Magic and Machine: Using the Repre Method of Theatrical Devising to Explore the Themes of Science, Spiritualism, and the Human Brain

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dc.contributor.advisorBatdorf, Erika
dc.creatorMcEnaney, Taliesin Kate
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T13:45:26Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T13:45:26Z
dc.date.copyright2017-05-01
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T13:45:26Z
dc.degree.disciplineTheatre
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMFA - Master of Fine Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the application of The Repre Method of theatrical devising (also know as the RSVP cycles) to the ensemble-devised creation, Brain Storm. The narrative of the play centers on 3 characters; one woman dealing with a brain injury and its emotional and cognitive fall-out, another who believes she can communicate with the deceased across barriers of time and space, and the famous Canadian neuro-surgeon Wilder Penfield, who used electrical stimulation to provoke sensory hallucinations in his patients. The Repre Method, which uses objects and stories as resources for the actors to engage with, is explored as a means to find compelling narrative and emotional connection within the devising process and workshop production.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34253
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectPerforming arts
dc.subject.keywordsRepère Method
dc.subject.keywordsRSVP Cycles
dc.subject.keywordsDevising theatre
dc.subject.keywordsCollective creation
dc.subject.keywordsEnsemble creation
dc.subject.keywordsObject theatre
dc.subject.keywordsPhysical theatre
dc.subject.keywordsRobert Lepage
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian theatre
dc.subject.keywordsNeuroscience
dc.subject.keywordsWilder Penfield
dc.subject.keywordsNeurosurgery
dc.subject.keywordsSpiritualism
dc.subject.keywordsAutomatic writing
dc.subject.keywordsParanormal psychology
dc.subject.keywordsEpilepsy
dc.subject.keywordsMontreal procedure.
dc.titleMagic and Machine: Using the Repre Method of Theatrical Devising to Explore the Themes of Science, Spiritualism, and the Human Brain
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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