“The Revolutionary Theatre”
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“The Revolutionary Theatre” is an influential essay by Amiri Baraka that calls for a radical, politically engaged Black theatre aimed at provoking social change and confronting oppression.
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| “The Revolutionary Theatre” canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: “The Revolutionary Theatre” Context triple: [Home: Social Essays, hasPart, “The Revolutionary Theatre”]
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A.
Overthrow of Stage-Playes
Overthrow of Stage-Playes is a late 16th-century Puritan polemical treatise by John Rainolds that denounces the moral and religious dangers of theatrical performances.
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B.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
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C.
"Architecture or Revolution"
"Architecture or Revolution" is a famous concluding slogan and chapter in Le Corbusier’s manifesto *Towards a New Architecture*, asserting that radical architectural reform is essential to avert social upheaval.
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D.
Theatre Is Evil
Theatre Is Evil is a crowdfunded 2012 studio album by singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and her band The Grand Theft Orchestra, known for its theatrical rock sound and ambitious fan-supported release.
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E.
The Allegory of Theatre
The Allegory of Theatre is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the art of theatrical performance through symbolic and allegorical figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: “The Revolutionary Theatre” Target entity description: “The Revolutionary Theatre” is an influential essay by Amiri Baraka that calls for a radical, politically engaged Black theatre aimed at provoking social change and confronting oppression.
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A.
Overthrow of Stage-Playes
Overthrow of Stage-Playes is a late 16th-century Puritan polemical treatise by John Rainolds that denounces the moral and religious dangers of theatrical performances.
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B.
Spotlighters Theatre
Spotlighters Theatre is an intimate, long-running community theater in Baltimore known for its small in-the-round stage and diverse lineup of plays and musicals.
-
C.
"Architecture or Revolution"
"Architecture or Revolution" is a famous concluding slogan and chapter in Le Corbusier’s manifesto *Towards a New Architecture*, asserting that radical architectural reform is essential to avert social upheaval.
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D.
Theatre Is Evil
Theatre Is Evil is a crowdfunded 2012 studio album by singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer and her band The Grand Theft Orchestra, known for its theatrical rock sound and ambitious fan-supported release.
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E.
The Allegory of Theatre
The Allegory of Theatre is a Baroque-era painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies the art of theatrical performance through symbolic and allegorical figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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theatre manifesto ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
expose social injustice
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mobilize Black audiences ⓘ shock audiences ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amiri Baraka’s early revolutionary period ⓘ |
| author |
Amiri Baraka
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LeRoi Jones ⓘ
linked to:
Amiri Baraka
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| callsFor |
radically political Black theatre
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theatre aligned with revolutionary politics ⓘ theatre that confronts oppression ⓘ theatre that confronts racism ⓘ theatre that provokes social change ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
bourgeois theatre
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liberal integrationism in art ⓘ white supremacist power structures ⓘ |
| demands |
art as a weapon in struggle
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collective liberation of Black people ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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political essay ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational statement of revolutionary Black theatre aesthetics
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key text of the Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| ideologicalOrientation |
Black nationalism
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revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| influenced |
African American theatre
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Black Arts Movement ⓘ political theatre in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Black Power movement
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civil rights movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black Arts Movement
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Black theatre ⓘ anti‑imperialism ⓘ anti‑racism ⓘ oppression ⓘ political theatre ⓘ radical aesthetics ⓘ revolutionary art ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Arts Movement
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Black Power movement ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 1960s ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Black artists
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Black theatre practitioners ⓘ politically engaged readers ⓘ |
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