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(W)reading Performance Writing : A Study Room Guide (2010) by Rachel Lois Clapham

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Study Room Guide (W)reading Performance Writing

In (W)reading Performance Writing writer and Co-Director of Open Dialogues Rachel Lois Clapham has assembled twenty practitioners from diverse fields of poetry, theatre, visual art and performance on the topic of Performance Writing. This unique guide comprises of syllabuses, manifestos, scores, personal testimonies and practical exercises, many drawn from resources available in the Live Art Development Agency study room. It also includes a detailed subject area index. This publication is highly speculative and encourages an active read. A note on its reading can be found in the section Invitation to (W)read. The Guide is available to be assembled/disassembled in the Study Room (found in the oversize section), or can be downloaded as a pdf.

Artist / Author Rachel Lois Clapham
Publisher Live Art Development Agency
Reference P1433
Date 2010
Type Publication

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