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Title Collective creation in contemporary performance / edited by Kathryn Mederos Syssoyeva and Scott Proudfit
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction: 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 of Oklahoma: 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 Aragones 12. Collective (Re)Creation as Site of Reclamation, Reaffirmation, and Redefinition -- Thomas Riccio
Summary 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
"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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Performing arts -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
Performing arts -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Experimental theater -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
Experimental theater -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Collaborative behavior
Theatre studies -- 21st century.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- Direction & Production.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Performing Arts.
Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Experimental theater
Performing arts
Europe
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Syssoyeva, Kathryn Mederos, 1961- editor.
Proudfit, Scott, 1971- editor.
ISBN 9781137331274
1137331275
9781349461325
1349461326