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Applied drama : [electronic book] : the gift of theatre /

By: Nicholson, Helen, 1958- [author.].
Series: Theatre and performance practices: Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014Edition: Second edition.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 210 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137111296.Subject(s): Theater and society | Drama in community developmentDDC classification: 306.4848 Online resources: Access ebook here
Contents:
1. An Introduction to Applied Drama, Theatre and Performance -- PART I: PARTICIPATION AND PRAXIS -- 2. The Practice of Citizenship -- 3. Pedagogies, Praxis and Performance -- PART II: NARRATIVES AND NARRATIVITY -- 4. Narrative and the Gift of Storytelling -- 5. Community Narratives: Space, Place and Time -- PART III: CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE -- 6. Creativity and Social Intervention -- 7. Human Rights in Performance -- PART IV: EPILOGUE -- 8. The Gift of Theatre -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: "Applied Drama offers an insight into theatre-making that takes place in communities across the world. It considers the role of artists who work in challenging settings, including prisons, schools, hostels for the homeless, care homes for the elderly and on the street.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-205) and index.

1. An Introduction to Applied Drama, Theatre and Performance -- PART I: PARTICIPATION AND PRAXIS -- 2. The Practice of Citizenship -- 3. Pedagogies, Praxis and Performance -- PART II: NARRATIVES AND NARRATIVITY -- 4. Narrative and the Gift of Storytelling -- 5. Community Narratives: Space, Place and Time -- PART III: CREATIVITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE -- 6. Creativity and Social Intervention -- 7. Human Rights in Performance -- PART IV: EPILOGUE -- 8. The Gift of Theatre -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Applied Drama offers an insight into theatre-making that takes place in communities across the world. It considers the role of artists who work in challenging settings, including prisons, schools, hostels for the homeless, care homes for the elderly and on the street.

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