Devising in Process
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Beschreibung
Devising in Process examines the creative processes of eight theatre companies making devising-based performances.
Companies covered include:
• The People Show
• Station House Opera
• Shunt
• The Red Room
• Faulty Optic Theatre of Animation
• theatre O
• Gecko
• Third Angel
Authors were granted unusual access to the rehearsal room, enabling them to provide unique insights into how ideas evolve and develop, how strategies and methods are applied and how roles and relationships are structured. Covering a broad range of styles, the collection explores physical theatre, political theatre, puppetry, live art, new writing and performance with new technology.
Accessibly framed, the book includes a comprehensive introduction which highlights similarities and differences in approach, examines the impact of economic and cultural factors and explores how definitions of devised theatre are changing and developing. This eye-opening collection will be important reading for students and practitioners interested in exploring 21st century devising processes.
Devising in Process brings together detailed case studies of the creative process of eight theatre companies making devising-based performances in styles ranging from physical theatre to puppetry to live art. Writers have been granted unusual access to the rehearsal room, enabling them to offer concrete insights into how ideas evolve and develop.
The first book to bring together detailed case studies of devising processes, demonstrating how methods and strategies work in the creation of specific productions
The case studies are from various companies working in a diverse range of modes, including physical theatre, puppetry, political theatre and live art
Case studies from both wellknown and upandcoming companies are used in order to provide a full range of examples
Autor*in
Alex Mermikides
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