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Theatre studios : a political history of ensemble theatre-making
- Title
- Theatre studios : a political history of ensemble theatre-making / Tom Cornford.
- Author
- Cornford, Tom (College teacher)
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
- ©2021
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- Description
- xvii, 341 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Theatre Studios explores the history of the studio model in England, first established by Konstantin Stanislavsky, Jacques Copeau and others in the early twentieth century, and later developed in the UK primarily by Michel Saint-Denis, George Devine, Michael Chekhov and Joan Littlewood, whose studios are the focus of this study. Cornford offers in-depth accounts of the radical, collective work of these leading theatre companies of the mid-twentieth century, considering the models of ensemble theatre-making that they developed and their remnants in the newly publicly-funded UK theatre establishment of the 1960s. In the process, this book develops an approach to understanding the politics of artistic practices rooted in the work of John Dewey, Antonio Gramsci and the standpoint feminists. It concludes by considering the legacy of the studio movement for twenty-first century theatre, partly by tracking its echoes in the work of Secret Theatre at the Lyric, Hammersmith (2013-2015). Students and makers of theatre alike will find in this book a provocative and illuminating analysis of the politics of performance-making and a history of the theatre as a site for developing counterhegemonic, radically democratic, anti-individualist forms of cultural production"--
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-336) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Ensemble Theatre-Making and the Theatre Studio Tradition -- Section 1 The London Theatre Studio (1936-1939) and the Old Vic Theatre Centre (1947-1952) -- Chapter 1 Remnants of the London Theatre Studio and the Old Vic Theatre Centre -- Chapter 2 Practices of the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre -- Chapter 3 Models of Practice in the London Theatre Studio and Old Vic Theatre Centre -- Section 2 The Chekhov Theatre Studio (1936-1942) -- Chapter 4 Remnants of the Chekhov Theatre Studio -- Chapter 5 Practices of the Chekhov Theatre Studio -- Chapter 6 Models of Practice in the Chekhov Theatre Studio -- Section 3 Theatre Workshop (1945-63) -- Chapter 7 Remnants of Theatre Workshop -- Chapter 8 Practices of Theatre Workshop, 1945-55 -- Chapter 9 Models of Practice in Theatre Workshop -- Conclusion Why Do Theatre Studios Matter?.
- Call Number
- NCOM 21-1453
- ISBN
- 9781138185647
- 1138185647
- 9781138185630
- 1138185639
- LCCN
- 2020029519
- 40030378114
- OCLC
- 1182021739
- Author
- Cornford, Tom (College teacher), author.
- Title
- Theatre studios : a political history of ensemble theatre-making / Tom Cornford.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-336) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Other Form:
- Online version: Cornford, Tom, Theatre studios Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge 2021. 9781315644325 (DLC) 2020029520
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40030378114
- Research Call Number
- NCOM 21-1453