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Celebration and Criticism: The State of Present Day Scholarship on Community-based Performance

Zurn, Elizabeth

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2009, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Theatre and Film.

The relationship between community-based performance and the academy has long beentenuous. Recently, an increase in publication and writing on community-based performance has indicated a growing respect for that field as a location for scholarly study and analysis. In order to understand what successful scholarship in this field looks like, this study looks at three recent and diverse publications on community-based performance.

In Chapter 1, I begin with Sonja Kuftinec's Staging America, a close scholarly study of the community-based performance company Cornerstone. I examine her work for how she justifies and positions the scholar's presence. Next, in Chapter 2, I engage with Performing Communities, a survey of eight companies written by Robert H. Leonard and Anne Kilkelly, in order to discuss the scholars' responsibilities in critiquing community-based performance. Then, in Chapter 3, I explore Petra Kuppers' textbook Community Performance, and I examine the ways in which it models instruction for community-based performance within the academy.

Finally, in my Conclusion, I read across these texts, summarizing the pitfalls and successes that can inform scholars in future attempts to write about community-based performance from a scholarly perspective.

Ronald Shields, Dr. (Advisor)
Scott Magelssen, Dr. (Committee Member)
Eileen Cherry-Chandler, Dr. (Committee Member)
90 p.

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  • Zurn, E. (2009). Celebration and Criticism: The State of Present Day Scholarship on Community-based Performance [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1241034400

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zurn, Elizabeth. Celebration and Criticism: The State of Present Day Scholarship on Community-based Performance. 2009. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1241034400.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zurn, Elizabeth. "Celebration and Criticism: The State of Present Day Scholarship on Community-based Performance." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1241034400

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)