Taking place: some reflections on site, performance and community

Mackey, Sally; Whybrow, Nicolas

doi:10.1080/13569780601094785

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“…Mackey and Whybrow (2007) note that the educational aspect of these applied theatre practices might lead to a clash between the nostalgic paradigm of the community and the possibly misconceived improvement or idealism of the foreign party. This was a late lesson we learned from the project.…”

Section: Research Background and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The community context needs to be considered when the organizers are taking advantage of such a context as a resource for education; the performance context needs to be considered when participants are expected to relate themselves to the community as well as to the performance; and the fictional context needs to be considered when the artists and participants interact in the creative learning process. Mackey and Whybrow (2007) make an interesting and important point regarding the transitions between the three contexts when the notion of conversion between place and space is taken into account:…”

Section: Framing the Performance Eventmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Heritage theatre and semiotics: Framing a performance at an ancestral hall

Shu¹

2013

Applied Theatre Research

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heritage theatre and semiotics: Framing a performance at an ancestral hall abstract This 'heritage theatre' programme was an innovative venture in 2009 by the Hong Kong Drama/Theatre and Education Forum as a way of introducing history education to primary and secondary school students in Hong Kong. Through an interactive performance given in two ancestral halls of the oldest Tang clan, which were categorized and protected by the government as Grade 1 heritage architecture, students and teachers were given the chance to discuss the relationship between history and heritage buildings, as well as the meanings of and difficulties in preserving these buildings. I was a consultant and participant-researcher in this study. This article highlights a critical incident that occurred at the final rehearsal, which pushed us to rethink the function of heritage theatre as museum theatre, and the methodological elements we need to take into consideration for the best facilitation of such an applied art form.

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confidence: 97%

Section: Framing the Performance Eventmentioning

confidence: 99%