Removing the ‘Cloak of Invisibility’: New Zealand Directors Discuss Theatre Directing Praxis

About this item

Title

Removing the ‘Cloak of Invisibility’: New Zealand Directors Discuss Theatre Directing Praxis

Content partner

University of Waikato

Collection

ResearchCommons@Waikato

Description

This thesis reveals central thematic concerns relating to directing text-based professional theatre in New Zealand. How does a select cohort of professional New Zealand theatre directors bring texts dynamically to life? How have they directed actors through texts? What are the origins and contours of these praxes? What and who have been the key influences? And how do they view the role and function of a director and of theatre? The thesis analyses the praxis of ten contemporary New Zealand th...

Read more

Format

Research paper

Research format

Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2015

Creator

Byrnes, Vanessa

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9427

Related subjects

Directing / praxis / methodology / theatre / New Zealand / acting / Mike Alfreds / Stanislavski / interview / director / practice / interpretive / performance / post-colonial / Appreciative Inquiry / text-based / qualitative research / dynamic

What is the copyright status of this item?

All Rights Reserved

This item is all rights reserved, which means you'll have to get permission from University of Waikato before using it.

More Information

University of Waikato has this to say about the rights status of this item:

All items in Research Commons are provided for private study and research purposes and are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with University of Waikato to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

No sharing

You may not copy and/or share this item with others without further permission. This includes posting it on your blog, using it in a presentation, or any other public use.

No modifying

You are not allowed to adapt or remix this item into any other works.

No commercial use

You may not use this item commercially.