Bottom's Dream: Applied Theatre: Anything Goes but what Stays?

Timothy Prentki

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78178-5

Bottom's Dream: Applied Theatre: Anything Goes but what Stays?

Timothy Prentki

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Abstract

This chapter examines the concept of transformation as it is commonly applied in theatre. Beginning with a look at some of the ways in which the trickster or shape-shifter has exploited transformation in the cause of change, it proceeds to analyse the specifically theatrical modes of transformation, and the challenges associated with sustaining these beyond the moment of performance. This analysis involves a consideration of the effect of character upon actor, alongside exploration of the relationship between disguise and identity. In the liminal space of performance anything goes. But does anything stay?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Applied Theatre: Understanding Change
Editors	Kelly Freebody, Michael Balfour, Michael Finneran, Michael Anderson
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Chapter	10
Pages	153-172
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-78178-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78178-5
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 2018

Publication series

Name	Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education
Publisher	Springer
Number	22
ISSN (Print)	1573-4528
ISSN (Electronic)	2214-0069

Keywords

Transformation; trickster; change

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Bottom's Dream: Applied Theatre: Anything Goes but what Stays? / Prentki, Timothy.
Applied Theatre: Understanding Change. ed. / Kelly Freebody; Michael Balfour; Michael Finneran; Michael Anderson. Switzerland, 2018. p. 153-172 (Landscapes: the Arts, Aesthetics, and Education ; No. 22).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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