Phakama : making participatory performance /
Phakama is an international arts organization working with music, dance, drama and art to create adventurous, site-responsive performances with groups of young people from diverse backgrounds. Established in South Africa in 1996, its programme of intense cultural training and cultural exchange has l...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
2018.
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| Summary: | Phakama is an international arts organization working with music, dance, drama and art to create adventurous, site-responsive performances with groups of young people from diverse backgrounds. Established in South Africa in 1996, its programme of intense cultural training and cultural exchange has left a legacy of networks and opportunities in its wake, impacting countless individuals and groups across the globe. This book offers readers unprecedented access to Phakama's innovative methodology and makes its practice accessible to a wide range of audiences. Each chapter contextualizes and critiques their approach within political and critical concerns about contemporary theater and performance, including approaches to devising theater, applied and social theater, intercultural performance practices, pedagogic models which respond to the needs of young people in different cultural contexts, cultural leadership and innovative models of collaboration within and beyond the cultural industries. Ideal for researchers and students of theater and performance practice, the book is framed by a series of case studies, interviews and contextualizing articles. At the heart of the book is a selection of carefully explained and beautifully illustrated exercises which will enable Phakama's methodology to be used by organizations and practitioners working with young people internationally. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781474223614 1474223613 9781350044456 1350044458 |