Theatre of Real People
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Theatre of Real People

Diverse Encounters at Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond

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Theatre of Real People

Diverse Encounters at Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer and Beyond

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Theatre of Real People offers fresh perspectives on the current fascination with putting people on stage who present aspects of their own lives and who are not usually trained actors. After providing a history of this mode of performance, and theoretical frameworks for its analysis, the book focuses on work developed by seminal practitioners at Berlin's Hebbel am Ufer (HAU) production house. It invites the reader to explore the HAU's innovative approach to Theatre of Real People, authenticity and cultural diversity during the period of Matthias Lilienthal's leadership (2003–12). Garde and Mumford also elucidate how Theatre of Real People can create and destabilise a sense of the authentic, and suggest how Authenticity-Effects can present new ways of perceiving diverse and unfamiliar people. Through a detailed analysis of key HAU productions such as Lilienthal's brainchild X-Apartments, Mobile Academy's Blackmarket, and Rimini Protokoll's 100% City, the book explores both the artistic agenda of an important European theatre institution, and a crucial aspect of contemporary theatre's social engagement.

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Publisher
Methuen Drama
Year
2016
ISBN
9781472580245
Edition
1
Topic
Literatura
Subtopic
Arte dramático

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Series page
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright page
  6. Dedication page
  7. Contents
  8. List of Figures
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 A Historical Perspective on Theatre of Real People
  12. 2 Theatre of Real People at the HAU
  13. 3 Theatre and Authenticity-Effects
  14. 4 Encounters with Cultural Diversity at the HAU
  15. 5 Berliners with an ‘Authenticity Guarantee’:Cultural Complexity in 100% Berlin and 100% City
  16. 6 Meeting Unfamiliar Residents in Berlin: Playing with Frames of Reference in X-Apartments
  17. 7 Unsettling Journey into the Unfamiliar: Ambiguous Guides to the City in CallCutta: Mobile Phone Theatre
  18. 8 Getting Closer to the Subjects of Migration: Partial Proximity in Blackmarket No. 7 and Mr Dağaçar and the Golden Tectonics of Trash
  19. Conclusion
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index