Download or read book Applied Theatre and Intercultural Dialogue written by Elliot Leffler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines applied theatre projects that bring together diverse groups and foster intercultural dialogue. Based on five case studies and informed by play theory, it argues that the playful elements of theatre processes nurture a unique intimacy among diverse people. However, this playful quality can also dampen explicit conversations about participants’ cultural differences, and defer an interrogation of people’s own entrenchment in systemic power imbalances. As a result, addressing these differences and imbalances in applied theatre contexts may require particular strategies.