James Martin Harding

Cindy Rosenthal

Examines the artistry, politics, and legacies of radical theater groups that came to prominence in the US during the period of the late sixties and early seventies. This book considers how radical theaters sought to redefine the relationship between theater and political activism, and how they challenged the foundations of theater itself.

Radical Theaters and Their Legacies

Restaging the Sixties

A critical history of avant-garde performance and the problematic relationship of text to performance

Performance and Textuality

Contours of the Theatrical Avant-garde

Extends critical discussion of Adorno to works by Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Ralph Ellison, and Amiri Baraka, arguing that Adorno's work can best be assessed in terms of its relevance in specific localized contexts.

James Martin Harding

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