A beginner's guide to devising theatre/
Thorpe, Jess,
A beginner's guide to devising theatre/ Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore. - 1 online resource (288 pages)
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsForeword by Lyn Gardner Part One: An Introduction to devising theatre with young peopleAn Introduction to Junction 25 Who is this book for?Why devise theatre?Beginning to collaborate Part Two: Devising theatre in seven stagesAn overviewStage 1: Building the group dynamicStage 2: Selecting an inquiry questionStage 3: Finding the frameStage 4: Making original material for performance Writing text Movement and choreography Performance images Action MusicStage 5: Structure and compositionStage 6: ReflectionStage 7: Production: Sharing your work with an audience Part Three: Five interviews and one running orderInterviews with companies that devise theatre; an introductionInterview about the process of devising All the Sex I've Ever Had by Mammalian Diving Reflex with Artistic Director Darren O'DonnellInterview about the process of devising Wallflower by Quarantine with Artistic Director Richard Gregory Interview about the process of devising Mission Drift by the TEAMwith Artistic Director Rachel ChavkinInterview about the process of devising DAE?$ (LIES) by Ontroerend Goed with Artistic Director Alexander DevriendtInterview about the process of devising Trilogy by Nic Green with Artist Nic GreenAn example of a running order - ANOESIS by Junction 25 IndexList of Contributors
Winner of the 2021 Music & Drama Education Award for Outstanding Drama Education Resource Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we're required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories? A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre, written by the artistic directors of the award-winning young people's performance company Junction 25 and is aimed at those new to devising or wanting to further develop their skills. It explores creative ways to create original theatre from a contemporary stimulus. It offers a structure within which to approach the creative process, including ideas on finding a starting point, generating material, composition and design; it offers practical ideas for use in rehearsal; and it presents grounding in terminology that will support a confident and informed approach to production. The book features contributions from some of the young performers who have been a part of Junction 25's work to date, as well as key artists and companies that work professionally in devised theatre, including case studies from Quarantine, the Team, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Nic Green and Ontroerend Goed. The work of Junction 25 is used to illustrate the concepts and ideas set out in the book.Ideal for any student faced with the challenge of creating work from scratch, A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre offers constructive guidance, which supports the requirements of students taking Drama and Theatre Studies courses. The book includes a foreword by theatre critic Lyn Gardner.
9781350025950 (PDF ebook) : 23.75
Theater--Production and direction.
Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews.
Performing Arts.
Theatre studies
Theatre direction & production
Children's / Teenage general interest: Drama & performing
Theatre: technical & background skills
792.0232
A beginner's guide to devising theatre/ Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore. - 1 online resource (288 pages)
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsForeword by Lyn Gardner Part One: An Introduction to devising theatre with young peopleAn Introduction to Junction 25 Who is this book for?Why devise theatre?Beginning to collaborate Part Two: Devising theatre in seven stagesAn overviewStage 1: Building the group dynamicStage 2: Selecting an inquiry questionStage 3: Finding the frameStage 4: Making original material for performance Writing text Movement and choreography Performance images Action MusicStage 5: Structure and compositionStage 6: ReflectionStage 7: Production: Sharing your work with an audience Part Three: Five interviews and one running orderInterviews with companies that devise theatre; an introductionInterview about the process of devising All the Sex I've Ever Had by Mammalian Diving Reflex with Artistic Director Darren O'DonnellInterview about the process of devising Wallflower by Quarantine with Artistic Director Richard Gregory Interview about the process of devising Mission Drift by the TEAMwith Artistic Director Rachel ChavkinInterview about the process of devising DAE?$ (LIES) by Ontroerend Goed with Artistic Director Alexander DevriendtInterview about the process of devising Trilogy by Nic Green with Artist Nic GreenAn example of a running order - ANOESIS by Junction 25 IndexList of Contributors
Winner of the 2021 Music & Drama Education Award for Outstanding Drama Education Resource Much of the theatre we make starts with a script and a story given to us by someone else. But what happens when we're required to start from scratch? How do we begin to make theatre using our own ideas, our own perspective, our own stories? A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre, written by the artistic directors of the award-winning young people's performance company Junction 25 and is aimed at those new to devising or wanting to further develop their skills. It explores creative ways to create original theatre from a contemporary stimulus. It offers a structure within which to approach the creative process, including ideas on finding a starting point, generating material, composition and design; it offers practical ideas for use in rehearsal; and it presents grounding in terminology that will support a confident and informed approach to production. The book features contributions from some of the young performers who have been a part of Junction 25's work to date, as well as key artists and companies that work professionally in devised theatre, including case studies from Quarantine, the Team, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Nic Green and Ontroerend Goed. The work of Junction 25 is used to illustrate the concepts and ideas set out in the book.Ideal for any student faced with the challenge of creating work from scratch, A Beginner's Guide to Devising Theatre offers constructive guidance, which supports the requirements of students taking Drama and Theatre Studies courses. The book includes a foreword by theatre critic Lyn Gardner.
9781350025950 (PDF ebook) : 23.75
Theater--Production and direction.
Theatrical producers and directors--Interviews.
Performing Arts.
Theatre studies
Theatre direction & production
Children's / Teenage general interest: Drama & performing
Theatre: technical & background skills
792.0232