Engaging Theatre II: What Is Story

Zalfian Fuzi | Jo Kukathas

19-May-17 14:00

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Our guests take us through what might be intuitively obvious, pointing to the structure of stories and the underlying interests of stories. They share their creative processes and point to our curiosity and the impulse to see our life’s journey reflected in the journey of the protagonist on stage. The story is always dramatic and conflict-filled.

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Tags: the bigger picture, front row, entertainment, Theatre, Freytagâ€™s Pyramid, Hero with a Thousand Faces, Oedipus Rex, Anne Bogart, â€˜What's the Story: Essays about Art, Theater and Storytellingâ€™

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