Mark Evans, Simon Murray

Mime into Physical Theatre: A UK Cultural History 1970-2000 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first book to investigate the social, political, cultural, artistic and economic forces which created conditions for the rise, success and decline of mime and physical theatre in the United Kingdom, from the 1970s to 2000.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000862683
• Artikelnr.: 67398416

Autorenporträt

Mark Evans is Professor of Theatre Training at Coventry University. He has written widely on movement, actor training and physical theatre. His recent publications include Frantic Assembly (with Mark Smith); Performance, Movement and the Body; The Routledge Companion to Jacques Lecoq (with Rick Kemp); and a critical introduction to The Moving Body by Jacques Lecoq.

Simon Murray teaches contemporary performance and theatre studies at the University of Glasgow. Previously Director of Theatre at Dartington College of Arts, he was co-founder/co-editor (with Jonathan Pitches) of the Theatre, Dance and Performance Training journal and has been a professional theatre practitioner. His disparate writings include publications on Jacques Lecoq, physical theatres, lightness, WG Sebald and performances in ruins.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction - Piecing mime together 2. The Moment of Mime 3. Cultural Economies of Mime and Physical Theatre: Ecologies of support 4. Mime and Physical Theatre beyond the Centre 5. Making Mime and Physical Theatre 6. From Scarcity to Abundance: training, education, dissemination and debate in mime and physical theatre 7. All Mimes Are Equal? 8. Conclusion - The rise and fall of mime as a cultural phenomenon

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1. Introduction - Piecing mime together 2. The Moment of Mime 3. Cultural
Economies of Mime and Physical Theatre: Ecologies of support 4. Mime and
Physical Theatre beyond the Centre 5. Making Mime and Physical Theatre
6. From Scarcity to Abundance: training, education, dissemination and
debate in mime and physical theatre 7. All Mimes Are Equal? 8. Conclusion -
The rise and fall of mime as a cultural phenomenon