Self-paced
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Into topic ·
Teatro Campesino theater company and Chicano theater movement
Valdez, who wanted to use theater for worker activism, connected with Chávez, a union leader for Mexican farm workers, and created the Teatro Campesino
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Origins of Chicano theater movement ·
Valdez created "actos" (skits) with striking farm workers
Note the analogy drawn between farm work and theater: author references "players" in the "drama" of fieldwork
Characteristics of actos ·
Satirical, propose solutions, and inspire to action
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Three perspectives ·
Theater historians', critic's, and author's
Theater historians say Valdez invented actos; critic Broyles-González says historians are wrong and the farm workers also deserve credit; and author says Broyles-González is right
Elaborate on origin of actos ·
Likely influenced by "carpas," an earlier form of satirical theater
Main point ·
Teatro Campesino's actos were a fusion of carpas and European-style theater thanks to the combined influences of farm works and Valdez
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Spotlight
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Not supported, because Valdez was influenced by the carpas. We have no reason to think he thought the carpas model wouldn’t be appropriate for his artistic goals.
b
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We have no reason to think Valdez would have wanted Chavez to do more to support the Teatro Campesino.
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We have no evidence of Valdez’s thoughts regarding avant-garde theater.
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We have no reason to think Valdez thought aesthetic parts of a work should be evaluated separately from political aspects.