Overview

A unique contribution to an emerging field, Composed Theatre explores musical strategies of organization as viable alternative means of organizing theatrical work. In addition to insightful essays by a stellar group of international contributors, this volume also includes interviews with important practitioners, shedding light on historical and theoretical aspects of composed theatre.

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Author:   David Roesner (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany) ,  Matthias Rebstock
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.785kg
ISBN:  

9781841504568

ISBN 10:   1841504564
Pages:   367
Publication Date:   15 April 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Composed Theatre in Context – David Roesner PART I: History and Methodology Chapter 1: Composed Theatre: Mapping the Field – Matthias Rebstock Chapter 2: Composition and Theatre – Roland Quitt Chapter 3: ‘Happy New Ears’: Creating Hearing and the Hearable – Petra Maria Meyer PART II: Processes and Practices: Work Reports and Reflections Chapter 4: ‘It’s all part of one concern’: A ‘Keynote’ to Composition as Staging – Heiner Goebbels Chapter 5: ‘ Theatre in small quantities’: On Composition for Speech, Sounds and Objects – Michael Hirsch Chapter 6: … To Gather Together What Exists in a Dispersed State … – Jörg Laue Chapter 7: From Interdisciplinary Improvisation to Integrative Composition: Working Processes at the Theater der Klänge – Jörg U. Lensing Chapter 8: ‘ Let’s stop talking about it and just do it!’: Improvisation as the Beginning of the Compositional Process – George Rodosthenous Chapter 9: Hearing Voices – Transcriptions of the Phonogram of a Schizophrenic: Music-theatre for Performer and Audio-visual Media – Nicholas Till Chapter 10: Composing Theatre on a Diagonal: Metaxi ALogon, a Music-centric Performance – Demetris Zavros PART III: Processes and Practices: Portraits and Analyses  Chapter 11: ‘Ça devient du théâtre, mais ça vient de la musique’: The Music Theatre of Georges Aperghis – Matthias Rebstock Chapter 12: Musical Conquest and Settlement: On Ruedi Häusermann’s Theatre Work(s) – Judith Gerstenberg Chapter 13: Composing with Raw Materials: Daniel Ott’s Music-theatre Portraits and Landscapes – Christa Brüstle Chapter 14: Permanent Quest: The Processional Theatre of Manos Tsangaris – Jörn Peter Hiekel PART IV: Discussion and Debate Chapter 15: Composed Theatre – Discussion and Debate: On Terminology, Planning and Intuition, Concepts and Processes, Self-reflexivity and Communication – Edited by Matthias Rebstock and David Roesner PART V: Discourse and Analysis Chapter 16: ‘ It is not about labelling, it’s about understanding what we do’: Composed Theatre as Discourse – David Roesner

Reviews

'A significant, stimulating introduction to a strand of theatre that is bound to move more centre-field.' 'Brings together a diverse range of voices and perspectives, appropriately conveying the sense of scholars and artists engaged in ongoing debate about a developing form. ... It is a style of performance I ahve had little direct experience with but the book made me want to hear and see more.' 'The volume is accompanied by many beautiful full-colour illustrations (some being major works in art history), photographs and diagrams, making it an appealing choice as a textbook for a number of University courses and programmes, as well as a delight for researchers'

'A significant, stimulating introduction to a strand of theatre that is bound to move more centre-field.' -- Adam Somerset for Theatre in Wales 'Brings together a diverse range of voices and perspectives, appropriately conveying the sense of scholars and artists engaged in ongoing debate about a developing form. ... It is a style of performance I ahve had little direct experience with but the book made me want to hear and see more.' -- Jackie Smart for Theatre Research International 'The volume is accompanied by many beautiful full-colour illustrations (some being major works in art history), photographs and diagrams, making it an appealing choice as a textbook for a number of University courses and programmes, as well as a delight for researchers' -- Studies in Theatre and Performance, Pamela Karantonis

'The volume is accompanied by many beautiful full-colour illustrations (some being major works in art history), photographs and diagrams, making it an appealing choice as a textbook for a number of University courses and programmes, as well as a delight for researchers' -- Studies in Theatre and Performance, Pamela Karantonis 'Brings together a diverse range of voices and perspectives, appropriately conveying the sense of scholars and artists engaged in ongoing debate about a developing form. ... It is a style of performance I ahve had little direct experience with but the book made me want to hear and see more.' -- Jackie Smart for Theatre Research International 'A significant, stimulating introduction to a strand of theatre that is bound to move more centre-field.' -- Adam Somerset for Theatre in Wales

Author Information

Professor Dr. Matthias Rebstock is Junior Professor for Scenic Music at the University of Hildesheim. His research interests include contemporary Music, experimental music, aesthetics, and performance studies. Dr. David Roesner is a Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter. His research interests include experimental music theatre, incidental music, contemporary performance, and opera in performance.

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