Nationalism and Youth in Theatre and Performance

This collection explores the issues of how children fit into national discourse on international stages. The authors focus on national performances by/for/with youth and examine a wide range of performances from across the globe, from parades and protests to devised and traditional theatre. Nationalism and Youth in Theatre and Performance

Victoria Pettersen Lantz is a Lecturer in the Departments of Theatre and English at Sam Houston State University, USA. Angela Sweigart-Gallagher is Assistant Professor of Theatre at Northeastern Illinois University, USA.

1. Introduction: Temporality, Youth, and Nation Victoria Pettersen Lantz and Angela Sweigart-Gallagher Part I: A Nation Divided/United 2. Linie 1 and the GRIPS Theater: Traversing Divided and Reunified Berlin Erika Hughes 3. "Raising the Next Generation of Patriots": The Use of Applied Theatre and Drama Techniques in the Tea Party's Vacation Liberty Schools Angela Sweigart-Gallagher 4. Performing Moderrnization of the Fatherland: Nationalism and School Theatre in South Korea during the Park Regime (1960-1979) Joohee Park 5.Growing up in a House Divided: Conservative and Progressive Interventions in Teatro Infantil in Post-Golpe Chile Carolyn Roark Part II: Empowered/Empowering Youth 6. Raising the Soviet Citizen: Natalia Sats's Revolutionary Theatre for Children and Youth Manon van de Water 7. Canadian Chocolate War: Imagining, Depicting, and Fearing "Youngster" Power Heather Fitzsimmons Frey 8. "We are the Scouts, the Nation-Building Scouts": Performing New Afrika in Northeast Georgia Asantewa Sunni-Ali Part III: Complicated Nationalism(s) and Multiple Identities 9. "You say Africa is disappearing": Airport Kids and the Portable Nation Lisa Jackson-Schebetta 10. Theatre and Citizenship: Playbuilding with English Language Learner Youth Sarah Coleman 11. Performing National Identities: Gonzalez's The Migrant Farm Worker's Son Lorenzo Garcia Part IV: Youth and Bodies in Motion 12. Local Traditions and National Identity: Youth and Dance in Bali Jennifer Goodlander 13. Scotiabank Carribbean "Kiddies' Carnival": Children and Nationalism(s) in Toronto's Caribbean-Canadian Community Jacqueline Taucar 14. Making Contact: Trinidadian, Nigerian, and Thai Identities in Movement at CTW2012 Victoria Pettersen Lantz