San Francisco Mime Troupe
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| - | '''The Diggers''' were a radical community-action group of Improv actors operating from 1966-68, based in the [[Haight-Ashbury]] neighborhood of [[San Francisco]]. Their politics were such that they have sometimes been categorized as "left-wing." More accurately, they were "community anarchists" who blended a desire for freedom with a consciousness of the community in which they lived. They were closely associated with and shared a number of members with a [[guerilla theater]] group named | ||
| - | the [[San Francisco Mime Troupe]]. | ||
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| - | *[[Happenings]] | + | '''The San Francisco Mime Troupe''' is a theatre of [[political satire]] which performs free shows in various parks in the [[San Francisco]] Bay Area {{Coord|37.7565|-112.4131|display=title|name=SF Mime Troupe HQ}} and around [[California]]. The Troupe does not, however, perform silent [[mime artist|mime]], but each year creates an original musical comedy that combines aspects of [[Commedia dell'Arte]], [[melodrama]], and broad [[farce]] with topical political themes. The group was awarded the [[Regional Theatre Award]] at the [[41st Tony Awards]]. |
| - | *[[North American counterculture]] | + | |
| - | *[[Hippies]] | + | ==See also== |
| - | *[[Alternative society]] | + | *[[Living Theater]] |
| - | *[[Gift economy]] | + | *[[Bread & Puppet]] |
| - | *[[Anarchism]] | + | *[[Teatro Campesino]] |
| + | *[[Political theatre]] | ||
| + | *[[St. Stupid's Day]] | ||
| + | *[[Beach Blanket Babylon]] - another long-running San Francisco theatre satire group | ||
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a theatre of political satire which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area Template:Coord and around California. The Troupe does not, however, perform silent mime, but each year creates an original musical comedy that combines aspects of Commedia dell'Arte, melodrama, and broad farce with topical political themes. The group was awarded the Regional Theatre Award at the 41st Tony Awards.
See also
- Living Theater
- Bread & Puppet
- Teatro Campesino
- Political theatre
- St. Stupid's Day
- Beach Blanket Babylon - another long-running San Francisco theatre satire group
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