconfiguring the space of the festival through their political actions.
Accessible and affordable, this is an ideal resource for theatre students and lovers everywhere.