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The article discusses the book "Staging Violence against Women and Girls: Plays and Interviews," edited by Daniela Cavallaro, Luciana d'Arcangeli, and Claire Kennedy. The book is an anthology that includes four new dramatic texts and interviews with the creative teams behind them. The plays and interviews aim to denounce violence against women and girls and raise awareness about systemic and culturally accepted violence. The article raises questions about the balance between community engagement and aesthetics in these works and the ethics of representing cultural practices. It also highlights the importance of consent-based and trauma-informed practices in supporting both communities and performers. Overall, the book provides a snapshot of artistic experiments and invites readers to learn from these attempts and initiate their own. [Extracted from the article] |