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this book, Carlos Manuel Rivera contributes to the studies of "popular
theater" in the seventies. The group goal was to reach the marginal communities
in Puerto Rico and New York, and propose a marginal discourse in opposition
to the official and dominant Puerto Rican theater.
Rivera
studies the history of the group and the trends of popular theater during
the period. The book proposes that the group integrate the popular theater
techniques from Latin America with those of European origin, such as "Poor
theater" (Grotowsky), epic theatre (Brecht), esperpéntico
(Valle Inclán), theater of the absurd, Panic (Arrabal) and "Furious
theater" (Francisco Nieva). From Latin America, Rivera emphasizes the appropriation
of techniques of "creación colectiva" (Buenaventura), theater of
the opressed (Boal), and Osvaldo Dragún and his forms of theater
of the absurd.
The
book is an important contribution to the understanding of Puerto Rican
theater in the mainland and New York, the functioning of popular theater
groups during this period, and the history of Latin American theater.
GESTOS.
Revista de teoría y práctica del teatro
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