The Art of Physical Intelligence

The Art of Physical Intelligence is a series of 3 manuals on Physical Theatre, published by the First Physical Theatre Company in Grahamstown

According to the website (http://www.ru.ac.za/firstphysical/resources/publications/) the three manuals are designed to offer insight into physical theatre, contemporary dance and choreography.

Volume 1: Experiments in Physical Theatre (2002, updated 2018?) is of particular use for theatre historians and students of performance in particular, since it takes the reader through a journey of the company’s repertory. Based on the company’s CD-Rom, this manual includes illustrations and copies of scripts by a range of writers including Andrew Buckland, Reza de Wet and Gary Gordon.

The series is also backed up by audio-visual records in various video formats.

The texts by Andrew Buckland contained in the volume are:

The texts by Reza de Wet contained in the volume are: Dialogue, The Unspeakable Story, Dead: A Slight History of One Called Ivan and Lilith.)

The texts by Gary Gordon contained in the volume are:

Sources

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