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Hoberman, a veteran culture critic, takes an in-depth look at the ‘60s New York arts scene — including Beat poets, experimental filmmakers and guerrilla theater — and how its rebel spirit spread throughout the country and the world.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025 Attentive to plaintive or absurd interludes in American life, primarily in New York City and Chicago, Maier made a piecemeal record of the sudden encounters and furtive gestures that turn any street into a guerrilla theater.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
The New Republic,
21 Dec. 2021 But the guerrilla theater was a way for the young generation to make a memorable point.—
Kate Wheeling,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Apr. 2020 This spectacular performance was one moment of guerrilla theater among many in Lay’s life.—
Marcus Rediker,
Smithsonian,
30 Sep. 2017