From Boal to Jana Sanskriti: Practice and Principles by Sanjoy Ganguly Paperback

Description: From Boal to Jana Sanskriti: Practice and Principles by Sanjoy Ganguly, Ralph Yarrow Jana Sanskriti is internationally recognised as the most iconic post-Boalian Theatre of the Oppressed operation in the world today. This fully illustrated book by the Bengali companys founder and artistic director Sanjoy Ganguly, edited by Ralph Yarrow, collects and explains their programme of workshop exercises, placing them i FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jana Sanskriti is internationally recognised as the most iconic post-Boalian Theatre of the Oppressed operation in the world today. This fully illustrated book by the Bengali companys founder and artistic director Sanjoy Ganguly, edited by Ralph Yarrow, collects and explains their programme of workshop exercises, placing them in the context of their social and activist work. A set of interviews with Ganguly complements these practical sequences, drawing in topics such as the role of the joker, the nature of development, participation and agency, aesthetics as transformation, and Theatre of the Oppressed in the context of a market economy. Author Biography Sanjoy Ganguly is the founder and Artistic Director of the Jana Sanskriti Centre for the Theatre of the Oppressed, in West Bengal, India; considered by Boal the chief exponents of his methodology outside his native Brazil. He is the author of Jana Sanskriti: Forum theatre and democracy in India (2010). Ralph Yarrow is Emeritus Professor of Drama and Comparative Literature at the University of East Anglia. Table of Contents Foreword Eugène van Erven Preface Ralph Yarrow PART 1: Workshops Sanjoy Ganguly Developing Boals Games into Social MetaphorsIndex of ExercisesIntroductory Exercises While Walking Feel the Protagonist Express Emotion Variation, Finding Oppression Indian Parliament Fish Society Game of Power Expression with Body 1 Joint Sculpture Circles of Emotion Sculpting in Pairs, plus Variation 2 Human Knot, plus Variation Variations of Grandmas Footsteps The Deer and the Tiger Crossing the Border Spontaneous Group Sculptures Development of Status Game 3 Forum in a circle Variation on Columbian Hypnosis, plus further Variation Blind Game Storytelling 4 Catch in the Circle Newspaper Theatre Points of Contact Invisible Friend Soundscape and Images Characters Stories 5 Moving as Still Image Experiencing the Lives of Others Glass Cobra becomes Trade Union Game PART 2: Interviews with Sanjoy Ganguly and short essays Interview by Robert Klement Interview by Robyn Kirkby Interview by Clément Poutot Interview by Joschka Kck Interview by Clément Poutot, on Vivekananda Sanjoy Ganguly: The Political Aesthetic of Jana Sanskriti: Theatre as an Art of Creating Connection Coda: Sanjoy Ganguly: Aesthetics as Transformation Postscript: Sanjoy Ganguly: A critical space: Forum, Jokering and the problem of sympathy Letters from Augusto Boal and Sanjoy Ganguly Details ISBN0367736896 Author Ralph Yarrow Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2020 ISBN-10 0367736896 ISBN-13 9780367736897 Publication Date 2020-12-18 UK Release Date 2020-12-18 Format Paperback Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-12-18 NZ Release Date 2020-12-18 Edited by Ralph Yarrow Alternative 9781138223325 DEWEY 792.0954147 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 172 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160773792;

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