Beyond Innocence - Children in Performance

This book focuses on works with children who occupy various roles in performance practice that have been shown in UK contexts and festivals over the last two decades. It draws on case studies from theatre, performance, live art and dance that have been developed by a wide range of international artists and companies working within Europe.

Sommario

Part 1 Performing Children 1. The Problem Child of Contemporary Performance Part 2 Reading Children 2. From Age Transvestism to Trans*-age Performance: On Children Playing Adults 3. The Child as Adult in Five Easy Pieces 4. The Female-Girl-Child-Teenager in The Hamilton Complex 5. From Gender to Age: A New Approach to Reading Age in Performance Part 3 Experiencing Children 6. Queer(ing) Methodologies 7. The Embodied Child of Blind Cinema 8. Growing Sideways Together: Zina Abaraonye and Sorrel Barnes on Men and Girls Dance and We Are Not Finished 9. The Child as Researcher and Archivist: Documenting News News News

Info autore

Adele Senior is a Reader in Theatre and Performance at Leeds Beckett University.

Riassunto

This book focuses on works with children who occupy various roles in performance practice that have been shown in UK contexts and festivals over the last two decades. It draws on case studies from theatre, performance, live art and dance that have been developed by a wide range of international artists and companies working within Europe.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Adele Senior
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 13.09.2024
• EAN: 9780367488352
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48835-2
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Dance, Sociology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, ART / Performance, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Theatre Studies, Politics & government, Ethics & moral philosophy, Child & developmental psychology, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Social issues & processes, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Ethics and moral philosophy, Politics and government, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Age groups: children, Performance Art, Social and ethical issues, Acting techniques, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies