{"product_id":"insights-in-applied-theatre-the-early-days-and-onwards-9781789385243","title":"Insights in Applied Theatre: The Early Days and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch more than an archive, these are the vivid, still pertinent voices and messages of the pioneers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe nineteen articles chosen by the editors of \u003cem\u003eApplied Theatre Research \u003c\/em\u003erepresent key themes and elements from the early days of applied theatre that are still – and indeed now more than ever – relevant. They are all high-quality articles, some of which were highly influential in their own time. All of them still have plenty to say to today’s applied theatre, both in their own terms and sometimes in terms of how their publication influenced the development at the time of this still-expanding field, or refracted it in ways that give us new insights with hindsight.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThey have been arranged in sections according to some of the key themes – and problematic issues – that were discovered, thought out and sometimes stumbled across by the pioneer writers in the collection. Each section is preceded by a critical editorial commentary on those themes, besides thorough introductions to all the articles and in some cases re-evaluations. The editors have added substantial additional new material to the collection and in doing so, bring their own applied theatre experience to bear on these themes, as they raise general questions that are wide-ranging, contemporary and urgent: from the vital and contested issues of power, partnerships and the giving of voice through theatre to applied theatre’s proactive response to COVID-19, to the need to identify, take account of and address the needs of all stakeholders in any applied theatre project. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe articles are grouped in six sections, covering areas such as diversity of geography, community contexts, forms of applied theatre and organizational factors that characterize applied theatre; the definition and nature of applied theatre; how the best intentioned projects could be compromised by any of the many opportunities for applied theatre to go wrong; opportunities for change it can offer and the incorporation of new media technologies, and ethnographic performance, two factors that have now become major preoccupations for our field, particularly in the years since the articles were written. The final section recognizes that applied theatre has been around not for 30 years, but for thousands, and in countless cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe editorial chapters have strong connections with the rest of the book, but are written with the editors’ deep insights into the field, and are sharp in their focus and context. The book offers useful insights into the start of applied theatre and its development as an area of practice and research. The chapter collection is relevant and includes influential names in the field who have contributed significantly to the development of applied theatre over time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe primary market will be academics and advanced practitioners in applied theatre, drama education and theatre studies – including the expanding fields of drama therapy, theatre and health etc. It will also be useful for educators exploring creative pedagogy and drama in education strategies across the curriculum. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIt will be valuable introductory background reading for advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students in drama, theatre studies and theatre arts, performance studies and community theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Then and now \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn O’Toole \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 1: INSPIRING STORIES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Life drama Papua New Guinea: Contextualising practice  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrea Baldwin \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. Audience participation, aesthetic distance and change: Reflections on \u003cem\u003eFifty Square Feet\u003c\/em\u003e, a theatre in education programme on urban poverty \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChan Yuk-Lan (Phoebe) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Converging worlds: Fostering co-facilitation and relationships for health promotion through drama at the grassroots \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChristine Sinclair and Andrea Grindrod \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. Shakespeare in Nicaragua\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEls van Poppel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 2: WHAT IS APPLIED THEATRE? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. Applied theatre: Problems and possibilities \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJudith Ackroyd \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6. Applied theatre and the power play: An international viewpoint \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBjørn Rasmussen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7. Conversations with the devil\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTim Prentki \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8. Applied theatre: An exclusionary discourse?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJudith Ackroyd \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 3: RISKY BUSINESS: GOOD INTENTIONS AND THE ROAD TO HELL \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9. Ethical tensions in drama teachers’ behaviour\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShifra Schonmann \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10. Community theatre in a South Samic community: The challenges of working with theatre in small communities\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTordis Landvik \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11. Spectacular violence and the Kachahari theatre of Sindhuli, Nepal\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlberto Guevara \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 4: THE DESIRE FOR CHANGE: VOICE, POWER AND PARTNERSHIP \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12. Tabula rasa: Starting afresh with classroom drama\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKathleen Gallagher \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13. Making a break for it: Discourse and theatre in prisons\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Thompson \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14. Evaluating the efficacy of community theatre intervention in\/as performance: A South African case study\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKennedy Chinyowa \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e15. ‘We like good disco!’: The ‘public sphere of children’ and its implications for practice\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNora Roozemond and Karola Wenzel \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 5: THEATRE OF INNOVATIONS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e16. Theatrical reflections of health: Physically impacting health-based research\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJulia Gray \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e17. Playing the game, role distance and digital performance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Carroll and David Cameron \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 6: A NOD TO THE ANCESTORS \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e18. Educational and critical dimensions in Turkish shadow theatre: The Karagöz Theatre of Anatolia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMehmet Takkaç and A. Kerin Dinç \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e19. Christmas traditions and performance rituals: A look at Christmas celebrations in a Nordic context\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStig A. Eriksson \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042576957783,"sku":"9781789385243","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789385243.jpg?v=1750954715","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/insights-in-applied-theatre-the-early-days-and-onwards-9781789385243","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}