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.

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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