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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-101349461326
ISBN-139781349461325
eBay Product ID (ePID)227733699
Product Key Features
Book TitleCollective Creation in Contemporary Performance
Number of PagesX, 240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSocial History, General
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Performing Arts, History
AuthorS. Proudfit
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight130.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"This collection helps us comprehend the role that a creative collective plays in the formation of theatre. We want a work of theatre to be true to the author, and true to the time. Kathryn Syssoyeva and Scott Proudfit's collection proves that a work of theatre can only be authentic when it is true to a collective of individuals participating in its creation. When their collective individuality is expressed, theatre is always timely and true to its source." - Andrei Malaev-Babel, Head of Acting, Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, Florida State University, USA "The essays . . . do provide some fascinating discussions of both lesser-known and fairly famous practitioners who have devised their performances collectively, from the early twentieth century to the present." - Theatre, "The essays . . . do provide some fascinating discussions of both lesser-known and fairly famous practitioners who have devised their performances collectively, from the early twentieth century to the present." - Theatre
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Towards a New History of Collective Creation; Kathryn Mederos Syssoyeva 1. From Margin to Center: Collective Creation and Devising at the Turn of the Millennium (A View from the United States); Scott Proudfit and Kathryn Mederos Syssoyeva 2. The Playwright and the Collective: Drama and Politics in British Devised Theatre; Roger Bechtel 3. Collective Creation and the 'Creative Industries': the British Context; Alex Mermikides 4. Eugenio Barba and the Odin Teatret: A Collective Ethos; Ian Watson 5. An Actor Proposes: Poetics of the Encounter at the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards; Kris Salata 6. Lecoq's Pedagogy: Gathering Up Post-war Europe, Theatrical Tradition, and Student Uprising; Maiya Murphy with Jon Foley Sherman 7. Created by the Ensemble: Histories and Pedagogies of Collective Creation at the Dell'Arte School; Claire Canavan 8. Framework for Change: Collective Creation in Los Angeles After the SITI Company; Scott Proudfit 9. The Nature Theater ofOklahoma: Staging the Chaos of Collective Practice; Rachel Anderson-Rabern 10. In Search of the Idea: Scenography, Collective Composition, and Subjectivity in the Laboratory of Dmitry Krymov; Bryan Brown 11. The Case of Spain: Collective Creation as Political Reaction; Nuria Aragonès 12. Collective (Re)Creation as Site of Reclamation, Reaffirmation, and Redefinition; Thomas Riccio
Synopsis"Seeking to broaden current understanding of collective creation, this edited volume situates its contemporary practice in the tradition which emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century. The contributors trace the aesthetic, social, and political shifts that have marked this mode of theatre making, from mid-century manifestations as a theatrical expression of the New Left to present-day devising practices. With emphasis on Russia, Europe, and North America, Collective Creation in Contemporary Performance examines collective and devised theatre practices internationally and demonstrates the prevalence, breadth, and significance of collective creation in modern times"--, This edited volume situates its contemporary practice in the tradition which emerged at the beginning of the twentieth century. Collective Creation in Contemporary Performance examines collective and devised theatre practices internationally and demonstrates the prevalence, breadth, and significance of modern collective creation.
LC Classification NumberPN1560-1590
