Memos from a Theatre Lab: Immersive Theatre & Time Contributor(s): Dinesh, Nandita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1622737059 ISBN-13: 9781622737055 Publisher: Vernon Press OUR PRICE: $58.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Theater - Stagecraft & Scenography - Art |
Dewey: 792.022 |
Series: Performing Arts |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 200 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Drawing from Dinesh's findings in Memos from a Theatre Lab: Exploring What Immersive Theatre "Does" and Memos from a Theatre Lab: Spaces, Relationships, & Immersive Theatre, this practice-based-research project, the third in a series of Immersive Theatre experiments in Dinesh's theatre laboratory, considers the impact of duration when using immersive theatrical aesthetics toward educational and/or socio-political objectives. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dinesh, Nandita: - Nandita Dinesh holds a PhD in Drama from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and an MA in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Focused on the role that theatre can play during and after violent conflict, Dinesh has conducted community-based theatre projects in India, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Zimbabwe. She currently teaches Theatre and Literature & Performance, in addition to overseeing the juvenile justice programming, at the United World College in Montezuma, New Mexico. Dinesh's books include: Theatre & War: Notes from the Field, Memos from a Theatre Lab: Exploring What Immersive Theatre "Does", Scripting Detention: A Project in Theater and Autoethnography with Incarcerated Teens, Memos from a Theatre Lab: Spaces, Relationships, & Immersive Theatre. In 2017 she was awarded the Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy by Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. |