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Devising in Process Dr Alex Mermikides (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames)

Devising in Process By Dr Alex Mermikides (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames)

Devising in Process by Dr Alex Mermikides (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames)


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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.

Devising in Process Summary

Devising in Process by Dr Alex Mermikides (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames)


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.

About Dr Alex Mermikides (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames)

ALEX MERMIKIDES is Senior Lecturer in Drama at Kingston University, UK, where she leads the MA Making Plays: Writing and Devising for the Stage and teaches on the BA Drama course, specialising in devising and writing for performance. She is a member of the Lightwork Theatre Company.

JACKIE SMART is Principal Lecturer in Drama at Kingston University, UK, where she teaches devising, acting and physical theatre at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has devised and directed many professional productions.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- People Show in Rehearsal: People Show #118 The Birthday Tour; S. Behrndt.- Station House Opera; J. Kelly.- The Making of Faulty Optic's Dead Wedding: Inertia, Chaos and Adaptation; T. Moss.- Devising and Advocacy: The Red Room's Unstated; G. White.- The Distance Covered: Third Angel's 9 Billion Miles from Home; P. Stainer.- Delirium: in rehearsal with theatre O; H. Freshwater.- Clash and Consensus in Shunt's 'big shows' and the Lounge; A. Mermikides.- Sculpting the Territory: Gecko's The Arab and The Jew in Process; J. Smart.

Additional information

NPB9780230573666
9780230573666
0230573665
Devising in Process by Dr Alex Mermikides (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames)
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2010-06-09
208
N/A
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