Applied Drama : a Facilitator's Handbook for Working in Community.: a Facilitator's Handbook for Working in Community. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Prendergast, Monica
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Preface; How is applied drama different from applied theatre?; How to read this book?; Chapter One: Introduction to the Field; 1.1 What is applied drama?; 1.2 Who does applied drama and what are the benefits?; 1.3 How is applied drama done?; 1.4 What is the nature of applied drama?; 1.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading; Chapter Two: Foundations of the Field; 2.1 What is the nature of dramatic process?; 2.2 How does the key component of role function in applied drama? 2.3 How does the key component of improvisation function in applied drama?2.4 What are the challenges of applied drama?; 2.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading; Section One: Entering the Process; Chapter Three: Building a Community; 3.1 Learning about participants; 3.2 Entering a community/drama contract; 3.3 Creating a safe space; 3.4 Drama structure: Investigating the Circle; 3.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading; Chapter Four: Risking, Trusting and Being; 4.1 Building trust/creating community. 4.2 Encouraging risk-taking/accepting failure4.3 Creating composite characters; 4.4 Drama structure: Being 14; 4.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading; Chapter Five: Role Playing; 5.1 Using role play; 5.2 Levels and dynamics of role; 5.3 About Sitting-Down Drama; 5.4 Drama structure: Sitting-Down Drama; 5.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading; Chapter Six: Embodying Thought and Feeling; 6.1 Communicating with our bodies; 6.2 Balancing the mind-body relationship; 6.3 Exploring movement through music. 6.4 Drama structure: Interpreting Music as Dramatic Text6.5 Questions for Reflection, Further Reading and Suggested Music; Section Two: Exploring Together; Chapter Seven: Talking and Listening; 7.1 Fostering communication; 7.2 Drawing on personal histories; 7.3 Distancing through narrative voice; 7.4 Drama structure: Life Lessons; 7.5 Questions for Reflection and Further Reading; Chapter Eight: Topics, Themes, Talk and Action; 8.1 Generating ideas and material; 8.2 What is a theme?; 8.3 Tableaux and Image Theatre; 8.4 Drama structure: Exploring a Theme. 8.5 Questions for Reflection and Further ReadingChapter Nine: Improvisation; 9.1 Learning to improvise; 9.2 Vocabulary of improvisation; 9.3 Ways to improvise; 9.4 Drama structure: Improvising from a Source; 9.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading; Section Three: Focusing the Work; Chapter Ten: Moving into Devising; 10.1 Deciding to share the work; 10.2 Conducting research and the RSVP Cycle; 10.3 Sharing research through drama; 10.4 Drama strategies: Working with Research in Dramatic Ways; 10.5 Questions for Reflection, Suggested Activity and Further Reading.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Intellect Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 792.071; Theater -- Study and teaching; Community education; Theater and society; Community education; Theater and society; Theater -- Study and teaching; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299652875; 9781299652873; 9781783201570; 1783201576
• Related ISBNs: 9781841507408; 1841507407
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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