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Street Theatre

Content in this section deals with street theatre, a form of performance in outdoor public spaces, often without a specific paying audience. Consider starting with L.M. Bogard’s piece on street-based clown performance.

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Podcast
It Started with a Calling
by Jan Cohen-Cruz
15 January 2026
Essay
The Government Took Over Their University. Here's How These Students Fought Back.
by Todd London, László Upor
16 September 2025
Podcast
Site-Specific Performance Art with Riham Isaac
by Marina Johnson, Nabra Nelson, Riham Isaac
26 November 2024
Several people walking in a line down a sidewalk in a park.
Essay
23 August 2012

Phil Soltanoff writes about SITSTANDWALKLIEDOWN, and how performance art can make us think about how we live, work, and occupy public space.

A black and white photo of a mariachi band.
Essay
13 August 2012

Lisa Luevanos discusses art and Latino culture in the Southwest Detroit community.

A promotional graphic for See Me: Pison Theatre
Podcast
15 January 2026

What leads people to prison theater workshops? This episode begins six intertwined, first-person tales of these workshops, framed by a love story between Finn, who was incarcerated, and Jan, who cofacilitated. 

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