Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice

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Monica Prendergast, Juliana Saxton
Intellect Books, 2009 - Performing Arts - 224 pages
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Applied Theatre is the first collection to assist practitioners and students in developing critical frameworks for their own community-based theatrical projects. The editors draw on thirty case studies in applied theatre from fifteen countries—covering a wide range of disciplines, from theatre studies to education, medicine, and law—and collect essential readings to provide a comprehensive survey of the field. Infused with a historical and theoretical overview of practical theatre, Applied Theatre offers clear developmental approaches and models for practical application.

 

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Contents

Theories and History of Applied Theatre
3
12 What is applied theatre?
6
13 Why applied theatre? How did it emerge?
7
14 What is the purpose of applied theatre?
11
Summary
13
Further Reading
14
Suggested Activities
15
Practices of Applied Theatre
17
71 A Bangladesh TfD project
107
72 Education for political process in Uganda
111
73 Womens rights in Pakistan
114
Further Reading
116
Questions for Discussion and Reflection
117
Prison Theatre
119
81 Critical citizenship in prison
121
82 Fatherhood and family
125

22 Who are the performers of applied theatre?
20
24 What are the interactions between actors spectators and facilitators in applied theatre?
21
25 How do we assess applied theatre?
23
26 What are the key areas to effective applied theatre practice?
25
Summary
26
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
27
Theatre in Education TIE
31
31 Human rights
34
32 Stages of development
39
33 Antidrug education
41
34 Addressing LGTB biases
44
Further Reading
47
Questions for Discussion and Reflection
48
Suggested Activities
49
Popular Theatre
51
41 Popular theatre as spectacle
53
42 Puppetry with atrisk youth
57
43 Comic performance in Bangkok
62
Further Reading
65
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
67
Theatre of the Oppressed TO
69
51 A letter from Augusto Boal
71
52 Forum theatre on sexual harassment
74
53 Eating disorders and Theatre of the Oppressed
77
Further Reading
81
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
82
Theatre in Health Education THE
87
61 HIVAIDS
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62 HIVAIDS ovarian cancer
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63 Child abuse and family violence
94
64 Drug abuse
97
Further Reading
101
Questions for Discussion and Reflection
103
Theatre for Development TfD
105
83 Human rights in a Brazilian prison
128
Further Reading
131
Questions for Discussion and Reflection
133
Communitybased Theatre
135
91 Largescale community play
137
92 The world of systemsthe world of life
142
93 Working with war veterans
146
Further Reading
151
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
152
Museum Theatre
153
101 Golden school days
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102 Reexamining history through museum theatre
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103 Museumuniversity partnership
162
Further Reading
165
Questions for Discussion and Reflection
166
Reminiscence Theatre
169
111 Memory and transgression
171
112 Intergenerational reminiscence theatre
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113 The evolution of a piece of reminiscence theatre
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114 Interrogating reminiscence
180
Further Reading
182
Questions for Discussion and Reflection
183
Participation Ethics Aesthetics and Assessment
187
121 Participation
189
122 Artistry and Aesthetics
191
123 Ethics
193
124 AssessmentEvaluation
195
Summary
198
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
200
Reflection
203
Bibliography
207
Index
221
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Applied Theatre Second Edition: International Case Studies and Challenges ...
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Connolly Maeve,Monica Prendergast
Limited preview - 2009

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About the author (2009)

Monica Prendergast is assistant professor in the Division of Creative Arts in Learning at Lesley University and adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Victoria. She is the author of many books, including Teaching Spectatorship: Essays and Poems on Audience in Performance.

Juliana Saxton is professor emerita in the Department of Theatre at the University of Victoria and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. She has coauthored a number of books, including Teaching Drama: A Mind of Many Wonders, Asking Better Questions and Into the Story: Language in Action through Drama.

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TitleApplied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice
EditorsMonica Prendergast, Juliana Saxton
PublisherIntellect Books, 2009
ISBN1841502812, 9781841502816
Length224 pages
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