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Street Theatre in a State of Exception: Performing in Public after Bataclan.

Authors :
Calder, David
Source :
Contemporary Theatre Review. Aug2020, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p308-325. 18p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article discusses the implementation by French President Franc¸ois Hollande of an state of emergency from 2015 to 2017 due to terrorist attacks and its impact on France's contemporary street theatre. Also cited are the mutation of the emergency into a generalised state of exception as a reconfiguration of space and time, as well as the securitisation, privatisation, and marketization of public space.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10486801
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Contemporary Theatre Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
145497084
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2020.1762584