The Performer's Guide to the Collaborative Process

Do you work with a group and wonder if there’s a better way? This book demystifies the collaborative creative process and gives you simple tools to create original performance happily and efficiently. Part I starts with generating ideas for a piece; it walks you through researching, creating, and shaping material; and shows how to continue to move forward. Part II, about group dynamics, shows how to build safety and trust, share power and make decisions openly, and communicate skillfully using constructive critiques and peaceful conflict resolution. Teachers and professors of Dance, Theatre, Community-Based Performance, and Devising Performance use this book as a foundation for their courses.