Making Site-Specific Theatre and Performance
A Handbook
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:25th Oct '18
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This textbook is a practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance which emphasises the diversity of approaches to the practice, by drawing on a wide range of interdisciplinary and international performance examples.
This practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance emphasises the diversity of approaches to the practice, and explores key principles of space and site.
This practical, accessible and far-reaching guide to making site-specific theatre and performance emphasises the diversity of approaches to the practice, and explores key principles of space and site. Phil Smith draws on a wide range of interdisciplinary and international performance examples, and uses an innovative variety of exercises, to show students and aspiring performance-makers how to find a site and generate a performance beyond the theatre building.
Phil Smith is a unique and eclectic guide with a vast knowledge of site-specific performance. In this book he conveys this knowledge in such a way that inspires and playfully encourages us to find our own approach to making this kind of performance, with confidence, in his guidance. * Andrew Houston, University of Waterloo, Canada *
An invaluable resource for artists and teachers; combining insightful scholarship, creative exercises, and revealing accounts of practice. Perfect for those studying or making performance, within and beyond a range of practices including site-specific, immersive, walking and outdoor art practices. * Philip Stanier, University of Winchester, UK *
ISBN: 9781352003178
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 369g
264 pages
1st ed. 2019