by Molly Mullen (Editor), Michael Balfour (Series Editor), Sheila Preston (Series Editor)
About the Author
Molly Mullen is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education and Social Work. She has produced theatre education, youth theatre and community arts projects in the UK and New Zealand.
About this book
The APPLIED THEATRE series is a major innovation in applied theatre scholarship: each book presents new ways of seeing and critically reflecting on this dynamic and vibrant field. Volumes offer a theoretical framework and introductory survey of the field addressed, combined with a range of case studies illustrating and critically engaging with practice.
Series Editors: Sheila Preston and Michael Balfour
Applied Theatre: Economies addresses a notoriously problematic area: applied theatre's relationship to the economy and the ways in which socially committed theatre makers fund, finance or otherwise resource their work.
Part One addresses longstanding concerns in the field about the effects of economic conditions and funding relationships on applied theatre practice. It considers how applied theatre's relationship with local and global economies can be understood from different theoretical and philosophical perspectives. It also examines a range of ways in which applied theatre can be resourced, identifying key issues and seeking possibilities for theatre makers to sustain their work without undermining their social and artistic values.
The international case studies in Part Two give vivid insights into the day-to-day challenges of resourcing applied theatre work in Chile, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the US. The authors examine critical issues or points of tension that have arisen in a particular funding relationship or from specific economic activities. Each study also illuminates ways in which applied theatre makers can bring artistic and social justice principles to bear on financial and organizational processes.
Brief Contents
Introduction 1
Part One
1 A Narrowing Sphere: Economization and Applied Theatre 11
2 Tangled Webs: Applied Theatre and the Economy 25
3 The Economies of Applied Theatre 50
4 Applied Theatre and New Cultural Economies 79
Part Two
5 Autogestión, Conviction, Collectivity and Plans A to Z: Colectivo Sustento in Continuous Resistance 97
6 Foundation Funding: Th e Pedagogies of Applied Th eatre Projects in Two Toronto Theatre 115
7 Waiting on a Miracle: Th e Precarious State of the Everyday in Applied Theatre 135
8 A Difficult Fit: Th e Economic Actions of FM Th eatre Power in Hong Kong 152
9 The Long Tail/Tale: Seven Thought- provoking Mind-sets to Reframe your Applied Theatre Practices 171
10 The ROOTS of US Applied Theatre Economies 184
11 The Theatre Dividend: Reflecting on the Value of a Theatre and Social Housing Partnership in Bolton (UK) 201
Afterword 219
Notes 222
Select Bibliography 256
Index 261
Series: Applied Theatre
Pages: 280 pages
Publisher: Methuen Drama (September 6, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1350001708
ISBN-13: 978-1350001701