The Praxis of the Solo Performer: The Theories and Practices Explored during the Creation of a Solo Performance based on the Life and Art of Ian Fairweather

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Primary Supervisor
Foster, Michael
Other Supervisors
Keane, Jondi
Year published
2011
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This research investigates the field of performance practice often referred to as monodramas, one-person plays or variously as one-woman or one-man shows, I adopt a more encompassing term, Solo Performance, to describe the activities of an individual performing to an audience within the field of Drama. Central to the conclusions I have drawn are the insights emerging from the processes involved in creating an original solo performance text and a live solo performance based primarily on events in the life of the Australian visual artist Ian Fairweather....etc.This research investigates the field of performance practice often referred to as monodramas, one-person plays or variously as one-woman or one-man shows, I adopt a more encompassing term, Solo Performance, to describe the activities of an individual performing to an audience within the field of Drama. Central to the conclusions I have drawn are the insights emerging from the processes involved in creating an original solo performance text and a live solo performance based primarily on events in the life of the Australian visual artist Ian Fairweather....etc.
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Thesis Type
Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Degree Program
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School
School of Humanities.
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Public
Subject
One-person shows (Performing arts)
Monodramas, Australian
Fairweather, Ian