{"product_id":"staging-cultural-encounters-1","title":"Staging Cultural Encounters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaging Cultural Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e tells stories about performances of cultural encounter and cultural exchange during the US tour of the Algerian theater troupe Istijmam Culturelle in 2016. Jane E. Goodman follows the Algerian theater troupe as they prepare for and then tour the U.S. under the auspices of the Center Stage program, sponsored by the US State Department to promote cross-cultural dialogue and understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe title of the play Istijmam produced was translated as \"Apples,\" written by Abdelkader Alloula, a renowned Algerian playwright, director, and actor who was assassinated in 1994. Goodman take readers on tour with the actors as they move from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to the large state universities of New Hampshire and Indiana, and from a tiny community theater in small-town New England to the stage of the avant-garde La MaMa Theater in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaging Cultural Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e takes up conundrums of cross-cultural encounter, challenges in translation, and audience reception, offering a frank account of the encounters with American audiences and the successes and disappointments of the experience of exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Jane E. Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572018741430,"sku":"9780253049629","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780253049629_bc888752-ff4f-4a51-9a5c-6fd337b630c4.jpg?v=1726138122","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/staging-cultural-encounters-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}