street theater
noun
: drama dealing with controversial social and political issues that is usually performed outdoors
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In the western city of Lviv, for example, more than 200 Christmas and New Year’s activities, including the street theater skits on Christmas Day, were organized under the new calendar.
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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
Some provided food and water, others street theater and rites of mourning for Hussein.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The procession is an annual piece of street theater, organized by Flock Theatre, a New London troupe.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
In 1989, when the 35-year-old Communist playwright and street theater director Safdar Hashmi was beaten to death by right-wing thugs while performing near Delhi, Mr. Sundaram, with other cultural figures, organized a collective to oppose religious fundamentalism and sectarianism.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
The Sisters are a nonprofit community group that mixes drag queen elegance with street theater panache.
—Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2023
Marching not far from the Théâtre du Soleil, a street theater company called Les Grandes Personnes had also brought two oversize puppets, both regulars appearances in their shows: Céline, an older white woman, and K.S., a young Black man.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
From dancers practicing in a park, to construction workers stretching before starting the day, to an all-women’s saxophone ensemble, Tokyo offers lively, synchronized, uniquely Japanese street theater.
—National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
Another viral clip showed a dramatic piece of street theater: a young woman marching among pedestrians holding a sheet of paper, her mouth covered with black tape, her wrists bound with chains.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
Some provided food and water, others street theater and rites of mourning for Hussein.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The procession is an annual piece of street theater, organized by Flock Theatre, a New London troupe.
—Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
In 1989, when the 35-year-old Communist playwright and street theater director Safdar Hashmi was beaten to death by right-wing thugs while performing near Delhi, Mr. Sundaram, with other cultural figures, organized a collective to oppose religious fundamentalism and sectarianism.
—Holland Cotter, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
The Sisters are a nonprofit community group that mixes drag queen elegance with street theater panache.
—Nora Mishanec, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2023
Marching not far from the Théâtre du Soleil, a street theater company called Les Grandes Personnes had also brought two oversize puppets, both regulars appearances in their shows: Céline, an older white woman, and K.S., a young Black man.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
From dancers practicing in a park, to construction workers stretching before starting the day, to an all-women’s saxophone ensemble, Tokyo offers lively, synchronized, uniquely Japanese street theater.
—National Geographic, 12 Jan. 2023
Another viral clip showed a dramatic piece of street theater: a young woman marching among pedestrians holding a sheet of paper, her mouth covered with black tape, her wrists bound with chains.
—Jody Rosen, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
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