‘Come all savage creatures’: Becoming Bakkhai in the southwest of Western Australia
Abstract
This chapter tracks affective dimensions of participation in an applied theatre project that produced a new version of Euripides’ Bakkhai, developed collaboratively with artists and a community ensemble in the south west of Western Australia. It describes affective analysis of both the audio recording and written transcript of a focus group discussion with cast and creative team. This analysis revealed that: Bakkhai’s corporeal and sensual studio methods established affective relations between participants, the play-world, and the proximate more-than-human world; affective community offered a sense of belonging in the region; and audience affect produced deep understanding of the power of performance.
Keywords
theatre, regional Western Australia, Euripides, community, performance, focus group
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
2020
Publication Title
Affective Movements, Methods and Pedagogies
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
RAS ID
32405
Copyright
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Comments
Boxall, K., & McKenzie, V. (2020). ‘Come all savage creatures’: Becoming Bakkhai in the southwest of Western Australia. In A. Harris & S. H. Jones (Eds.), Affective Movements, Methods and Pedagogies (pp. 142-157). Routledge, Taylor & Francis. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/come-savage-creatures-vahri-mckenzie-kathy-boxall/e/10.4324/9781003005377-9?context=ubx&refId=f53125ea-379f-4cb0-82d1-1f90a009f730