Digging Up Stories
James Thompson
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Description for Digging Up Stories
Paperback. James Thompson's book explores the problems of theatre practice in communities affected by war and exclusion. It is compellling reading for anyone interested in applied theatre, theatre practice and performance studies, and provides an invaluable commentary on the interface between practice and its context. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 436.
In 'Digging up stories', James Thompson explores the problems of theatre practice in communities affected by war and exclusion. Each chapter or 'story' is written in a lively and accessible style and draws on a range of contemporary performance theories. The chapters discuss:
- participatory theatre in refugee camps
- theatre workshop and stories of a massacre
- traditional dance-dramas in an insurgent controlled
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719073151
SKU
V9780719073151
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About James Thompson
James Thompson is Professor of Applied and Social Theatre at the University of Manchester -- .
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