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Designing Shakespeare Collection - Approaching Text
Filename DS_JT_au03.mov
Description Question: Generally speaking, how do you approach a new design assignment, how do you begin? Answer: Most of my design work is text-based, has been text-based, I have really never worked with a choreographer, for example on a new devised piece of dance, I?ve always had a text to deal with I think, and I suppose the starting point is just, is rooting the play and talking about it to the people involved. I mean, those aren?t always the same people, I have to say, at The Globe, I might well be having a conversation as I will be later this week with Mark and with Greg Riply Duggan, the producer, about doing a play next year that we want to do but we haven?t got a director yet. Given that there is a director, that is the person, and the lead actor, that with Shakespeare I would usually start working with and with say, Claire Van Kampen, if it?s involving her because she?s very much a sort of primary collaborator. But, you know, to some extent you?ve got to look at the play together first. And I suppose the thing that I?m looking for first is structure, that?s just the way that I work, is that I want to understand the structure of the play before I start to, to really even, even try to think about, you know, the story as such, it?s how the story is composed on stage.
Source DS_06_06_02 (mini DV tape)
Format Quicktime Progressive (audio)
Type Resource Audio
Rights This clip may be used for educational purposes only, any commercial use of this material requires permission from the copyright holders. Misuse or misrepresentation may result in legal action. Copyright holder: Christie Carson, COMPH, Royal Holloway University of London.
Length 1 minute 36.24 seconds

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