Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice

This practice-led research investigated the integration of Somatic Movement Education (SME), Laban Movement Studies (LMS) and directing. The exegesis contextualises the research within the history of theatre and Somatics. It analyses and reflects on the practice-led process of directing a theatrical...

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Main Author: Izzard, Teresa
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/136
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description This practice-led research investigated the integration of Somatic Movement Education (SME), Laban Movement Studies (LMS) and directing. The exegesis contextualises the research within the history of theatre and Somatics. It analyses and reflects on the practice-led process of directing a theatrical adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. My research has demonstrated that my practice was extended and supported by SME and LMS and became neo-directorial, creating a hybrid theatre form: Somatic Theatre Praxis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-1362017-02-20T06:42:40Z Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice Izzard, Teresa This practice-led research investigated the integration of Somatic Movement Education (SME), Laban Movement Studies (LMS) and directing. The exegesis contextualises the research within the history of theatre and Somatics. It analyses and reflects on the practice-led process of directing a theatrical adaptation of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. My research has demonstrated that my practice was extended and supported by SME and LMS and became neo-directorial, creating a hybrid theatre form: Somatic Theatre Praxis. 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/136 en Curtin University fulltext
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Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice
title Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice
title_full Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice
title_fullStr Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice
title_full_unstemmed Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice
title_short Somatic Theatre Praxis and the neo-director: Integrating Somatic Movement Education, Laban Movement Studies and directorial practice
title_sort somatic theatre praxis and the neo-director: integrating somatic movement education, laban movement studies and directorial practice
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/136