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Performing the Transition to Democracy: Theater and Performance in 1970s Spain

Performing the Transition to Democracy: Theater and Performance in 1970s Spain

Rodríguez-Solás, David

Paperback

Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies

General Political ScienceTheater HistorySpainish & Portuguese History

PREORDER - Expected ship date December 26, 2025

ISBN10: 1032454466
ISBN13: 9781032454467
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 26 2025
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book examines troupes, plays, festivals, performative practices, and audiences active during the final years of the Franco dictatorship and the beginning of the transition to democracy.

This period, spanning 1968 to 1982, is considered the historical moment that most directly shaped contemporary Spanish politics and society. The dominant narrative of the Transition has long portrayed it as a normalized, non-confrontational, and consensual process steered by political elites. But the world of Spanish theater tells a very different story - one in which ordinary Spaniards played a vital role in the transition to democracy. The chapters of this book draw on censorship files, photographs, audiovisual and textual material, and the author's own interviews with more than a dozen audience and troupe members. Using these sources, David Rodriguez-Solas examines the notable experimentation during this period with theatrical performance and music; the establishment of performing spaces and festivals; the development of touring networks as a way to evade censorship; and the creation of networks of support that opposed diverse forms of violence and repression.

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