Anthropocosmic Theatre: Rite in the Dynamics of Theatre (Routledge Harwood Contemporary Theatre Studies)

First published in 1997. ‘Anthropocosmic Theater is a name which covers a deep theatrical proposition which gives back to dramatic space its participatory capacity. The research, design and production of participatory theatre offers the spectator a cultural dynamic which, with five minutes of instruction, trains him and sustains him so that he can have his own experience because at this stage of evolution we cannot ignore the fact that the vitality and internal spell of any artist manifestation is no longer the heritage of any particular group or clan, but rests beneath the skin of any human being. The participatory dynamics contained in this book are the fruit of fifteen years wok at the UNAM's Taller de Investigacion Teatral’- Nicolas Nunez. This text traces Nunez's research with Grotowski and Strasberg, at the Old Vic in London and in Nahuatlan and Tibetan theatre, to arrive at his design for a unique participatory theatre form. A textbook for students of theatre in Mexico, this volume provides a practical guide to Nunez's ritual/theatrical 'actions' as well as supplying a philosophical context for a work which has resounding implication for theatre in contemporary life.

Nichos Nunez (Author) is the Founder and Director of the Taller de Investigacion Teatral (Theatre Rsearch Workshop). Ronan Fitzsimons (Translated by),  and Deborah Middleton (Edited by) are both lecturers in the School of Music and Humanities at the University of Huddersfield.