Devising Theatre with Stan’s Cafe

Author:   Dr Mark Crossley (De Montfort University, UK) ,  James Yarker (Artistic Director, Stan's Cafe theatre company, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781474267045


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   19 October 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Since it was founded in 1991, British theatre company Stan’s Cafe has garnered an international reputation for artistic innovation, and prolific, eclectic performance projects. Their work has toured nationally and internationally, with 2003's Of All The People In All The World having been performed in over fifty cities around the world. Embracing site-specific, immersive, durational, non-text-based as well as scripted work, Stan's Cafe's portfolio defies simple categorization. Running through all their work however is a collaborative devising process that champions a playful experimentation with form. Devising Theatre with Stan’s Cafe reveals and reflects on their theatre-making process, providing an illuminating and accessible account of their work and the approaches, techniques and philosophies which underpin and inspire it. Co-authored by artistic director James Yarker and Dr Mark Crossley, the book is places their work within wider context of contemporary theatre and is the perfect companion to anyone looking to make their own original theatre or performance work. For theatre students, fans and theatre-makers, Devising Theatre with Stan’s Cafe is an inspiring account and practical guide to contemporary performance practice.

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Author:   Dr Mark Crossley (De Montfort University, UK) ,  James Yarker (Artistic Director, Stan's Cafe theatre company, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781474267045


ISBN 10:   1474267041
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   19 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations 1. Setting the scene 2. The company in context 3. Getting an Idea 4. Dramaturgy and rehearsal 5. Text in contemporary practice 6. Mise en scène 7. Space and Time 8. Performing: The nature of contemporary ensemble practice 9. Direction 10. Editing 11. Audience and spectatorship 12. Finale Appendices Index

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An in-depth consideration of the practices of UK devised theatre company Stan's Cafe ... Crossley's scholarly voice frames and contextualizes the company's work ... [and] provides insightful descriptions of process, reflections on the performances and practical suggestions for devising starting points. * New Theatre Quarterly *


Author Information

Dr. Mark Crossley is a Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He specializes in contemporary intermedial practice and the relationship between professional theatre practice and arts pedagogy. He has written many articles on this subject that have been published in the UK as well as internationally. James Yarker co-founded the theatre company Stan’s Cafe in Birmingham, UK, in 1991. Since that time he has conceived and directed all of the company’s major productions.

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