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Citation

Knox, Gillian (2024) Appropriating the Real. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1498

Dataset description

Appropriating the ‘real’ is a practice-led investigation that researches the extent to which verbatim theatre techniques can be appropriated to create a fictional performance. Criticisms of verbatim theatre’s ‘truth claims’ – that it is a re-presentation of the ‘real’ – are both dramaturgical and ethical. Addressing these concerns, the practice presented here sets out to experiment with “indecidability” (Lehmann, 2006:101), heightening the audience’s perception of the gap between ‘truth’ and ‘fiction’, chiefly by drawing attention to the role of the theatre maker. The practice-led research is made up by this trilogy of performances: The Unsettling; Everybody Always Tells the Truth; and Is It Different Now? and an accompanying thesis.

Additional information:	Access to the recording of "Is It Different Now?" is restricted. Request access using the link below to the RADAR repository. You will receive an initial response to your request within five working days. These videos are associated with the PhD thesis "Appropriating the ‘real’: ethical explorations in the creation of fictional verbatim performance", linked below
Keywords:	Theatre, Performance, Applied Theatre, Verbatim Theatre, Indecideability, Fictional Verbatim.
Subjects:	W000 - Creative arts & design > W400 - Drama
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures > School of Performance and Cultural Industries
Related resources:	Location Type https://radar.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/50/ Dataset https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/34816/ Ethesis
Date deposited:	18 Mar 2024 15:53
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1261
Additional details Additional details Creators or authors: Creators ORCID Other ID Email Primary affiliation Primary affiliation ID Primary affiliation ID type Secondary affiliation Secondary affiliation ID Secondary affiliation ID type Knox, Gillian University of Leeds https://ror.org/024mrxd33 ror Type of data: Dataset Publication date: 2024 Resource language: English Metadata language: English Publisher: University of Leeds Contact email: pc06gk@leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 02 Jul 2024 14:46

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The Unsettling [519MB] The Unsettling [519MB] The Unsettling [519MB] Security: Anyone File name: the_unsettling.mp4 Content type: Data Description: This verbatim theatre video installation experiments with indecidability to highlight the operations of truth and fiction within verbatim theatre. Mime-Type: video/mp4 License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) File size: 519MB