Devised Theatre – a Short Introduction

Authors

  • Alexandra FELSEGHI Independent researcher. alexandra.felseghi@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbdrama.2017.1.05

Keywords:

Devised theatre, collective author, theatre, performance, independent theatre, actor – director relationship, contemporary theatre aesthetic, authorship.

Abstract

The aim of the following article is to define the concept of devised theatre, as well as outlining a brief history, and providing a description of the main elements which constitute a collective performance. It also brings in discussion the member roles in a group that practices devised theatre, and the technique they use in creating a performance.

Author Biography

Alexandra FELSEGHI, Independent researcher. alexandra.felseghi@gmail.com

ALEXANDRA FELSEGHI is a theatre director and drama writer living and working in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is the co-founder of Create.Act.Enjoy independent theatre and film company, where she constantly practices and theorizes devised technique in theatre and performance. Since 2016, she is a PhD in performing arts at Babeș-Bolyai University. The title of her PhD thesis is A Foray into Independent Theatre – Performance and the Multiple Creator.

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Published

2017-03-17

How to Cite

FELSEGHI, A. (2017). Devised Theatre – a Short Introduction. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Dramatica, 62(1), 61–68. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbdrama.2017.1.05

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