Phakama: Making Theatre Through Participation, Cultural Exchange and Celebration - Couverture souple
Synopsis
Phakama is an international arts organisation working with music, dance, drama and art to create adventurous, site-responsive performances with groups of young people from diverse backgrounds. Established in South Africa in 1996, its programme of intense cultural training and cultural exchange has left a legacy of networks and opportunities in its wake, impacting countless individuals and groups across the globe. This book offers readers unprecedented access to Phakama’s innovative methodology and makes its practice accessible to a wide range of audiences. Each chapter contextualises and critiques their approach within political and critical concerns about contemporary theatre and performance, including approaches to devising theatre; applied and social theatre; intercultural performance practices; pedagogic models which respond to the needs of young people in different cultural contexts; cultural leadership; and innovative models of collaboration within and beyond the cultural industries. Ideal for researchers and students of theatre and performance practice, the book is framed by a series of case studies, interviews and contextualising articles. At the heart of the book is a selection of carefully explained and beautifully illustrated exercises which will enable Phakama's methodology to be used by organisations and practitioners working with young people internationally.
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À propos des auteurs
CAOIMHE MCAVINCHEY is Lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
Fabio Santos was Artistic Director/CEO of Project Phakama UK (2005-14) and is a Contributing Writer on Playing for Time: Making Art as if the World Mattered (2015), a collaboratively written handbook of transitional arts practice, led by Lucy Neal.
Lucy Richardon's research interest, which includes both traditional and performance research, is in 'creative processes and the politics of participation'. She has a particular interest in ethics and subjectivity. She established and directs The Facility: Research Centre in Creative Practice at London Met to champion practice based research. She continues to work as a theatre director and facilitator. She is one of the founding members of Project Phakama, an international arts and cultural exchange programme supported by London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT). She has directed several projects in Southern Africa and London and launched Phakama in South America. She has worked in India training actors.
Andrew Siddall trained in theatre at Dartington College of Arts (UK) and has worked extensively both nationally and internationally. He is a founder member of Project Phakama, a long-term associate of LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre), ex-Chair of Lewisham Youth Theatre, and visiting artist at Tallaght Community Arts in Dublin.
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