Greek Tragedy in the Drama Studio: Lecoq, Agonism, and the Politics of Choral Pedagogy

Harrop, Stephe (2024) Greek Tragedy in the Drama Studio: Lecoq, Agonism, and the Politics of Choral Pedagogy. In: Greek Tragedy, Education, and Theatre Practices in the UK Classics Ecology. Routledge. ISBN 9781032256788

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Abstract

This chapter considers the ways in which classics education takes place within the drama studio; the understandings of ancient theatre practice and its current meanings which are (explicitly or tacitly) promulgated within studio settings; and the implications of dominant training models and practices for wider cultural understandings and imaginings of Greek tragedy in the UK today. It contends that, in failing to recognise or acknowledge the (culturally conservative) ideological underpinnings of established approaches, the customary pedagogies of UK HE are often unable to confront students with a Greek tragedy capable of intersecting meaningfully with their own lived experiences of power, dissent, struggle, and aspiration. The discussion developed here specifically focuses on approaches to choral training derived from Jacques Lecoq’s theatre pedagogy, critically analysing dominant practices currently in use in UK drama studios, and tracing the emergence of an alternative approach to Lecoq-inspired choral training, aimed at empowering students as creative agents, both within and beyond the studio.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Creative and Performing Arts
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Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2024 08:37
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2025 21:50
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4281

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