Creating Solo Performance is an innovative toolbox of exercises and
challenges focused on providing you - the performer - with engaging and
inspiring ways to explore and develop your idea both on the page and in
the performance space.
The creation of a solo show may be the most rewarding, liberating and
stressful challenge you will take on in your career. This book acts as
your silent collaborator as you develop your performance, by helpfully
arranging exercises under the following headings:
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- Beginnings
- Creating character
- Generating material
- Using your performance space
- Technology
- Endings
- Collaboration
Exercises can be explored in sequence, at random or according to your
specific needs and interests as a performer. By enabling you to create a
bespoke formula that best applies to your specific subject, area of
interest, style and discipline, this book will become an indispensable
resource as you produce your solo show.