theater and performance in 1970s spain Rodríguez Solás, David creator author. text xx S.l.] ROUTLEDGE 2024 monographic eng

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1 online resource This book examines troupes, plays, festivals, performative practices, and audiences active during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the beginning of the transition to democracy. This period, spanning 1968 to 1982, is considered the historical moment that most directly shaped contemporary Spanish politics and society. The dominant narrative of the Transition has long portrayed it as a normalized, non-confrontational, and consensual process steered by political elites. But the world of Spanish theater tells a very different story - one in which ordinary Spaniards played a vital role in the transition to democracy. The chapters of this book draw on censorship files, photographs, audiovisual and textual material, and the author's own interviews with more than a dozen audience and troupe members. Using these sources, David Rodriguez-Solas examines the notable experimentation during this period with theatrical performance and music; the establishment of performing spaces and festivals; the development of touring networks as a way to evade censorship; and the creation of networks of support that opposed diverse forms of violence and repression. This study will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in theater and the cultural and political history of Spain in the 1960s and 1970s. Theater Political aspects Spain History 20th century Democratization Spain History 20th century PERFORMING ARTS / General PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal PN2784 9781040109038 1040109039 9781003377054 100337705X 9781040109090 1040109098 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003377054 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003377054 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 240626 20251030122241.0 9781003377054 eng