On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation by Stephan Koplowitz (En

Description: On Site by Stephan Koplowitz On Site is a practical guide to creating site-specific dance performance work. Written by experienced artist Stephan Koplowitz, the book guides everyone from beginners to experienced creators through the work of performing on site. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience experience, researching and exploring a site for inspiration andcontent, differences in urban and natural environments, definitions of key production roles, building effective collaborations with artists, and techniques to generate site-inspired production elements such assound/music, costumes, lighting, and media. He also offers helpful chapters on project budgeting, contract negotiation, fundraising, marketing, documentation, and assessment. Based on the authors career spanning over 30 years of site-specific creation, the book also includes the voices of over 24 other artists, producers, and writers who share their perspectives and experiences on the many topics covered. A guide designed to make site work practical, intentional, andattainable, On Site will become a well-worn reference for anyone interested in the creative process and discovering the power of site-specific works. Author Biography Stephan Koplowitz is an award-winning director/ choreographer/media artist working on stage, film, and site. He has created 92 works produced in the US, Europe, and Asia. Awards include the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts, Guggenheim Fellowship, New York "Bessie" Award, six NEA Fellowships, and a Rockefeller Bellagio Fellowship. After 23 years in NYC working as an educator and artist, Koplowitz was appointed dean/faculty of dance at the CaliforniaInstitute of the Arts (2006- 2016). Koplowitz has a degree in music from Wesleyan University and an MFA in choreography from the University of Utah. He currently resides in NYC. Table of Contents PrefaceIntroduction: Motivations and Definitions1. How Do We Start?Chapter 1 What Motivates Site SelectionChapter 2 Permissions, Permits and InsuranceChapter 3 Designing the Event, Staging the AudienceChapter 4 The Site as Inspiration for Your Work3. Fueling Your VisionChapter 5 Staffing Key Production RolesChapter 6 Negotiating Fee and ContractChapter 7 Planning Your Planning BudgetChapter 8 Fundraising for Your Artistic Plan: A Short Primer4. Creating/Generating ContentChapter 9 Staging, Placing Your Work in a Site (one method)Chapter 10 Site Content and ProcessChapter 11 Collaboration and Collaborative Elements5. Creative and Production ChallengesChapter 12 Rehearsal ProcessChapter 13 Rehearsal SafetyChapter 14 Creating for Physically Integrated Casts and Accessibility6. More Challenges from the Real WorldChapter 15 Working with a Set Budget after FundraisingChapter 16 Promoting and Marketing the WorkChapter 17 DocumentationChapter 18 Assessment7. EpilogueChapter 19 Last, Last ThoughtsAppendixAcknowledgementsIndexAbout the Author Review In this comprehensive, wonderfully organized volume, ... shares his extensive knowledge of a multi-faceted genre, and he does so with elegant logic, along with a spirit of generosity and care. * Ann Murphy, Wendy Perron *On Site is no dry or abstruse tome. Its an homage, first and foremost, to performance in non-traditional spaces, and it is a stunning template that takes the reader step by step through the processes, beginning wide—with site visits—to constructing structures, gathering partners, participants, pr, money, budgets, tech, costumes, documentation and, at the end, designing and making assessments....And on a practical note, On Site is a good reason, if one is needed, for educators to build a class around creating site-specific work. It could even invite collaboration across disciplines, perhaps outside the arts. * Ann Murphy, Notable Dance Books *The definitive new textbook on site-based work. He meticulously covers the logistics and artistic mindset needed for site-specific projects. Koplowitz lovingly shares his process from decades in the field, including staging large-scale site-specific works around the globe. * Jill Randall, Dance Teacher *With the range of voices and approaches he discusses, Koplowitz is able to touch on the numerous ideas and creative practices involved in the form and utilize his extensive knowledge and experience. * Laura Stein, thINKingDance.net *Among a wealth of practical advice for site work creation are Koplowitzs stimulating ideas for site selection and designing events for them, researching site histories and communities, and collaborations with associate artists. * Jonathan Stein, thINKingDance.net *Koplowitzs On Site is a fantastic book for seasoned veterans, novice collaborators, and all those in between. Call the book an encyclopedic how-to textbook; call it a thoughtful methodological study; call it a thorough guidebook; call it a template. It qualifies as any or all of those. Organized in seven parts, the 19 chapters are marked by Koplowitzs candid, clear prose, which communicates the confidence and the humility one would expect from an artist with more than three decades of experience on which to draw...This excellent volume will be an invaluable tool for those interested in the vast stage, film, and site repertoire Koplowitz has amassed during his career. * Choice *On Site well poised to become a foundational practical text for future site-specific choreographers and directors. It offers concise information on potential pitfalls and ethical considerations for the artist. In addition, Koplowitz includes many philosophical and thoughtful asides on important contemporary subjects such as land use in colonized Indigenous territory, capacious notions of accessibility, and reflections on the democratizing and politically engaged effects of site work. * KT Shorb, Theatre Topics *On Site is an invaluable resource to artists wishing to round out their practice of site-specific work, to educators wanting to impart these skills to their students, and to scholars wishing to investigate further the creative research and methods required in engaging in site specificity. * KT Shorb (They/Them), Macalester College * Long Description On Site: Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation is a practical book for artists and students at all levels who create or are learning to create making sited dance works. Author Stephan Koplowitz covers specific, hands-on strategies for an array of issues to consider before, during, and after embarking upon a project, including site selection, procuring permits, designing the audience experience, researching and exploring a site for inspiration andcontent, differences in urban and natural environments, definitions of key production roles, building effective collaborations with artists, and techniques to generate site-inspired production elements such assound/music, costumes, lighting, and media. He also offers helpful chapters on project budgeting, contract negotiation, fundraising, marketing, documentation, and assessment. Based on the authors career spanning over 30 years of site-specific creation, the book also includes the voices of over 24 other artists, producers, and writers who share their perspectives and experiences on the many topics covered. A guide designed to make site work practical, intentional, andattainable, On Site will become a well-worn reference for anyone interested in the creative process and discovering the power of site-specific works. Review Quote With the range of voices and approaches he discusses, Koplowitz is able to touch on the numerous ideas and creative practices involved in the form and utilize his extensive knowledge and experience. Feature Selling point: GGuides readers through the practical aspects of creating and producing site dance performances with accessible, easy-to-read chapters addressing both theoretical and pragmatic aspects of site specific creationSelling point: Contains conversations with 24 practicing artistsSelling point: Details real-world scenarios from the authors decades of experience as a creator Details ISBN019751524X Author Stephan Koplowitz Short Title On Site Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 019751524X ISBN-13 9780197515242 Format Paperback Country of Publication United States Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Illustrations Halftones: 50 b&w, 10 line drawings Publication Date 2022-07-07 AU Release Date 2022-07-07 NZ Release Date 2022-07-07 US Release Date 2022-07-07 UK Release Date 2022-07-07 Subtitle Methods for Site-Specific Performance Creation Edited by Eric S. 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