Completing a trilogy of works by Jan Cohen-Cruz; Remapping Performance focuses on the work of artists and experts who collaborate across fields to address social issues. The book explores work of a range of artists who employ artistic training; methodologies and mind-sets in their work with experts from other sectors such as medicine and healthcare and from other disciplines; to draw an expanded map of performance platforms including university/ community partnerships; neighbourhood-bases; and cultural diplomacy. Case studies include ArtSpot Productions/Mondo Bizarros Cry You One about climate change in southern Louisiana; incorporating theatrics and organizing; Michael Rohd/Sojourn Theatres social and civic practices; Anne Bastings University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee-based integration of performance and creative aging; and the collaborative cultural diplomacy experiment; smARTpower. Short companion pieces add expertise from Helen Nicholson; Todd London; Julie Thompson Klein; Nancy Cantor; Maria Rosario Jackson; and Penny Von Eschen. Jan Cohen-Cruz ends with suggestions for fully integrating performance in cross-sector initiatives. This latest book by a leading figure in engaged/ applied theatre and performance builds on its predecessors by offering a future-oriented perspective; a vision of art and performance interacting with a range of social sectors and with an emphasis on HE in such partnerships; and will be a must-read for all students and scholars working in this field.
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