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Ethnotheatre

Research from Page to Stage
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Ethnotheatre explores the transformation of human experience research into compelling dramatic presentations. Johnny Saldaña, a leading figure in this field, offers a clear and concise guide on key principles and practices, from research and scriptwriting to stage production. The book includes practical advice for playwrights and addresses the ethical considerations involved in adapting personal stories for the theatre. It features scenes from contemporary ethnodramas and complete play scripts as examples of the genre.
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This book is ideal for theatre practitioners, researchers, and students interested in the intersection of ethnography and performance, as well as anyone involved in creating impactful dramaturgy based on real human experiences.

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One of the best-known practitioners of the ethnotheatre research tradition outlines its key principles and practices in this clear, concise volume, which covers the preparation of a dramatic presentation from the research and writing stages to the elements of stage production.

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Ethnotheatre transforms research about human experiences into a dramatic presentation for an audience. Johnny Saldaña, one of the best-known practitioners of this research tradition, outlines the key principles and practices of ethnotheatre in this clear, concise volume.

He covers the preparation of a dramatic presentation from the research and writing stages to the elements of stage production. Saldaña nurtures playwrights through adaptation and stage exercises, and delves into the complex ethical questions of turning the personal into theatre.

Throughout, he emphasizes the vital importance of creating good theatre as well as good research for impact on an audience and performers. The volume includes multiple scenes from contemporary ethnodramas plus two complete play scripts as exemplars of the genre.

Series: Qualitative Inquiry and Social Justice

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781611320367

Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 November 2016

Country: United States

Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 246

About the Author

Johnny Saldana is a professor of theatre at Arizona State University's School of Theatre and Film. He is the author of Longitudinal Qualitative Research: Analyzing Change Through Time (AltaMira Press, 2003); Ethnodrama: An Anthology of Reality Theatre (AltaMira Press, 2005); The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers (Sage Publications, 2009); and Fundamentals of Qualitative Research (Oxford University Press, 2011), as well as numerous articles and chapters on theatre, longitudinal qualitative inquiry and ethnodrama.

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