Meeting the Moment. Socially Engaged Performance, 1965–2020, by Those Who Lived It by Jan Cohen-Cruz and Rad Pereira
Contributed by Gareth Hague
on Jun 11th, 2026. Artwork published in
June 2022
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Source: nyupress.org License: All Rights Reserved.
From NYU Press:
The experiences of a diverse range of progressive theater and performance makers in their own words. Curated stories from over 75 interviews and informal exchanges offer insight into the field and point out limitations due to discrimination and unequal opportunity for performance artists in the United States over the past 55 years.
Alias Cactus is used for cover type.
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Here’s a photo of Lynne Elizabeth (pictured left), the founding director of New Village Press, and co-author Jan Cohen-Cruz (right), who seem to be very happy with their copies of the book.