Transitions - Four Decades Of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School by Bill Guest

"From its humble beginnings in Cuba Street Wellington to a world-class facility in Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, the journey of the New Zealand Drama School has been marked by many challenges and turning points. Its very existence today is testament to the vision and tenacity of the School's six directors and the Boards who stood with those directors in their struggle to secure a permanent home for the School. In the mid 1980s the Drama School began to look at the world through a Maori as well as a Pakeha lens as a way to build more dynamic practitioners for stage and screen. This bold move has recently been articulated in a fresh way, exploring the underlying values of Te Ao Maori to challenge assumptions about the very nature of theatre in the 21st century, enabling the School to be more articulate about the focus of its work and the very purpose of performance... "--Publisher's website.

Publisher:	Te Herenga Waka University Press
Year:	2010
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780864736420
Condition:	Very Good
Description:	Heavy; Signed. Author's inscription on half-title page.

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SKU: 1600447
Location: NZ NF