1st Edition

The Intercultural Performance Reader

Edited By Patrice Pavis Copyright 1996
    280 Pages
    by Routledge

    276 Pages
    by Routledge

    What can performers in the West learn from the technical performance traditions of Africa and Asia?

    The Intercultural Performance Handbook opens up a new world of technique for performers. The first ever full-length, fully illustrated manual for practitioners, it provides:

    A guide to the physical, vocal and improvisational dynamics of non-Western performance
    A new vocabulary with which to interpret plays from around the globe.
    Games to use for exploring rhythm, movement, balance, tension and gesture, breathwork, stylisation, and the use of the voice
    A practical, hands-on approach to creating vibrant theatrical work

    Studies on intercultural performance are usually written by scholars and researchers. John Martin explains the definition and development of intercultural performance from the perspective of an experienced practitioner. He provides exercises, practical advice, and a clear training process for the inquiring actor or director.

    The book is a process of discovery, carefully written so as to develop understanding and move towards empowerment for the adventurous theatre-maker.

    1 Historical Contexts 1.1 Interculturalism in Contemporary Theatre Erika Fischer-Lichte 1.2 Interculturalism and the Culture of Choice Richard Schechner 1.3 There are at least three Americas Josette Feral 2. Interculture practice from the western point of view 2.1 The Culture of links Peter Brook 2.2 'Remembering the Others that are Us': Transculturalism and myth in the theatre of Peter Brook David Williams 2.3 Passages to India Marvin Carlson 2.4 Theatre is oriental Ariane Mnouchkine 2.5 Hear, See, Act Robert Wilson 2.6 Japanese Traces in the Productions of Robert Wilson Christel Weiler 2.7 Dario Fo from one language to the other Valeria Tasca 2.8 The Duty to Translate Antoine Vitez 2.9 Antoine Vitez: towards an Intercultural Discourse Anne Neuschafer 2.10 Theatre of Gesture and Image Jacques Lecoq 3. Interculture practice from another point of view 3.1 The Reinvention of theatrical tradition: critical discourses on interculturalism in the African Theatre Biodun Jeyifo 3.2 Languages of African Theatre: A Nigerian Casebook Martin Banham 3.3 It is political if it can be passed on Roma Potiki 3.4 Between Separation and Integration: Intercultural Strategies in Contemporary Maori Theatre Chris Balme 3.5 China Dream. A Theatrical Dialogue between East and West William Sun and Faye Fei 3.6 The Request Concert Project Rustom Bharucha 4 Interculturalism all the same... 4.1 Eurasian Theatre Eugenio Barba 4.2 Barba's Theatre Anthropology: an Intercultural Methodology Ian Watson 4.3 Around Theatre: The Orient - The Occident Jerzy Grotowski 4.4 Grotowski: The absent Presence George Banu 4.5 The possibilities and politics of inter-cultural Penetration and Exchange Clive Barker

    Biography

    Patrice Pavis is Professor at the University of Paris 8. Previous publications include Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture and Dictionnaire du Theatre.

    'Pavis's collection is suitable eclectic and at times explosive. He steers us through dangerous, uncharted (and some familiar) territory.' - Theatre Research International

    'It is a rich diet ... required reading for all students keen to explore the interconnections between apparently disparate theatrical practices.' - Contemporary Theatre Review