Creating Solo Performance

Creating Solo Performance is an innovative toolbox of exercises and challenges focused on providing you - the performer - with engaging and inspiring ways to explore and develop your idea both on the page and in the performance space.

The creation of a solo show may be the most rewarding, liberating and stressful challenge you will take on in your career. This book acts as your silent collaborator as you develop your performance, by helpfully arranging exercises under the following headings:

• Beginnings



• Creating character



• Generating material



• Using your performance space



• Technology



• Endings



• Collaboration

Exercises can be explored in sequence, at random or according to your specific needs and interests as a performer. By enabling you to create a bespoke formula that best applies to your specific subject, area of interest, style and discipline, this book will become an indispensable resource as you produce your solo show.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to contemporary solo performance; Chapter 2 Beginnings; Chapter 3 Character/persona: Performer as vehicle; Chapter 4 Generating material; Chapter 5 Creating, mapping and using your performance space; Chapter 6 Approaching technology; Chapter 7 Structures and endings; Chapter 8 Collaboration;

About the author

Sean Bruno

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"A welcome addition to an actor's bookshelves." - Susan Elkin, The Stage

Product details

• Authors: Sean Bruno, Sean Dixon Bruno, Bruno Sean, Luke Dixon, Dixon Luke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2014
• EAN: 9780415720007
• ISBN: 978-0-415-72000-7
• No. of pages: 286
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, ART / Performance, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy, Performance Art, Acting techniques