Browsing Being There: After-Proceedings of the 2006 Conference of the Australasian Association for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies by author "Department of Performance Studies"
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Constructing remnants: Determining strategies for Performance Documentation
Emerson, RussellPublished 2008-06-17This paper address methodolgoical issues involved in the video documentation of live performance, using, as a case study, a recording the author made of Brink Theatre’s 2005 production of Sarah Kane’s '4.48 Psychosis' in ...Open AccessConference paper -
'Eftermaele': That Which Remains After the Event. a Panel Discussion concerning the use of video in the Documentation of Live Performance
McAuley, GayPublished 2008-06-17An introduction to a panel discussion on the video documentation of live performance.Open AccessConference paper -
Overcoming the Metaphysics of Consciousness: Being/Artaud
Johnston, Daniel WaycottPublished 2008-06-20Some recent theories of the mind have invoked the theatre as a metaphor to explain consciousness. This paper suggests that there is something irreducible to consciousness and that theatre can be an invaluable tool for ...Open AccessConference paper -
‘Post-Dramatic’ Stress: Negotiating vulnerability for performance
Seton, MarkPublished 2008-06-17The greatest accolade given to actors is that of bravery rather than technical competency. We admire actors who ‘lose themselves’ in a role or who ‘expose’ themselves through their vulnerable portrayals. Yet at what cost? ...Open AccessConference paper -
'The Presence of Design': The Sets and Costumes are There, too
Heckenberg, MirandaPublished 2008-06-17We tend to focus on the actor and the audience when we think of being there. However, the design (the space, imagery, costumes and style) dictates the conditions in which the actors and audience engage. This paper will ...Open AccessConference paper -
Stage Directions and Spatial Mapping on the Elizabethan Stage
Fitzpatrick, TimPublished 2008-06-17This paper will discuss initial work that points to a degree of directionality in some Elizabethan stage directions: they are not merely telling the actors to enter and exit the stage, but may in addition be indicating ...Open AccessConference paper -
Wagner and the Little Balletmaster That Could
Ginters, LauraPublished 2008-06-17Theatre history accounts of the nineteenth-century always throw up the names of two geniuses of the German theatre who made significant reforms to the theatre of their day: Richard Wagner and the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. ...Open AccessConference paper
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