Devised Theaters Collaborative Performance - Making Masterpieces From Collective Concepts

This book provides a fascinating and concise history of devised theatre practice. Replete with interviews from the initial Pig Iron collaborators on subjects of writing, directing, choreographing, teaching, and developing a pedagogical platform that supports devised theatre.

Sommario

Acknowledgements
Foreword by Allen J. Kuharski
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Devised Theatre
Chapter 2: Goat Island’s Dance with Pina Bausch
Chapter 3: Giving Voice to Augusto Boal’s Forum Theatre
Chapter 4: Anna Deavere Smith’s Devising Envelope for Verbatim Theatre
Chapter 5: The Tectonic Theatre Project’s Moment Work
Chapter 6: Teya Sepinuck’s Theatre of Witness
Chapter 7: Pig Iron Theatre Company and Jacques Lecoq’s Mime
Chapter 8: The Riot Group
Appendices
Works Cited
Index

Info autore

Telory Arendell is an Associate Professor of Performance Studies at Missouri State University.

Riassunto

This book provides a fascinating and concise history of devised theatre practice. Replete with interviews from the initial Pig Iron collaborators on subjects of writing, directing, choreographing, teaching, and developing a pedagogical platform that supports devised theatre.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Telory D Arendell
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9780367644383
• ISBN: 978-0-367-64438-3
• Pagine: 303
• Serie: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Dance, History, Sociology, Cultural Studies, DRAMA / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, The arts: general issues, PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, ART / Art & Politics, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Miming, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Documentary, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Stagecraft & Scenography, Humanities, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Writing & editing guides, Performance Art, Writing and editing guides, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Acting techniques, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Historical, School editions of English literature fiction texts, The arts: general topics, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies