Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry

Talbot, Richard

Abstract

This article considers the application of Physical Theatre practices, specifically clowning and puppetry, in participatory performance settings, The project lead, Richard Talbot, has been exploring ways of making these performances accessible through adaptation to consumer digital virtual spaces during and immediately after the Coronavirus Pandemic. The projects discussed here are a clown participatory workshop inspired by Timberlake Wertenbaker's 1988 adaptation of Phaedra in The Love of The Nightingale and a new experimental adaptation of Pinocchio. Both projects have been conducted on the Zoom video conferencing platform and disseminated via YouTube social media. The latter project involves (and invites) international interdisciplinary collaboration. Introduction: starting points and motivations This article will consider the application of Physical Theatre practices of clowning and puppetry to participatory performance settings, and their adaptation to virtual and digital spaces during and immediately after the Coronavirus Pandemic. The projects discussed here aim to make these performances accessible

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Cairo Internation Festical of Experimental Theatre Conference
• Start Date: Sep 1, 2022
• End Date: Sep 8, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2023
• Series Title: Theatrical Experiment and Technological Development/ Ettagriib El-Massrahi wa Ettatowar Ettiknoloji
• Series ISSN: 978-977-92-2286-8
• Keywords: Virtual Scenography; Digital Theatre
• Publisher URL: https://www.facebook.com/cifetofficial
• Additional Information: Conference proceedings published annually by Cairo Opera House, El Gezira.