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 AngelAuthors 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.

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Title: Devising in Process
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0230573673
ISBN 13: 9780230573673
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New
Weight: 245 grams

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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 the Authors

Alex Mermikides is D'Oyly Carte Senior Lecturer in Arts and Health in the medical school at King's College London, UK.

JACKIE SMART is Principal Lecturer in Drama at Kingston University, UK.

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