DV8 - Practitioner Resource
Through DV8’s emphasis on authenticity and emotional truth, students can learn how to translate real-life experiences into compelling performance material. Their integration of dance, theatre, and documentary sources encourages a multidisciplinary approach to theatre-making, broadening students’ creative horizons. Additionally, DV8’s exploration of socio-political themes provides a valuable template for using performance as a way to address relevant, contemporary topics. Engaging with DV8’s methodologies helps students develop critical thinking, physical awareness, and a stronger understanding of how to create innovative theatre that resonates with modern audiences.
Contents Include: Introduction, Destruction of Traditional Theatre, Lloyd Newson, Influences, Enter Achilles, DV8 Methodologies, Authenticity, Physicality as Communication, Verbatim, Dance & Theatre, Text & Movement, Socio-political, DV8 Workshops, Exploring Text & Movement, Physical Obstacles & Interactions, Fragmented Narratives & Key Quotes.
Through DV8’s emphasis on authenticity and emotional truth, students can learn how to translate real-life experiences into compelling performance material. Their integration of dance, theatre, and documentary sources encourages a multidisciplinary approach to theatre-making, broadening students’ creative horizons. Additionally, DV8’s exploration of socio-political themes provides a valuable template for using performance as a way to address relevant, contemporary topics. Engaging with DV8’s methodologies helps students develop critical thinking, physical awareness, and a stronger understanding of how to create innovative theatre that resonates with modern audiences.
Contents Include: Introduction, Destruction of Traditional Theatre, Lloyd Newson, Influences, Enter Achilles, DV8 Methodologies, Authenticity, Physicality as Communication, Verbatim, Dance & Theatre, Text & Movement, Socio-political, DV8 Workshops, Exploring Text & Movement, Physical Obstacles & Interactions, Fragmented Narratives & Key Quotes.
Through DV8’s emphasis on authenticity and emotional truth, students can learn how to translate real-life experiences into compelling performance material. Their integration of dance, theatre, and documentary sources encourages a multidisciplinary approach to theatre-making, broadening students’ creative horizons. Additionally, DV8’s exploration of socio-political themes provides a valuable template for using performance as a way to address relevant, contemporary topics. Engaging with DV8’s methodologies helps students develop critical thinking, physical awareness, and a stronger understanding of how to create innovative theatre that resonates with modern audiences.
Contents Include: Introduction, Destruction of Traditional Theatre, Lloyd Newson, Influences, Enter Achilles, DV8 Methodologies, Authenticity, Physicality as Communication, Verbatim, Dance & Theatre, Text & Movement, Socio-political, DV8 Workshops, Exploring Text & Movement, Physical Obstacles & Interactions, Fragmented Narratives & Key Quotes.