History: An Archeology of the Theater of Personal Stories
This chapter explores the historical roots and modern trends that have contributed to the development of the theater of personal stories. The chapter begins with an overview of the burgeoning forms of theater where people share and enact personal and coll
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Clark Baim
Staging the Personal “Staging the Personal brings into sharp relief the ethics of creating theatre from personal stories. Charting the rise of practice that blurs the boundaries between theatre and therapy, the book offers us the Drama Spiral—a superb practical tool for practitioners navigating the often risky terrain of personal disclosure, exposure, and vulnerability.” —Alice O’Grady, Professor in Applied Performance, School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds, UK “Clark Baim is one of the most inspirational theatre facilitators working in the world today. Drawing from a long history of working in prisons with Geese Theatre, and then subsequently in his own psychodrama practice, the book meticulously details an ethics of care about staging personal lives on the stage or in a drama workshop. Baim argues for a robust framework for safe, flexible and intentional practice that unpacks a facilitator’s intuition into a carefully constructed approach. At the heart of this book is the presentation and description of the Drama Spiral—a thoroughly useful model applicable to diverse theatre practices—that deserves a key place in how we conceive of and facilitate work with participants’ real stories.” —Michael Balfour, Professor of Theatre and Performance, School of the Arts and Media, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia “Clark Baim combines both his expert theoretical knowledge and practical experience as a psychodramatist and drama facilitator to explore the risks of using real people’s stories in theatre making. In doing so he offers the Drama Spiral—a timely and vital methodology for navigating safe and ethical practice when staging personal stories that should be compulsory reading for theatre makers everywhere.” —Dr Selina Busby, Course Leader MA Applied Theatre, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, UK “The theater of personal stories provides unique opportunities for performers and spectators to experience the power of narrative through performance. Personal stories have the strength to galvanise socio-political movements, advocate on behalf of others, educate, raise awareness, and support therapeutic processes. Yet, without appropriate safeguards and training, theater practitioners can, albeit unintentionally, expose, exploit, and ultimately harm participants, performers, and spectators alike. This pioneering book is, therefore, urgently needed. It provides
theater practitioners with a theory-driven pragmatic framework with which to support their practice using clear ethical guidance. This book is a joy to read and an essential tool for theater practitioners, students, scholars, and researchers working in this field.” —Dr Stephanie Kewley, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Researcher in Applied Theatre in Criminal Justice Contexts, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Clark Baim
Staging the Personal A Guide to Safe and Ethical Practice
Clark Baim Birmingham, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-46554-4
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