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Towards a pedagogy of devised theatre praxis [PDF]

open access: yes
This thesis attempts to develop a pedagogy for devised theatre conceived of as a praxis. Part One explores the status and history of both devised theatre and theatre pedagogy, particularly in the UK but also in other contexts.
Fryer, Nic
core  

Entrepreneurial State as a Creative Destroyer: Comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore's Creative Industries

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the limits of mission‐directed entrepreneurial states by drawing on the theory of recombinant innovation and F.A. Hayek's insights on the spontaneous growth of knowledge in society. First, the use of discretionary policymaking curtails the range of knowledge generated in the process of social interaction, limiting the scope
Bryan Cheang, Praharsh Mehrotra
wiley   +1 more source

Brecht and China : a mutual response [PDF]

open access: yes
This thesis deals with the cross-cultural relations between Brecht and China through an analysis of how Brecht responded to the traditional Chinese theatre and how his drama was received in turn by modern Chinese theatre.
Bai, Rongning
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Theatre, theatricality and resistance : some contemporary possibilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
PhDTheatre, Theatricality, and Resistance is concerned with how certain elements of contemporary Western - mainly British and Hungarian - culture are manifested through theatrical activity, both on and off stage. In so doing, the thesis asks the extent
Imre, Zoltan
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Trauma, Testimony and Lower Secondary Holocaust Education in Rywka Lipszyc's and Otto Wolf's Diaries

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how Holocaust‐related trauma is represented in two diaries written by Jewish adolescents during the Second World War: Rywka Lipszyc's diary and Otto Wolf's diary. The article combines a thematically guided close reading of the diaries with a didactic discussion of their possible use in lower secondary literary education ...
Milan Mašát
wiley   +1 more source

(RE) creating a theatre of myth : pedagogy and cultural heritage in a theatre for Cypriot youth [PDF]

open access: yes
This thesis will argue that the contemporary educational system of Cyprus denies young people opportunities to participate in the creation of their culture, which can provide the nest for the exploration and understanding of their individual and ...
Polycarpou, Charis
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"Antic Dispositions?": The Representation of Madness in Modern British Theatre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This thesis examines how mental illness has been represented in British theatre from c. 1960 to the present day. It is particularly concerned with the roles played by space and embodiment in these representations, and what emerges as bodies interact in ...
Dingwall-Jones, Christopher
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Theatre of Testimony: An investigation in devising Asylum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The use of testimonies in performance is enjoying increased artistic and critical popularity on contemporary world stages and has a long and rich tradition on South African stages.
Maedza, P., Maedza, Pedzisai
core   +1 more source

Gender, Politics, Subjectivity: Reading Caryl Churchill. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
This doctoral dissertation approaches three plays written by British playwright Caryl Churchill (1938- ): Cloud Nine (1979), Top Girls (1982), and Blue Heart (1997).
Monforte, Enric
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More Inspired, Less Anxious: Well‐Being Impacts of a Self‐Directed Art Museum Visit

open access: yesCurator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasingly, art museums are seen as places that can support human flourishing. We describe a quasi‐experimental investigation of the impacts of a self‐directed art museum visit on adults' subjective well‐being. Data were collected from 363 adults at three art museums in Seattle, WA.
Jessica J. Luke   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

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