A Director Prepares

An examination of the challenges inherent in making theatre. Focusing on the courage required to create "art with great presence", each chapter tackles one of the seven major areas identified with art-making: violence; memory; terror; eroticism; stereotype; embarrassment; and resistance.

'This is a revolutionary insight into the often misunderstood process of directing.' Manchesteronstage.com

Auteur
Anne Bogart is Artistic Director of the SITI Company, which she founded with Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. She is Associate Professor at Columbia University.

Texte du rabat

In a fascinating and thought-provoking examination of the challenges of making theatre, Bogart speaks candidly and with immense wisdom of the courage required to create "art with great presence."

Résumé

A Director Prepares is a thought-provoking examination of the challenges of making theatre. In it, Anne Bogart speaks candidly and with wisdom of the courage required to create 'art with great presence'.
Each chapter tackles one of the seven major areas Bogart has identified as both potential partner and potential obstacle to art-making. They are Violence; Memory; Terror; Eroticism; Stereotype; Embarrassment; and Resistance. Each one can be used to generate extraordinary creative energy, if we know how to use it.
A Director Prepares offers every practitioner an extraordinary insight into the creative process. It is a handbook, Bible and manifesto, all in one. No other book on the art of theatre comes even close to offering this much understanding, experience and inspiration.

Contenu
Introduction Preface: Story and anti-story 1 Memory 2 Violence 3 Eroticism 4 Terror 5 Stereotype 6 Embarrassment 7 Resistance