Applied Theatre - The Key Concepts

This accessible book outlines the key ideas that define the global phenomenon of applied theatre, examining not only its theoretical underpinning, its origins and practice, but also providing eight real-life examples drawn from a diversity of forms and settings.

Sommario

Introduction
Part 1
WHEN?
WHAT?
WHO?
WHY?
WHERE?
Part 2
EIGHT EXAMPLES OF APPLIED THEATRE PRACTICE

Info autore

Dr Kay Hepplewhite is an academic and practitioner specialising in applied, community and social theatres. Her work connects research, education and artist development with participatory performance and facilitation. She has a PhD (University of Manchester, United Kingdom) and is a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy. Dr Hepplewhite has been a senior lecturer in the United Kingdom for many years, including at Northumbria University and York St John University. She writes and reviews for academic journals, including Research in Drama in Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance, and has published a monograph, The Applied Theatre Artist: Responsivity and Expertise in Practice (2020), as well as chapters on applied theatre in several edited collections.

Riassunto

This accessible book outlines the key ideas that define the global phenomenon of applied theatre, examining not only its theoretical underpinning, its origins and practice, but also providing eight real-life examples drawn from a diversity of forms and settings.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kay Hepplewhite
• Con la collaborazione di: Kay Hepplewhite (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032285641
• ISBN: 978-1-03-228564-1
• Pagine: 128
• Peso: 453 g
• Illustrazioni: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Serie: Routledge Key Guides
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, Theatre Studies, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Performance Art, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies