1st Edition

Practicing Archetype Solo Performer Training as Critical Pedagogy

By Göze Saner Copyright 2025
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

Practicing Archetype addresses performer training, specifically the self-pedagogy of actors who train solo , on their own , as an independent learning process, an opportunity for embodied research, and a form of critical pedagogy. Joining the current critical and inclusive turn in performer training, the author reconfigures the psychophysical ‘work on self’ trope as ‘encounters with the... Read more

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Biography

Göze Saner is an independent artist and researcher whose research focuses on the philosophy and politics of performer training. She has trained and taught internationally, including as senior lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London (2007–2024).