Memos from a Theatre Lab: Exploring what immersive theatre 'does'

by Nandita Dinesh

Overview

What does Immersive Theatre 'do'?

By contrasting two specific performances on the same theme - one an 'immersive' experience and the other a more conventional theatrical production - Nandita Dinesh explores the ways in which theatrical form impacts upon actors and audiences. An in-depth case study of her work Pinjare (Cages) sets out the 'hows' and 'whys' of her specific aesthetic framework. Memos from a Theatre Lab places Dinesh's practical work within the context of existing analyses of Immersive Theatre, using this investigation to generate an underpinning theory of how Immersive Theatre works for its participants.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367736576
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/18/2020
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nandita Dinesh teaches Theatre Arts and is Associate Director at the Bartos Institute for the Constructive Engagement of Conflict at the United World College, New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: The Framework

Chapter Two: The Two Performances

Chapter Three: The Data & the Spectators

Chapter Four: The Data & the Actors

Conclusions