Applied Theatre: Bewilderment and Beyond explores the practice of theatre in communities and social institutions with marginalised groups. It shifts between contexts and countries to examine different ways that theatre has been applied to a wide range of social issues. Theatre projects in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom are analysed to argue for a complex and questioning view of the practice. Initiatives in prisons, developing countries, war situations and participatory research projects become the sites to interrogate the claims that applied theatre can be a theatre for social change.
Many practitioners and researchers have witnessed powerful applied theatre projects but nonetheless struggled to articulate the reasons for the projects' success. This book uses the questions inspired by that perplexity to create a case for applied theatre as a major area of contemporary theatre practice.
| ISBN: | 9781906165437 |
| Publication date: | 29th May 2012 |
| Author: | James Thompson |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 194 pages |
| Genres: |
Theatre: technical and background skills Cultural studies Acting techniques |
Applied Theatre: Bewilderment and Beyond explores the practice of theatre in communities and social institutions with marginalised groups. It shifts between contexts and countries to examine different ways that theatre has been applied to a wide range of social issues. Theatre projects in Brazil, Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom are analysed to argue for a complex and questioning view of the practice. Initiatives in prisons, developing countries, war situations and participatory research projects become the sites to interrogate the claims that applied theatre can be a theatre for social change.
Many practitioners and researchers have witnessed powerful applied theatre projects but nonetheless struggled to articulate the reasons for the projects' success. This book uses the questions inspired by that perplexity to create a case for applied theatre as a major area of contemporary theatre practice.
Applied Theatre features in the following genres: Theatre: technical and background skills, Cultural studies, Acting techniques
Applied Theatre is available in Paperback
Applied Theatre was written by James Thompson and published by Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Applied Theatre has 194 pages