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Revision as of 07:54, 27 April 2017
Physical theatre is the name given to specific form theatrical performance that emphasizes the use of physical movement, as in dance and mime, for expression and the telling of stories.
Contents
Physical theatre as a form
Key figures in the evolution of modern versions of the form have been Jacques Lecoq, playwright/performer Steven Berkoff
Physical theatre in South Africa
Courses
Physical theatre is now taught as a form in most Drama Departments in the country.
South African Exponents
Gary Gordon, Andrew Buckland, Lionel Newton, Lara Foot, Juanita Finestone, Samantha Pienaar,
South African companies
The First Physical Theatre Company
Plays and performances
The Ugly Noo Noo; The Well Being; The Anatomical Journey of a Settler Man; Daddy I've Seen This Piece Six Times and I Still Can't Know Why They Are Hurting Each Other;
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_theatre
Robyn Sassen. 20165. "Physical Theatre" in Martin Middeke and Peter Paul Schnierer (editors). 2015. The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
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