 | Pandemic Performance: Resilience, Liveness, and Protest in Quarantine Times Subjects: Arts; Social Sciences; Art & Visual Culture; Theatre & Performance Studies; Performance Theory - Practice and Practitioners; Visual Arts; Media Communication; Media Technology; Anthropology; Sociology & Social Policy; Drama; History of Performance; Performance Theory; Practice & Practitioners; Theatre History; Pandemic Performance chronicles the many ways that people are surviving/thriving through performance in a global pandemic. Covering artists and events from across the United States: from New York to California and from South Dakota to Texas, the chapters are equal parts theory and practice, weaving scholarship with personal experience from contributors who are interdisciplinary artists, scholars, journalists, and community organizers providing unique and invaluable perspectives on the complicated work of resilience during COVID-19. This study will hold interest for students and scholars in the performing arts, arts, and social justice as well as professional artmakers and creative community organizers. Kendra Claire Capece is a New York-based writer and researcher with special interest in high-impact work that exposes injustice. Patrick Scorese is an independent writer and performance-based artist who also serves as the Associate Director of Development at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. |
