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    STUDIA DRAMATICA - Issue no. 1 / 2017  
         
  Article:   DEVISED THEATRE – A SHORT INTRODUCTION.

Authors:  ALEXANDRA FELSEGHI.
 
       
         
  Abstract:  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/subbdrama.2017.1.05

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The aim of the following article is to define the concept of devised theatre, as well as outlining a brief history, and providing a description of the main elements which constitute a collective performance. It also brings in discussion the member roles in a group that practices devised theatre, and the technique they use in creating a performance.

Keywords: Devised theatre, collective author, theatre, performance, independent theatre, actor – director relationship, contemporary theatre aesthetic, authorship.

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Published Online: 2017-03-17
 
         
     
         
         
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