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Appropriating the Real

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

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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.

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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
License:	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Date deposited:	18 Mar 2024 15:53
URI:	https://archive.researchdata.leeds.ac.uk/id/eprint/1261
Additional details Additional details Creators: 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 Grant numbers: n/a Publication date: 2024 Resource language: English Publisher: University of Leeds Contact Email Address: pc06gk@leeds.ac.uk Last Modified: 19 Mar 2024 13:19

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The Unsettling [519MB] The Unsettling [519MB] The Unsettling [519MB] Visible to: 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