Exploring the Landscape of Research-based theatre: Playwright, Researcher, Educator

Abstract

Like some other contemporary proponents in the field of research-based theatre (Belliveau and Lea, 2016) I tend to use the following terms interchangeably whilst acknowledging that they have their own particular meanings and nuances: performed research (Sajnani, Sallis and Salvatore, 2018, in- press), ethnodrama (Saldaña, 2005) and ethnographic performance (Wellin, 1996). A common thread which links all of these terms is that they refer to a process whereby research data and research report findings are transformed into a dramatic text and presented as performance. With its postmodern performance aesthetic research-based theatre can require audiences to both interpret and interact with the ..