{"product_id":"collaborating-backstage-9781350072848","title":"Collaborating Backstage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollaboration is the most important facet of any theatrical company. From the performers on stage to the choreographers, designers and technicians working behind the scenes, this book considers all departments working on a production and instructs them on how to unify their individual skills towards a shared goal. From Vaudeville to classical opera, this book establishes the skills that each specialist brings to the production process before demonstrating how each individual contribution can be utilized in tandem with all other creative teams. With particular focus on enhancing interdepartmental communication, \u003ci\u003eCollaborating Backstage \u003c\/i\u003eexamines all the challenges that may befall artistic companies and projects made up of many different parts. This book explains how to understand technical jargon within teams that speak a variety of languages and come from different cultural backgrounds; how to recognise and follow the unwritten rules' of theatre; and how best to achieve the ultima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am completely blown away by the quality of this book. As an educator, this book is fantastic, I would even go so far as to say that it could become an essential part of classroom foundation work. The writing is very clear and enjoyable to read. I could definitely see using this as a class textbook … Niermann emphasizes the value of the individual within the team. It feels like every member of the theatre is a strand that comes together to make a strong rope of teamwork. Niermann also gives real, helpful and attainable advice and guidelines to help the actor and crew members. I highly recommend \u003ci\u003eCollaborating Backstage: Breaking Barriers for the Creative Network\u003c\/i\u003e. It is an excellent textbook for educators as well as a handbook for personal and professional growth. * OnStage Blog *\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eCollaborating Backstage\u003c\/i\u003e, Timo Niermann has managed to create a fine handbook for artists from all branches of the performing arts willing to improve their working processes. The book is full of helpful ideas, concepts, and methods. * GIFT Magazine (Bloomsbury translation) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollaborating Backstage\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable handbook for practitioners to understand that part of real-life theater activity that is usually invisible to the audience. For researchers, it is an all-encompassing reference work about rules, backgrounds and all those tricks that help ensure a smooth cooperation among the various tribes in the theater, on- and off-stage.   Simply indispensable for those who want to know more about what is going on behind the curtain! * Dr Gabriele Pfeiffer, Institute of Theatre, Filmand Media Studies, University of Vienna, Austria *\u003cbr\u003eAn extremely satisfying sit-down with a master raconteur and teacher. Never didactic or abstract, it’s a fascinating book that provides a buffet of ideas on how to improve our collaboration across all facets of the events we create … An excellent addition to any bookshelf on leadership, collaboration, and people skills. * Theatre Design and Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction    1 Creativity backstage  What this chapter is about  Creative productions  Skills and creativity  The personal bag of experiences  Improving personal creativity  The production’s bag of experiences  Improving team creativity  Creativity and communication    2 The scenery of cooperation  What this chapter is about  Uniqueness  Multiplying the impact  Hierarchical and egalitarian structures  Department line-ups Job profiles  Team leaders  The Responsibility Pyramid  The Backstage Network Model  Avenues of communication  Shortcut communication?    3 Intercultural alignment  What this chapter is about  Recipes for cultures  The family  The melting Pot of the performing arts  Regional and social cultures  Cultural themes  Working with culture shocks  The roots of action  Differences and similarities  Perception of time  Language  Stage right”  Establish a language, create a culture    4 Improving conditions  What this chapter is about  What we can learn from chickens  The optimal team  Positivity  Keystones for commitment  Physical shape  Preparatory research  Mind our own business  Knowing ourselves  Personal requirements  Presenting ourselves  Enabling access  A punchline introduction  The condition of our materials  Names  Body language  Handshake quality  Trust and fear  Avoiding “No!”  Reading routines  Breaking routines  Sense of humor  Post-processing   5 The Creative exchange  What this chapter is about  Freedom through directions  The T-I-M-O technique  Task  Intention  Match Organize  Why and when?  Collaborating with the audience    6 Tools and tricks  What this chapter is about  Ideology  Rehearsals and setup  On the road    7 Summary  Notes  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187285877079,"sku":"9781350072848","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/collaborating-backstage-9781350072848","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}