The Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 : : Engagement and Experimentation /

The Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 : : Engagement and Experimentation / / Rania Karoula.

An exciting and engaging investigation of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP) from a transatlantic perspectiveOffers the first comparative study of the history, performances and politics of the FTP in a book formContributes significantly to the study of Hallie Flanagan as the bridge between the FTP an...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
VerfasserIn:
Karoula, Rania,
MitwirkendeR:
Taxidou, Olga,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2020
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Edinburgh Critical Studies in Modernism, Drama and Performance : ECSMDP
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.) :; 30 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Series Editor’s Preface
  • Introduction: What Was the Federal Theatre Project?
  • 1. A Theatre is Born
  • 2. The Living Newspaper Part 1: 1935–1937 – The Revolution Begins
  • 3. The Living Newspaper Part 2: 1937–1939 – How Not to Sing for Your Supper
  • 4. The Negro Unit: Electrifying Harlem, Electrifying the Nation
  • 5. The Children’s Theatre: Playing with Pinocchio and the Beavers
  • 6. The Federal Dance Project: Dance, Race, Greek Tragedy and Helen Tamiris
  • 7. The Legacies of the Federal Theatre Project
  • Epilogue: Was it All Worth it? The Legacy of the FTP in Contemporary Performance
  • Notes
  • Archival Material
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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