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.

The Art of Physical Intelligence, Volume 1: Experiments in Physical Theatre (by Calum Stevenson, Juanita Finestone and the First Physical Theatre Company, and published by First Physical Theatre Company in 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 Art of Physical Intelligence Part 1 is also available as a CD-Rom, featuring over twenty minutes of video clips, hundreds of images, sound clips and previously unpublished texts by Andrew Buckland, Reza de Wet and Gary Gordon.

The texts by Andrew Buckland contained in the volume/CD are:

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

The texts by Gary Gordon contained in the volume/CD are: