Applied theatre : international case studies and challenges for practice / edited by Monica Prendergast and Juliana Saxton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prendergast, Monica.

Saxton, Juliana, 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community theater--Case studies.

Community theater.

Theater and society--Case studies.

Theater and society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago : Intellect, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theatre practice and applied theatre are areas of growing international interest. Applied Theatre is the first study to assist practitioners and students to develop critical frameworks for planning and implementing their own theatrical projects.This reader-friendly text considers an international range of case studies in applied theatre through discussion questions, practical activities and detailed analysis of specific theatre projects globally.In addition, the collection gathers together essential readings from many different sources to provide a comprehensive international survey of the fie

Contents:

Preliminaries; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter One: Theories and History of Applied Theatre; Chapter Two: Practices of Applied Theatre; Chapter Three: Theatre in Education (TIE); Chapter Four: Popular Theatre; Chapter Five: Theatre of the Oppressed (TO); Chapter Six: Theatre in Health Education (THE); Chapter Seven: Theatre for Development (TfD); Chapter Eight: Prison Theatre; Chapter Nine: Community-based Theatre; Chapter Ten: Museum Theatre; Chapter Eleven: Reminiscence Theatre; Chapter Twelve: Participation, Ethics, Aesthetics and Assessment; Afterword: Reflection; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-219) and index.

ISBN:

9786612455698

9781282455696

1282455699

9781841503530

1841503533

OCLC:

528815678