Invisible Things: Documentation from a Devising Process - Softcover

Harradine, David; Behrndt, Synne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955908213 ISBN 13: 9780955908217

Publisher: Fevered Sleep, 2011

Synopsis

Invisible Things is a book about devising new work for performance.

Taking the research, development and performance of Fevered Sleep's An Infinite Line: Brighton as its focus, Invisible Things is structured as a series of themed chapters intercut with case studies of key elements of the creative process.

Through a combination of text, photographs, drawings, extracts from artist's notebooks, critical commentary and dialogue, Invisible Things offers a rare and personal insight into each stage of a creative journey, revealing all the complexities of a devising process from the point of view of the people at its heart.

The chapters explore areas such as collaboration, dramaturgy, working with animals, developing conceptual frameworks and design. Case studies cover things such as light, sound, structure, organising rehearsals, and roles within a company.

Invisible Things is also an experiment in how to document and remember a live event in another form: how to turn an ephemeral performance into a book.

About this title

About the Author

David Harradine is co-founder and artistic director of Fevered Sleep, with whom he has made over 20 projects spanning installation, performance, photography and publication. He is a previous winner of the Jerwood Young Directors Award, has a doctorate in Performance Studies from the University of London and is currently Artist in Residence in the school of Arts and Media at the University of Brighton.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fevered Sleep
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955908213
• ISBN 13: 9780955908217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204