Theatre, Facilitation, and Nation Formation in the Balkans and Middle East [Hardcover]

How might theatre intervene in violent inter-ethnic conflicts? This book addresses this question through detailed case studies in the Balkans and the?Middle East, showing how theatrical facilitations model ways that ethnic oppositions can move towards ethical relationships.Contents List of Figures Acknowledgments Prologue Contours and Contestations Balkan Bridges: Re-membering Mostar (1995-2000) Between the Lines: Staging 'the Balkans' through Berlin (2001) Border Zones: Theatrical Mobilizations of 'the Middle East' (2004-08) Facilitation Praxis: Four Modes of Encounter Epilogue Bibliography Endnotes Index

'This book offers an in-depth study of theatrical facilitation in the area of violent group conflicts. [...] The concluding chapter of this important contribution to the conceptualization of nation and conflict studies concentrates on the role of the facilitator.' - The Journal of Theatre Research International

SONJA ARSHAM?KUFTINEC is Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Minnesota, USA. She also works as a director and dramaturg developing collaborative theatre projects with youth in the Balkans and Middle East and as a facilitator with Seeds of Peace. Previous publications include Staging America: Cornerstone and Community-Based Theatre (2003).