Abstracts
Abstract
The Verbatim Performance Lab (VPL) at New York University’s Steinhardt School conducted a Research-based Theatre investigation entitled If You Wanna Switch Seats, We Could. The project involved secondary school students from across the US performing a section of the September 2020 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The aim was to explore how perceptions change when the debate is performed by young people. The project used the ethnodramatic form of verbatim performance, where actors portray someone word for word and gesture for gesture and often of a different identity. The project culminated in a virtual public sharing of the filmed investigations, and offered students an opportunity to gain a better understanding of their place in the political landscape.
Keywords:
- Research-based theatre,
- verbatim theatre,
- verbatim performance,
- Ethnodrama,
- educational theatre
Résumé
Le Verbatim Performance Lab de l’École Steinhardt de l’Université de New York a mené une enquête théâtrale fondée sur la recherche intitulée If You Wanna Switch Seats, We Could. Ici, des élèves de secondaire américain ont interprété une section du débat présidentiel de septembre 2020 entre Trump et Biden. L’objectif était d’explorer comment les perceptions changent lorsque le débat est présenté par des jeunes. Le projet utilisait la forme ethnodramatique de la performance verbatim, dans laquelle les acteurs incarnent une personne mot pour mot, souvent en assumant une identité différente de la leur. Le projet s’est conclu par une présentation publique virtuelle des enquêtes filmées, offrant aux élèves l’opportunité de mieux comprendre leur place dans le paysage politique.
Mots-clés :
- théâtre fondé sur la recherche,
- théâtre verbatim,
- théâtre éducatif,
- ethnodrame
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