Focusing specifically on solo making and performing, this unique and exciting text allows the experts to speak for themselves. In interviews with Misri Dey, six recognised solo performers working across a range of performance genres - including theatre, dance, live and performance art, site-specific performance, music video and film - provide insightful and practical strategies for creative making and performing processes. Interviewees include Bryony Kimmings, Tim Etchells, Bobby Baker, Mike Pearson, Wendy Houstoun and Nigel Charnock.

Engaging and accessible, this is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre, Performance and Acting, scholars, lecturers and performance practitioners. It will also appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students of Women's Studies, Creative Writing and the Visual Arts.

About the Author

Misri Dey is Senior Lecturer in Theatre at Falmouth University, UK.

Reviews
Making Solo Performance offers timely dialogues with significant artists. Through a series of six interviews, Dey asks practitioners to reflect on their processes, providing a valuable resource for students of contemporary performance interested in what it means to work solo. * Laura Bissell, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland UK *
This book is an engaging read for solo practitioners, providing a context for where ideas have come from and how they have been organised into performance, as well as a guide for students and emerging solo practitioners. * Krystyna Musiol, UCLAN, UK *



Book Information
ISBN 9781137603258
Author Misri Dey
Format Paperback
Page Count 221
Imprint Red Globe Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 3102g