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Encountering Ensemble
Author(s): John Britton (Editor), David Barnett (Contributor), Michael Boyd (Contributor), Bryan Brown (Contributor), Frank Camilleri (Contributor), Paul Carr (Contributor), Franc Chamberlain (Contributor), Terence Chapman (Contributor), John Collins (Contributor), Antje Diedrich (Contributor), Mark Evans (Contributor), Tanya Gerstle (Contributor), Richard J. Hand (Contributor), Peter Harrop (Contributor), Paz Hilfinger-Pardo (Contributor), Kate Hunter (Contributor), Malgorzata Jablonska (Contributor), Duncan Jamieson (Contributor), Evelyn Jamieson (Contributor), Chris Johnston (Contributor), Brad Krumholz (Contributor), Dr Adam J. Ledger (Contributor), Rebecca Loukes (Contributor), Eilon Morris (Contributor), Jonathan Pitches (Contributor), Anna Porubcansky (Contributor), Duška Radosavljevic (Contributor), Marianne Sharp (Contributor), Amy Skinner (Contributor), Patrick Stewart (Contributor), Susan Thompson (Contributor), Mark Valdez (Contributor), Julia Varley (Contributor), Phillip Zarrilli (Contributor)
- Publisher: Methuen Drama
- Publication Date: 29 Aug. 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 472 pages
- ISBN-10: 1472538870
- ISBN-13: 9781472538871
Book Description
Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples, making it a cutting edge work on the subject.
Encountering Ensemble combines historical and contemporary case studies with a wide range of approaches and perspectives. It is written collaboratively with practitioners and members from the academic community and is divided into three sections:
1. Introduction and an approach to training ensembles
2. Practitioner case studies and analysis of specific practical approaches to training ensembles (or individuals in an ensemble context)
3. Succinct perspectives from practitioners reflecting on a range of questions including: What is an ensemble?; the place of ensemble in the contemporary theatre landscape; and training issues.
Editorial Reviews
Review
This welcome contribution to performance studies provides a rich and significant resource for students, teachers and practitioners. — Jayne Richards ―
Studies in Theatre and Performance Published On: 2014-10-08A thoughtful, practical guide that celebrates
ensemble as an intersection of historical knowledge shaping the relationships we craft both with one another and the audience. — Rebecca Hewett ― Theatre TopicsAbout the Author
David Barnett is Professor of Theatre at the University of York, UK. He has published monographs on Heiner Müller (1998) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder (2005, paperback 2009), and co-edited a volume and edited a special issue of Contemporary Theatre Review on contemporary German theatre. His history of
the Berliner Ensemble was published in 2015, and he edited the anthology of Bertolt Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble Adaptations (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2014).
Michael Boyd (1955-2023) was a British theatre director. He trained at the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre in Moscow and worked at a number of significant theatres in the United Kingdom, including The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, The Sheffield Crucible and The Tron (Glasgow) before becoming Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2003 – a position he held until 2012.
Bryan Brown is a theatre artist with ARTEL as well as a producer and pedagogue with Art Via Corpora Performance Research and Development House, both based in Hollywood, California. His research centers on psychophysical training, ensemble creation and the theatre laboratory.
Frank Camilleri is Professor of Theatre Studies at the University of Malta and Artistic Director of Icarus Performance Project (www.icarusproject.info). His publications on performer training, theatre as a laboratory, and practice as research reflect the theatre work he has been developing since 1989. He is also a long-distance runner.
