Coming out in September the book Site Specific Performance is one of the books that interests me most in the group of upcoming theatrical book releases. Site Specific performances have interested me since I started exploring with unconventional theatrical spaces in the early Noughties and the author of this book, Professor Mike Pearson, is one of the most qualified practitioners of Site Specific work. Working for the performance company Brith Gof; Pearson has spent many years experimenting with various spaces in a system that they call 'Archaeology of Media' which involves restaging old poems, stories and performance pieces in spaces that can help them understand or find new meaning to their source material. Pearson also works for Aberystwyth University as a lecture on Performance Arts so has the experiance of being an academic as well as having his practical work to influence his writing. When you add in that Pearson not only writes about his own vast experience within Site Specific Arts but also adds in several models on how to run a Site Specific Performance you know you are getting a really good resource for both studying and creating your own Site Specific work. Priced at £16.14 with free delivery from Amazon.co.uk you can preorder this item from here.
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