Responsive Listening: Theater Training for Contemporary Spaces

Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk, Karmenlara Ely, Karmenlara Ely, Serge von Arx, Camilla Eeg-Tverbakk, Electa Behrens, Øystein Elle, Veronika Bokelmann, and Ivar Furre Aam, Karen Kipphoff

Detailing new perspectives on acting and scenography, this rich, inductive compilation of essays and personal reflections profiles Østfold University College/Norwegian Theatre Academy’s unique approach to international theater education. At NTA, artistic research informs pedagogy. Investigation and experimentation are emphasized over any single technique or method, defined by the use of sonic, kinetic, visual, and olfactory environments that can each serve as material for new creative work. By amplifying students’ engagement with diverse spaces, deep play, movement, full-body listening, vocalization, musicality, collaborative processes, ethical risk, and even failure, the faculty and guest artists at NTA have established a program that challenges the limits of the field while continuing its growing contribution to contemporary theater practices.

status	Copy #1 (8329): in
genre	Performance Arts » Theater and Stageplays
publisher	Brooklyn Arts Press
publish date	2015
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