Re:(Un)learning from the stories of theatre practitioners: rhythms and relationships of difference in multicultural contexts

Rajendran, Charlene (2021) Re:(Un)learning from the stories of theatre practitioners: rhythms and relationships of difference in multicultural contexts. In: Arrhythmia Performance Pedagogy and Practice, 9.30am – 9:50am - 5th June 2021, Online.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Title: Re:(Un)learning from the stories of theatre practitioners: rhythms and relationships of difference in multicultural contexts
Synopsis:

This paper considers the importance of stories about theatre as part of (un)learning theatre. It proposes that such stories offer crucial spaces for sensing and sense-making in the development of performance literacy and theatre practice. Drawing from stories and critical reflections derived from interviews with a few leading Singapore theatre-makers (conducted for a research project that examined alternative perspectives to dealing with difference in multicultural society), I point to some critical practices and principles that inform the way these practitioners negotiate their work and world, highlighting how these articulations serve as valuable references in discerning the pulses and rhythms created for performance. I also suggest that attending to the voices of practitioners and contemplating their encounters with theatre are important processes of learning what it means to develop theatre practice and articulate its value. This includes unlearning notions of culture, society, and theatre that may be embedded and counter-productive to the emergence of resonant ideas felt and needed. In a time of crisis and change, such stories become resources to interrogate the rhythms and relationships forged through choices made and moments recognised as significant to the narratives produced on theatre, for theatre, and about theatre.

Uncontrolled Keywords: Syncopationpanel10
Subjects: Performing Arts
Divisions: Publications > Conference Paper
Depositing User: Ms Ashalatha Krishnan
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2021 15:13
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2021 15:15
URI: http://drlib.lasalle.edu.sg/id/eprint/996
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