Movement Directors in Contemporary Theatre: Conversations on Craft

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Ayse Tashkiran explores the emergence of the movement director in contemporary theatre to reveal an ephemeral and shifting practice. The movement director occupies an intimate, shared space with the actor and the director. Through a series of in-depth interviews with leading movement directors, she examines the processes of creativity, collaboration and innovation for the moving body in performance. This volume defines the field, captures the practices and evaluates the work of movement directors through a series of conversations. This is an aspect of theatre that has not been presented or written about previously. In doing so, Tashkiran: - reveals new areas of movement practice - provides insight into the role of the movement director - uncovers a largely unexplored area of history of theatre practice and draws attention to several key practitioners - highlights diverse movement approaches through interviews with a range of movement specialists - teases out the differences/conjunctions between movement direction and choreography - proposes future developments in the field Title page Copyright page Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Early practitioners and practices Chapter 2: Themes Chapter 3: Jane Gibson Chapter 4: Sue Lefton Chapter 5: Kate Flatt Chapter 6: Toby Sedgwick Chapter 7: Siân Williams Chapter 8: Struan Leslie Chapter 9: Ellen Kane Chapter 10: Peter Darling Chapter 11: Steven Hoggett Chapter 12: Ann Yee Chapter 13: Imogen Knight Chapter 14: Shelley Maxwell Chapter 15: Future voices Chapter 16: Beyond the room: Contexts and structures Glossary References Further reading About the author Iv.pdf