Playing the other : dramatizing personal narratives in playback theatre /
Rowe, Nick, 1954-
Playing the other : dramatizing personal narratives in playback theatre / Playing the other : Dramatising personal narratives in playback theatre Nick Rowe. - 208 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.
Setting the scene -- Openness and ethics -- Personal stories in public places -- Narratives and memory work -- A very different kind of dialogue : the symbolic in playback theatre -- On 'the narrow ridge' : the performers' response to the story -- The exploration of occasion : improvisation and playback theatre -- The ensemble -- The ethical limitations of playback performing -- Reflexivity and the personal story : playback theatre as social intervention -- Concluding thoughts -- Playback theatre : a short story -- 'Short forms' used in playback theatre. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. App. 1. App. 2.
"This book is an exploration and critique of 'playback theatre', a form of improvised theatre in which a company of performers spontaneously enact autobiographical stories told to them by members of the audience."--Jacket.
1843104210 9781843104216
2006032988
Improvisation (Acting)
Drama--Therapeutic use
Drama--Therapeutic use--Methodology.
PN2071.I5 / R69 2007
792.022
Playing the other : dramatizing personal narratives in playback theatre / Playing the other : Dramatising personal narratives in playback theatre Nick Rowe. - 208 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.
Setting the scene -- Openness and ethics -- Personal stories in public places -- Narratives and memory work -- A very different kind of dialogue : the symbolic in playback theatre -- On 'the narrow ridge' : the performers' response to the story -- The exploration of occasion : improvisation and playback theatre -- The ensemble -- The ethical limitations of playback performing -- Reflexivity and the personal story : playback theatre as social intervention -- Concluding thoughts -- Playback theatre : a short story -- 'Short forms' used in playback theatre. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. App. 1. App. 2.
"This book is an exploration and critique of 'playback theatre', a form of improvised theatre in which a company of performers spontaneously enact autobiographical stories told to them by members of the audience."--Jacket.
1843104210 9781843104216
2006032988
Improvisation (Acting)
Drama--Therapeutic use
Drama--Therapeutic use--Methodology.
PN2071.I5 / R69 2007
792.022