From the Fields to Hollywood
Product Description
The El Teatro Campesino CD-ROM examines the contribution of this extraordinary company from a variety of view points. Its multi-dimensional structure allows you to choose your point of entry into the material and to follow your interests. The disk is entirely bilingual, and user can set their language choice or dynamically switch between English and Spanish at any point.
The following topics are explored:
1. Issues Central to El Teatro Campesino's Work
Farm Workers' Well Being Immigration and the Border Ethnic stereotyping Education War Assimilation and the Preservation of Culture The Urban Ghetto
2. Major Inspirations Behind El Teatro Campesino's Work
Indigenous Mayan and Aztec culture Mexican Catholicism Theatrical Traditions European Agitprop Theater La Carpa and Cantinflas Pageants and Festivals Corridos
3. El Teatro Campesino's Work
A Historical Timeline An Interactive Listing of the Major Works Actos (Short dramas with a social or political purpose) Mitos (a dramatic form of magical realism) Corridos Historias Film and Television Masks and Puppet Drama
4. The El Teatro Campesino Community
The Greater Theatrical Community Roots in Central California Role in Defining Chicano Culture Contribution to American Theater
System Requirements:
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Pentium 90Mhz • 16MB RAM • Thousands of Colors (16bit • 4x CD-ROM drive Quicktime 2.1.2 (included) • 640x480 monitor or larger
Macintosh Power Macintosh • 16MB application RAM • Thousands of Colors (16bit) • 4x CD-ROM drive • Quicktime 2.5 or higher (4.0.1 included) • 640x480 monitor or larger.
The following topics are explored:
1. Issues Central to El Teatro Campesino's Work
Farm Workers' Well Being Immigration and the Border Ethnic stereotyping Education War Assimilation and the Preservation of Culture The Urban Ghetto
2. Major Inspirations Behind El Teatro Campesino's Work
Indigenous Mayan and Aztec culture Mexican Catholicism Theatrical Traditions European Agitprop Theater La Carpa and Cantinflas Pageants and Festivals Corridos
3. El Teatro Campesino's Work
A Historical Timeline An Interactive Listing of the Major Works Actos (Short dramas with a social or political purpose) Mitos (a dramatic form of magical realism) Corridos Historias Film and Television Masks and Puppet Drama
4. The El Teatro Campesino Community
The Greater Theatrical Community Roots in Central California Role in Defining Chicano Culture Contribution to American Theater
System Requirements:
Windows 95/98/NT 4.0 Pentium 90Mhz • 16MB RAM • Thousands of Colors (16bit • 4x CD-ROM drive Quicktime 2.1.2 (included) • 640x480 monitor or larger
Macintosh Power Macintosh • 16MB application RAM • Thousands of Colors (16bit) • 4x CD-ROM drive • Quicktime 2.5 or higher (4.0.1 included) • 640x480 monitor or larger.
