Sunday 7 September 2008

What is Devising?

The path of a Master is mainly finding the right questions?

Devising is:
a social expression of non-hierarchical possibilities, a model of cooperative and non hierarchical collaboration; an ensemble, a collective, a practical expression of political and ideological commitment; a means of taking control of work and operating autonomously; a de-commodification of art; a commitment to total comunity; a commitment to total art; the negating of the gap between art and life; the erasure of the gap between spectator and performer; a distrust of words; the embodiment of the death of the author; a means to reflect contemporary social reality; a means to incite social change; an escape from theatrical conventions; a challenge for theatre makers; a challenge for spectators; an expressive, creative language; innovative; risky; inventive; spontaneous; experimental; non-literary.

in Devising Performance- A Critical History
Deirdre Heddon and Jane Milling



And never expect much from the answers!!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

British Actor – Educational Interactive Theatre (Porto area)
Zona: Portugal / Porto Empresa: Bristol School - Institutos de Línguas
Categoria Educação / Formação Tipo: Part-Time
Referencia # 570390 Data: 6-9-2008

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Bristol School is a group of 9 language schools based in Porto area, Beira Interior region and Azores islands running for over 20 years in Portugal.

“The Bristol School Theatre Company” is a theatre company for educational interactive theatre that performs several plays in English at state and private schools. The Company has performed in more than 50 schools all over North of Portugal.

We are now looking for 1 male British actor for the company, with experience in theatre and in ESL teaching. Performances take place only in the morning.

Please send your full CV + photo to bsmaia@bristolschool.pt

Bristol School – Institutos de Línguas
Maia - 229488803
www.bristolschool.pt