Monstrous bodies: using puppetry to engage with perceptions of disability

Purcell-Gates, L (2014) Monstrous bodies: using puppetry to engage with perceptions of disability. In: Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference - Dream Acts: Performance as Refuge, Resistance, and Renewal, 24-27 July 2014, Scottsdale, AZ, US.

Abstract

This presentation explores techniques developed as part of a UK-based project on ‘monstrous bodies’ that explores puppetry as enacting social change around perceptions of disability. The project uses Bunraku-style direct-manipulation puppetry to engage with alternate ways of perceiving and performing the disabled body.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Theatre and Social Change focus group

Divisions: Bath School of Music and Performing Arts
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2018 15:55
Last Modified: 15 Aug 2021 09:42
URI / Page ID: https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/7800
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