Write a paper addressing ways in which communities (with an emphasis on underrepresented groups) have traditionally and/or presently engaged performance to celebrate their culture, including options related to how they have used performative tools to cope with, protest, respond, etc., to social issues, politics, climate change/environment, etc., during these difficult times.
* The Theatre of the Opressed, by Augusto Boal [Foreword, Introduction, The Ultimate Aim of Tragedy (p.26) till How
Aristlotles Coercive System of Tragedy Functions (p. 39)]
Plays (in the order in which will be read)
* Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles [foundational readings]
* Zoot Suit, by Luis Valdez [P1]
* Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka [P2]
* After the War Blues, by Philip Kan Gotanda [P3]
* Heroes & Saints, by Cherrie Moraga [P4]
* Fires in the Mirror, by Anna Deavere Smith [P5]
* Marisol, by Jose Rivera [P6]
* In The Blood, by Suzan-Lori Parks [P7]
* Madame Ho, by Eugenie Chan [P8]
* Braided Sorrow, by Marisela Orta [P9]
San Francisco-based options:
1. Carnaval San Francisco: Brilliant procession of contingents, most of which will feature beautifully adorned floats depicting rich multicultural themes and featuring performers who engage and entertain the crowds. Brazilian-style escola do samba schools, Mexican Aztec performers, traditional African drummers, Polynesian dancers, Japanese drummers, giant puppets and folkloric groups representing Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia, etc.. http://www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org/parade
2. San Francisco Pride Parade: San Francisco Pride is one of the oldest and largest LGBTQIA parades in the world. Contingents march through the heart of the city, along Market Street, with more than 100,000 spectators. Over 270 contingents participated in the 2019 parade, making it one of the largest in the history of the event. https://sfpride.org
3. San Francisco Parol Lantern Festival: This festival of lanterns is the quintessential Filipino holyday parade. https://www.parollanternfestival.com
4. San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade: A San Franciscotradition since just after the Gold Rush, the parade continues to delight and entertain the many hundreds of thousands of people who come to watch it on the street or tune in to watch it on television. https://chineseparade.com/
5. Dia de los Muertos Parade & Altars: A San Francisco original started by visionary Mission artist Ren Yaez and Galeria de la Raza in the 1970s, this community event has endured to be the most relevant community event in the Fall. https://www.dayofthedeadsf.org
