Applied Theatre: Voice -

Applied Theatre: Voice

Performance and Social Justice

Dr Sarah Weston (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2025
Methuen Drama (Verlag)
978-1-350-37139-2 (ISBN)
105,95 inkl. MwSt
Applied Theatre: Voice is a unique exploration of the conceptual and practical understandings of voice in relation to applied theatre.

Voice is fundamental to much practice that takes place in applied and community performance and is regularly the go-to word to articulate community involvement and engagement, be that in terms of creativity, or social, cultural and political activity. Yet often in these references, the preciseness of what we mean by voice is lost. Is voice in applied theatre simply another word for representation, as in ‘finding’ or ‘giving’ voice? Or is voice also referring to the material, sonic and embodied phenomenon of human communication, when we consider the relationship between voice, performance and social justice?

In this book, voice in applied theatre is critically examined in a range of practical case studies, discussing both its symbolic and material function, demonstrating the necessity of considering both when working in applied and community spaces. In Part One, voice as a concept is introduced, discussing recent theorizations of voice and why they are significant to applied theatre. Part Two introduces the case studies, exploring divergent understandings of why the voice matters in community practice.

Sarah Weston is Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of Manchester, UK

List of Illustrations
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements

Part One
1. Introduction (Sarah Weston, University of Manchester, UK)
2. Voice is Ordinary (Sarah Weston, University of Manchester, UK)
3. Vocal Justice (Sarah Weston, University of Manchester, UK)

Part Two
4. Exploring the Notion of Voice and the Ethics of Voicing in Applied Performance: Reflections. (Taiwo Afolabi and Shannon Holmes, University of Regina, Canada)
5. 'People aren’t going to show up to the revolution if it isn't fun' Theatre of the Oppressed and Disrupting the Tone of Voice within Deliberative Democracy. (Malaika Cunningham, Arts Admin, Katy Rubin and Sarah Woods, Freelance Practitioners, UK)
6. Resonant Tails: Creating Inter-sensory Theatre with Children through Non-normative Voicing, or Can the Voice Without Words be Enabled to Exert Political Agency? (Yvon Bonenfant, University College Cork, Ireland)
7. The Politics of Voice and Visibility in the Performing Justice Project (Megan Alrutz, University of Texas, USA)
8. 'It’s about taking what we understand musically as a kind of metaphor for other moments in our lives'. Discussing Singing as Life Practice – In Conversation with Emma Bonnici (Sarah Weston, University of Manchester and Emma Bonnici, Freelance Practitioner, UK)
9. Theatre of the Oppressed as a Transnational Voice: Building Bridges Beyond Languages (Clara de Andrade and Gustavo Guenzburger, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.2.2025
Reihe/Serie Applied Theatre
Zusatzinfo 3 bw illus
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 138 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 1-350-37139-4 / 1350371394
ISBN-13 978-1-350-37139-2 / 9781350371392
Zustand Neuware
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