Representation of the Past in Public Spheres: Experiencing the Past: the Reconstruction and Recreation of History at Colonial Williamsburg
- ISBN-10
- 9402155759
- ISBN-13
- 9789402155754
- Category
- Historical reenactments
- Pages
- 307
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016
- Author
- Martine Teunissen
Description
This book presents a thorough investigation on how diverse elements of interest determine the representation of the past in an open air museum. In particular, a representation of 18th century America in Colonial Williamsburg is explored, with a special focus on their street theatre program ?The Revolutionary City?. The author examines how the theatrical program is developed using historical themes and character interpretations to give the reader a ?behind-the-scenes? look at reconstructing history in the 21st century. After this, the author takes it a step further by investigating how the public responds to the performances. This work suggests that thoughtfully designed theatre programming can be a valuable tool to teach history, one that goes beyond the typical ?ivory tower? academic research lecture.
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