The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance traces how manifestations of Latine self-determination in contemporary US theatre and performance practices affirm the value of Latine life in a theatrical culture that has a legacy of misrepresentation and erasure.
This collection draws on fifty interdisciplinary contributions written by some of the leading Latine theatre and performance scholars and practitioners in the United States to highlight evolving and recurring strategies of world making, activism, and resistance taken by Latine culture makers to gain political agency on and off the stage. The project reveals the continued growth of Latine theatre and performance through chapters covering but not limited to playwriting, casting practices, representation, training, wrestling with anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity, theatre for young audiences, community empowerment, and the market forces that govern the US theatre industry. This book enters conversations in performance studies, ethnic studies, American studies, and Latina/e/o/x studies by taking up performance scholar Diana Taylor’s call to consider the ways that “embodied and performed acts generate, record, and transmit knowledge.”
This collection is an essential resource for students, scholars, and theatremakers seeking to explore, understand, and advance the huge range and significance of Latine performance.
Edited by:
Noe Montez,
Olga Sanchez Saltveit
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Weight: 1.090kg
ISBN: 9781032134888
ISBN 10: 1032134887
Series: Routledge Companions
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 29 February 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part 1: Latine Identities 1. Make Your Heart Your Face Juliette Carrillo 2. Translating the Literal and Metaphorical Languages of Theatrical Make-believe Guillermo Reyes 3. Down the Yellow Brick Road to Querencia: Brian Quijada’s Somewhere Over the Border Kristin Leahey 4. Laughter for Liberation: Latine Comedy in the U.S. American Theatre Amelia Acosta Powell 5. Luisa Capetillo: A Beautiful Anarchy Magdalena Gómez 6. A Good Light: Making the Most of Our Spotlights Amparo Garcia-Crow 7. Ode to Identity Daniel Jáquez 8. The Struggles and Successes of Building an Inclusive Arts/Activist Community on the Border Samuel Valdez 9. Discussing Intersectionality of AfroLatinidad in Entertainment and Performance Daphnie Sicre 10. Permission Elaine Romero Part 2: History/Presence 11. Latinx Presence in New York’s Downtown Arts Scenes 1963-1975 Eric Meyer García 12. “Quinto Festival de Teatro Chicano- Primer Encuentro Latinoamericano: Un Continente, Una Cultura Por Un Teatro Libre y Para la Liberacion:” The Vision, the Plan, the Event Alma Martinez 13. From Latin Cigar Factory Workers/Actors to Latine Pulitzers: Latine Theatre in Florida Lillian Manzor 14. Latine Theatre in Florida Lillian Manzor 15. La Rose: Broadway, 1906 and San Juan Bautista, 1981 Ricardo Ernesto Rocha 16. Fornésian Dreamscapes: Navigating Queer World-Making Melody Contreras 17. Su Teatro: Original Sinners and Institution Builders Anthony J. Garcia 18. Pregones/PRTT: Lighting the Spark — For the Love of Theatre Rosalba Rolón 19. He Is the Man that I Am: Nightlife and Legacy in Marga Gomez’s Latin Standards Javier Luis Hurtado 20. “Why do we exist?” Theatre and Placemaking within Southern Arizona’s Sonoran Heritage Marc David Pinate Part 3: Communities/ Next Generation 21. Creating a Path in Higher Education When There is None Elizabeth C. Ramírez 22. Considering Diasporican Drama Jon D. Rossini 23. Our Ritual, Our Process: A Conversation with Migdalia Cruz Marissa Chibás 24. Topology and the Dramatic Writer Georgina Escobar 25. Resisting Relapse: Positive Identity and Empowerment for Youth on the Frontera Adriana Dominguez 26. The New Old Sound: A worksheet manifesto Beto O’Byrne 27. Yana Wana: A Dramatic Call to Action for Indigenous Latinx Youth in Texas Roxanne Schroeder-Arce and María F. Rocha 28. The Stranger and the City: Theatre, Democracy, Inclusion Ana Candida Carneiro 29. Articulating A Complete Life: The Queer Pastorelas of Teatro Alebrijes Javier Luis Hurtado Part 4: World Making 30. Mi Cuenta Krysta Gonzales 31. Jornaleros: Art, Labor and Drama Guillermo Avilés-Rodríguez 32. Material Bodies and Object Vitality: Octavio Solis’s Don Quixote and Quixote Nuevo Carla Della Gatta 33. Racial Masquerade and Black Latinidades in Rachel Lynett’s Black Mexican Jade Power-Sotomayor 34. Tú eres mi otro yo: The Ecodramaturgy of José Cruz González Theresa J. May 35. Dancing Migration: Trespassing, Borders, and Precarious Crossings in Silvana Cardell’s Supper, People on the Move Amelia Rose Estrada 36. Testimonio: Exploring the Latinx Weave in Theatre Rose Cano 37. El Silencio: A Chicana Perspective on Contemporary Latinx Theatre and Performance as Testimonio Elisa Gonzales 38. Erased or Stereotyped: Latine Bisexual Representation in the American Theatre Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden 39. Sonic Resistance and Resilience in Teatro Luna’s Talking While Female and Other Acts Melissa Huerta Part 5: Structures 40. The Orange and the Brick: A story about US Latine playwriting Caridad Svich 41. Creating Opportunities: A Latinx Playwright’s Journey Diana Burbano 42. San Diego Rep Latinx New Play Festival Maria Patrice Amon 43. Circles Rising: Latina Directors in Community Estefanía Fadul 44. South Texas Playwrights Jerry Ruiz 45. Latinx Theatre: The New Frontier Henry Godinez 46. Crafting Culture on Chicago’s Stages Priscilla Maria Page 47. Familism at Work in Latine Theates Olga Sanchez Saltveit 48. Latinx TikTok: Rasquache Theatre Goes Digitial Trevor Boffone 49. The Graying of the Field: How I Survived the Transition from ‘New Dramatist’ to one Who Is No Longer New Migdalia Cruz 50. A Play is a Poem Standing Up Marisela Treviño Orta
Noe Montez is Associate Professor and Chair of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University, USA. Olga Sanchez Saltveit is Assistant Professor of Theatre, Middlebury College, USA; the Co-Artistic and Producing Director, Dogteam Theatre Project; and Artistic Director Emerita, Milagro.
Reviews for The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance
"""The Routledge Companion to Latine Theatre and Performance is essential reading for those who desire to delve into the breadth and depth of Latine theatre and performance. This remarkable volume offers an abundant array of aesthetically and culturally diverse contributions from foundational, established and emerging voices in the field. May the global theatre community engage this significant archive and resource for years to come!"" Anne García-Romero, University of Notre Dame, USA ""Montez and Sanchez Saltveit’s masterfully-edited volume is a treasury of insights into contemporary Latine theatre. This collection of essays by scholars and artists is an intergenerational conversation about Latine theatrical practices that reflect on and refract contemporary debates about identity, politics and culture."" Patricia A. Ybarra, Brown University, USA ""This dynamic collection brings together the revelatory work of a wide array of Latine artists coupled by the historical, theoretical, and academic analysis of our best scholars. By celebrating the voice and of Latine artists and the insight of our best contemporary scholars, Dr. Sanchez Saltveit and Dr. Montez have created a vital gift for our field."" Karen Zacarías, Playwright and Core Founder, Latinx Theatre Commons, USA"
