- Performing Arts, Theatre Studies, Performance Studies, Creative Industries, Body in Performance, Performance Theory, and 11 moreGlobalisation and "global cultural flows", Experimental Forms of Performing Arts, Contemporary Australian Theatre, Regional Arts, Flow Theory, Postivie Psychology, Models of Creativity & of Creative Processes, Practice-led research in creative arts, Creative Practice, Sustainable Arts Practice, and Cultural Developmentedit
The central question of this thesis is: what are the key principles of live performance presence? My research and its resulting theories, are firmly based in the integrated and constructivist processes of grounded theory. An extensive... more
The central question of this thesis is: what are the key principles of live performance presence? My research and its resulting theories, are firmly based in the integrated and constructivist processes of grounded theory. An extensive review and analysis of literature by the likes of Barba, Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Chekhov, Meisner, Bogart, Chaikin, Grotowksi, Brook, Oida, Suzuki, Fo, Lecoq, Zarrilli and Hodge, was triangulated through a focus group and through the application of my theories as praxis. The results of my research have led me to believe that although many theatre practitioners are not in total agreement on the best way to train actors, they do agree that presence is crucial to successful performance. The key principles of such presence, for the purposes of this thesis, are: energy, imagination, awareness and mutuality. These holistic, dynamic and interactive principles are crucial to the development of an actor's presence in performance.
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With subsidy culture on the wane and entrepreneurial, often globalised, culture becoming a necessity for survival, this thesis explores vital questions of long term career and company sustainability. How might Australian independent... more
With subsidy culture on the wane and entrepreneurial, often globalised, culture becoming a necessity for survival, this thesis explores vital questions of long term career and company sustainability. How might Australian independent theatre practitioners develop sustainable companies and careers? A secondary question in relation to this subject asks how independents might develop a common approach to sustainability while remaining true to their individual style, values and vision?
The major outcome of this research is the development of a non-economic and non- funding reliant framework for improved sustainability of Australian independent theatre careers and companies. Constructivist grounded theory is used to collect, analyse and interlink a unique collection of data from the fields of independent theatre and positive psychology. This process generates a theoretical set of conditions for improving career and company sustainability that is tailored to the dynamic ecology and energies of independent theatre.
The major outcome of this research is the development of a non-economic and non- funding reliant framework for improved sustainability of Australian independent theatre careers and companies. Constructivist grounded theory is used to collect, analyse and interlink a unique collection of data from the fields of independent theatre and positive psychology. This process generates a theoretical set of conditions for improving career and company sustainability that is tailored to the dynamic ecology and energies of independent theatre.