Insights in Applied Theatre: The Early Days and Onwards

The nineteen articles chosen by the editors of Applied Theatre Research represent key themes and elements from the early days of applied theatre that are still relevant today. They are arranged in six sections, covering areas such as diversity of geography, community contexts, forms of applied theatre, and organizational factors. The book offers useful insights into the start of applied theatre and its development as an area of practice and research, and will be valuable for academics, advanced practitioners, and educators exploring creative pedagogy and drama in education strategies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 302 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: Intellect Books

Much more than mere archives, these are the vibrant, still pertinent voices and messages of pioneers from around the globe. The nineteen articles selected by the editors of Applied Theatre Research represent key themes and elements from the early days of applied theatre that are, in fact, more relevant than ever. They are all high-quality articles, some of which had a significant impact in their own time. All of them still have much to offer to today's applied theatre, both in their own terms and, at times, in terms of how their publication influenced the development of this still-expanding field or refracted it in ways that provide us with new insights with hindsight.

They have been organized into sections based on some of the key themes and problematic issues that were discovered, thought out, and sometimes stumbled upon by the pioneer writers in the collection. Each section is preceded by a critical editorial commentary on those themes, as well as thorough introductions to all the articles and, in some cases, re-evaluations. The editors have added substantial additional new material to the collection, bringing their own applied theatre experience to bear on these themes as they raise broad, contemporary, and urgent questions: 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.

account of, and address the needs of all stakeholders in any applied theatre project.

The articles are grouped into six sections, covering areas such applied theatre, diversity of geography, community contexts, forms of applied theatre, and organizational factors that characterize applied theatre; the definition of and nature of applied theatre;.

Weight: 764g
Dimension: 176 x 252 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789385243
Edition number: New ed