Banks, Daniel <br/><br/>
Casting a Movement  The Welcome Table Initiative 

 -  Taylor & Francis  Routledge [Imprint]  2019 
 - 1 online resource 
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<br/><br/> "Casting a Movement brings together US-based actors, directors, educators, playwrights, and scholars to explore the cultural politics of casting. Drawing on the notion of a ""welcome table""-a space where artists of all backgrounds can come together as equals to create theatre-the book's contributors discuss casting practices as they relate to varying communities and contexts, including Middle Eastern American theatre, Disability culture, multilingual performance, Native American theatre, color- and culturally-conscious casting, and casting as a means to dismantle stereotypes. Syler and Banks suggest that casting is a way to invite more people to the table so that the full breadth of US identities can be reflected onstage, and that casting is inherently a political act; because an actor's embodied presence both communicates a dramatic narrative and evokes cultural assumptions associated with appearance, skin color, gender, sexuality, and ability, casting choices are never neutral. By bringing together a variety of artistic perspectives to discuss common goals and particular concerns related to casting, this volume features the insights and experiences of a broad range of practitioners and experts across the field. As a resource-driven text suitable for both practitioners and academics, Casting a Movement seeks to frame and mobilize a social movement focused on casting, access, and representation." 
<br/><br/><br/>Open licence 
<br/><br/><br/>eng 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780429488221 9781138594470 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Minorities in the performing arts--Employment--United States.<br/>Performing arts.<br/>Theater and society--United States.<br/>Theater--Casting--United States.<br/>Arts du spectacle.<br/>Minorités dans les arts du spectacle--Travail--États-Unis.<br/>Théâtre et société--États-Unis.<br/>Théâtre--Distribution artistique--États-Unis.<br/>performing arts (discipline)<br/>Performing arts<br/>PERFORMING ARTS--General.<br/>PERFORMING ARTS--Theater--Direction & Production.<br/>PERFORMING ARTS--Theater--General.<br/>The Arts<br/>Theater and society<br/>Theater--Casting<br/>Theatre direction and production<br/>Theatre studies
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Audition Blackface Colourblind culturally conscious casting Diversity Ensemble Ethical Race Redface Representation social movement welcome table Whiteface