Collaboration in Performance Practice Premises, Workings and Failures [Hardcover]

Collaboration between artists has been practised for centuries, yet over recent decades the act of collaborating has taken different meanings. This publication examines cultural, philosophical and political issues tied to specific instances of collaborative practice in the performing arts. Leading scholars and practitioners review historical developments of collaborative practice and reveal what it means to work together in creative contexts at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Key questions addressed include how artists are developing new ways of working together in response to contemporary economic trends, the significance of collaborating across culture and what opportunities are apparent when co-working between genres and disciplines. Noyale Colin and Stefanie Sachsenmaier present these perspectives in three thematic sections which interrogate the premises of collective intentions, the working strategies of current practitioners, as well as the role of failure and compromise in collaborative modes of creative work. This volume is an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners and those interested in contemporary artistic methods of working.

This publication examines cultural, philosophical and political issues tied to specific instances of collaborative practice in the performing arts. Scholars and artistic practitioners review historical developments of collaborative practice and reveal what it means to work together in creative contexts at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

1. Introduction: Collaborative Performance-Making in Context; Noyale Colin & Stefanie Sachsenmaier
PART I: PREMISES
2. Contemporary Collaborations and Cautionary Tales; Simon Murray
3. Collaboration, Temporality and Post-Fordism; Bojana Kunst
4. Collaboration, Democracy and the Total Artwork; Alexandra Kolb
5. I want to work with you because I can speak for myself: The Potential of Postconsensual Collabolc7