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The Art of Resonance

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The Art of Resonance delves into the concept of artistic resonance and its profound connection to both life and creative work. Theatre director Anne Bogart explores how resonanceβ€”a quality rooted in the idea of 're-sounding'β€”creates meaningful engagement across disciplines such as music, neuroscience, architecture, and performance theory. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, Bogart examines curiosity as a vital force in artistic practice, offering insights that illuminate the power and purpose of theatre and the broader arts.
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Ideal for theatre artists, performing arts practitioners, and anyone interested in the philosophical and practical aspects of artistic creation and engagement.

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What is artistic resonance and how can it be linked to one's life and one's art?

This latest book of essays from legendary theatre director Anne Bogart considers the creation of resonance in the artistic endeavour, with a focus on the performing arts.

The word 'resonance' comes from the Latin meaning to 're-sound' or 'sound together'. From music to physics, resonance is a common thread that evokes a response and, in general, is understood as a quality that makes something personally meaningful and valuable.

For Bogart, curiosity is a key personal quality to be nurtured throughout life and that very same curiosity, as an artist, thinker and human being.

Creating pathways between performance theory, art history, neuroscience, music, architecture and the visual arts, and consistently forging new thought-paths, the writing draws upon Anne Bogart's own life and artistic journeys to illuminate potent philosophical ideas.

Woven with personal anecdotes, stories and reflections, The Art of Resonance is a book that will be of interest to any theatre artist and anyone who reflects on the power of the arts, of theatre-making and what it means to be engaged in the artistic process.

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This beautifully written and optimistic collection has been praised as an essential guide for theatre makers seeking new inspiration post-pandemic. Acclaimed director Katie Mitchell describes it as a "love letter to the future," highlighting its fierce, inspiring, and erudite exploration of art and creativity.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350155893

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 207g

Pages: 184

About the Author

Anne Bogart is a theatre and opera director, Co-Artistic Director of the ensemble-based SITI Company, head of the MFA Directing program at Columbia University, and author of five books: A Director Prepares, The Viewpoints Book, And Then You Act, Conversations with Anne and What’s the Story. For her directing, she has won two Best Director Obie Awards; in 1995, she received the ATHE Career Achievement Award; in 2005 received the American Theatre Wing Award; in 2012 was the recipient of the Richard B. Fisher Award and the Doris Duke Artist Award; and in 2018-19 was a Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

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