Theatre of the Sphere is Luis Valdez-s exploration of the principles that underlie his innovations as a playwright, teacher, and theatrical innovator. He discusses the unique aesthetic, more than five decades in the making, that defines the work of his group El Teatro Campesino-from shows staged on the backs of flatbed trucks by the participants in the Delano Grape Strike of the 1960s to international megahits like Zoot Suit.
Opening with a history of El Teatro Campesino, rich with Valdez-s insights and remembrances, the book-s first part provides context for the development of the Theatre of the Sphere acting method. The second part delivers the conceptual framework for Valdez-s acting theory and practice, situating it in Mayan mathematics and metaphysics. The third part of the book applies this methodology to describe the "viente pasos," the 20-element exercise sequence that comprises the core practice of El Teatro Campesino-strengthening the body, bal
