All Outputs (23)

Staging Queer Spirituality: New perspectives on self-identity through Minstrelsy as multiplastic archetypal persona-performance (2024)
Thesis
Fitton, S. (2024). Staging Queer Spirituality: New perspectives on self-identity through Minstrelsy as multiplastic archetypal persona-performance. (Thesis). University of Salford

My thesis is based upon the findings from my post-graduate practice-as-research project.

I will propose a re-envisioning of the practice of Minstrelsy, not only as a traditional form of storytelling entertainment with its roots in ancient history... Read More about Staging Queer Spirituality: New perspectives on self-identity through Minstrelsy as multiplastic archetypal persona-performance.

Shaping Dance Improvisatory Processes Intertwined with Actual and Virtual Bodies: Exploring Sculptural Qualities Within Motion Capture Environments (2024)
Thesis
Sykes, L. (2024). Shaping Dance Improvisatory Processes Intertwined with Actual and Virtual Bodies: Exploring Sculptural Qualities Within Motion Capture Environments. (Thesis). University of Salford

This practice-as-research investigates embodied dance improvisatory approaches within motion capture environments through a shaping process I call Sculptural Qualities. Sculptural Qualities, a term developed during this research, are processual and r... Read More about Shaping Dance Improvisatory Processes Intertwined with Actual and Virtual Bodies: Exploring Sculptural Qualities Within Motion Capture Environments.

37 funny fragments: the UoS comedy and performance art project assemblage (2023)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I., & Talbot, R. (2023). 37 funny fragments: the UoS comedy and performance art project assemblage. Comedy Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2023.2188834

What follows is an account of the ongoing University of Salford (UoS) Comedy and
Performance Art Project. This has evolved into a series of staged and recorded ‘Non-Events’
that broadly seek to uncover any interactions between the fields of Comedy... Read More about 37 funny fragments: the UoS comedy and performance art project assemblage.

Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Talbot, R. (2022, September). Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry. Paper presented at Cairo Internation Festical of Experimental Theatre Conference, Cairo, Egypt

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... Read More about Experiments In Therapeutic Participatory Theatre In Virtual Spaces Using Clowning And Puppetry.

Hat Snap! (2021)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R., & Dormann, C. (2021). Hat Snap!. In L. Postlethwaite (Ed.), The treasury of arts activities for older people (33). London: The Baring Foundation

Dialogue as the embodiment of love : a Practice as Research investigation into a trilogy of socially engaged work by Ridiculusmus - 300 word statement (2020)
Other
Talbot, R. (2020). Dialogue as the embodiment of love : a Practice as Research investigation into a trilogy of socially engaged work by Ridiculusmus - 300 word statement

'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care (2020)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R., & Dormann, C. 'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care. In R. Austin, & M. Hopfenbeck (Eds.), The Practical Handbook of Dementia. Monmouth: PCCS Books. Manuscript submitted for publication

Playful interaction with clowns can be understood as a form of relief from the daily exigencies of living with dementia. For us, clown performance is a mode of dialogic meaning-making in which absurd juxtapositions can carry affective sense. So, cre... Read More about 'Clown Time' and dialogic meaning-making : the benefits of digital clowning for dementia care.

The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht' (2020)
Thesis
Green, P. The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht'. (Thesis). University of Salford

The journey begins with a mapping of the terrain of praxis in a discussion of autoethnography, popular performance and the postdramatic. A parallel discussion on place and class draws on the tradition of Cultural Studies. These provide the framework... Read More about The performance of place and comedy explored through postdramatic and popular forms with reference to the staging of 'A Good Neet Aht'.

Reflections on The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland : a conversation between David Woods and Jon Haynes of Ridiculusmus with commentary by Richard Talbot (2019)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R. (2019). Reflections on The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland : a conversation between David Woods and Jon Haynes of Ridiculusmus with commentary by Richard Talbot. In N. Shaughnessy, & P. Barnard (Eds.), Performing Psychologies : Imagination, Creativity and Dramas of the Mind (167-187). London: Bloomsbury

This is a collection of eight short sections of dialogue taken from a longer reflection on the creative process, of Ridiculusmus Theatre Company. The sections predominantly focus on the making and touring of The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Wester... Read More about Reflections on The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland : a conversation between David Woods and Jon Haynes of Ridiculusmus with commentary by Richard Talbot.

'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus (2017)
Journal Article
Talbot, R. (2017). 'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus. Performance Research, 22(6), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2017.1412654

Give Me Your Love by Jon Haynes and David Woods, Artistic Directors of Ridiculusmus, is the second in a trilogy Dialogue As The Embodiment of Love, to be presented in 2018, a series of plays investigating innovative mental health therapies. Give Me Y... Read More about 'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus.

She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract (2016)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R. (2016). She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract. In J. Frieze (Ed.), Reframing immersive theatre : the politics and pragmatics of participatory performance (171-191). London: Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-36604-7_13

The four performances discussed in this chapter were presented together as part of the InOnTheAct festival produced by The Lowry Theatre, Salford, in Autumn 2012. Advertised (in the festival flyer) as ‘intimate’ and ‘risk-taking’, they can be broadly... Read More about She wants you to kiss her : negotiating risk in the immersive theatre contract.

Give me your love (introduction) (2016)
Book Chapter
Woods, D., Haynes, J., & Talbot, R. (2016). Give me your love (introduction). In M. Theocharidou (Ed.), Give Me Your Love (6-8). London: Oberon Books

Introduction to the playscript of Haynes, J & Woods, D (2016) Give Me Your Love. London: Oberon. A discussion of the connections between MDMA-assisted therapies in the treatment of PTSD, psychedelic experiences, theatre experiences and the play.

Evidence of healing in the eradication of schizophrenia in Western Lapland (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Talbot, R. (2015, September). Evidence of healing in the eradication of schizophrenia in Western Lapland. Presented at Theatre & Performance Research Association; Performance & The Body Working Group: Bodies of Evidence, University of Worcester

The presentation will draw on the documents, traces and evidence from The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland (2012- 2015) based on my experience as a performer throughout the process of making and touring, as well as video, images, and u... Read More about Evidence of healing in the eradication of schizophrenia in Western Lapland.

Clowns do ethnography: An experiment in long-distance comic failure (2014)
Journal Article
King, B., & Talbot, R. (2014). Clowns do ethnography: An experiment in long-distance comic failure. Comedy Studies, 5(1), 64-77. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2014.905104

This paper examines the role of clowning in practice-as-research, and explores tensions between aspiration and execution in interdisciplinary projects. It draws on documentary assets (video screen grabs, photographs, texts) from a version of Euripide... Read More about Clowns do ethnography: An experiment in long-distance comic failure.

Devising ridiculusmus’ total football: A schematic reading of performance process. (2014)
Journal Article
Talbot, R. (2014). Devising ridiculusmus’ total football: A schematic reading of performance process. Studies in Theatre and Performance, 34(2), 140-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/14682761.2013.877662

This article critically reflects on a series of drawings created during the devising process for Ridiculumus’ Total Football (2012). Ridiculusmus' production, a narrative of a non-sporty bureaucrat tasked with harnessing the enthusiasm of football fa... Read More about Devising ridiculusmus’ total football: A schematic reading of performance process..

Triangle's Immersive Museum Theatre : performativity, historical interpretation and research in-role (2012)
Book Chapter
Talbot, R., & Andrews, N. (2012). Triangle's Immersive Museum Theatre : performativity, historical interpretation and research in-role. In A. Jackson, & J. Kidd (Eds.), Performing heritage : research, practice and innovation in museum theatre and live interpretation. Manchester: Manchester University Press

Learning to act like a nurse (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Roberts, D., & Talbot, R. (2011, July). Learning to act like a nurse. Presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference : Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, The University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

Triangle’s immersive museum theatre: performativity, historical interpretation and research in role (2011)
Book Chapter
and research in role. In A. Jackson, & J. Kidd (Eds.), Performing heritage : research, practice and innovation in museum theatre and live interpretation. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press

Mr Goodwin (2010)
Exhibition / Performance
Talbot, R. (2010). Mr Goodwin. 1 January 2010. (Unpublished)

A psychoanalytical approach to Harold Pinter’s plays : Old Times, The Homecoming and The Birthday Party
Thesis
Old Times, The Homecoming and The Birthday Party. (Thesis). University of Salford

This PhD thesis presents an analysis of a number of Harold Pinter’s plays, by using a Freudian psychoanalytical approach aligned with a close reading of the following works: Old Times (1971), The Homecoming (1965) and The Birthday Party (1957). Furth... Read More about A psychoanalytical approach to Harold Pinter’s plays : Old Times, The Homecoming and The Birthday Party.