Incapacity and Theatricality

Taylor & Francis

Incapacity and TheatricalityPolitics and Aesthetics in Theatre Involving Actors with Intellectual Disabilities\nAuthor(s): Tony McCaffrey\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367732233, 978-0367732233\nSynopsis\nIncapacity and Theatricality acknowledges the distinctive contribution to contemporary theatrical performance made by actors with intellectual disabilities. It presents a close examination of certain key theatrical performances across a variety of different media, including John Cassavetes 1963 social issues film A Child Is Waiting; the performance art collaboration between Robert Wilson and Christopher Knowles; and the provocative pranksterism of Christoph Schlingensiefs talent show mockumentary FreakStars 3000. \n\nTracing a global path of performances, Incapacity and Theatricality offers an analysis of how actors with intellectual disabilities have emerged onto the main stage, and how their inclusion call.