A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre

ISBN-13: 9781350025943 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 296 str.

Jess Thorpe; Tashi Gore

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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword by Lyn Gardner Part One: An Introduction to devising theatre with young people An Introduction to Junction 25 Who is this book for? Why devise theatre? Beginning to collaborate Part Two: Devising theatre in seven stages An overview Stage 1: Building the group dynamic Stage 2: Selecting an inquiry question Stage 3: Finding the frame Stage 4: Making original material for performance · Writing text · Movement and choreography · Performance images · Action · Music Stage 5: Structure and composition Stage 6: Reflection Stage 7: Production: Sharing your work with an audience Part Three: Five interviews and one running order Interviews with companies that devise theatre; an introduction Interview about the process of devising All the Sex I’ve Ever Had by Mammalian Diving Reflex with Artistic Director Darren O’Donnell Interview about the process of devising Wallflower by Quarantine with Artistic Director Richard Gregory Interview about the process of devising Mission Drift by the TEAM with Artistic Director Rachel Chavkin Interview about the process of devising £¥€$ (LIES) by Ontroerend Goed with Artistic Director Alexander Devriendt Interview about the process of devising Trilogy by Nic Green with Artist Nic Green An example of a running order – ANOESIS by Junction 25 Index List of Contributors