street theater
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There was one critic from the New York Times, Richard Eder, who said it was street theater on the wrong street.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
To build trust, the children in the workshop called “Theater Curbs Violence” organized by BIT-HAÏTI, a street theater group, practice falling backward into someone’s arms.
From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024
Their street theater reflected the emotional pain, exasperation, and outrage they harbored toward institutions that seemed hellbent on pacifying, controlling, immiserating, and erasing them.
From Slate • Sep. 26, 2023
I don't want to denigrate street theater and symbolic politics, but it is not a substitute for a social movement.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2022
A small crowd surrounded them, enjoying the morning's street theater.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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