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Description for Autobiographer
Paperback.
Combining a lyrical text, immersive staging and an enigmatic and compelling performance style, Autobiographer draws us into the unravelling mind of its central character, Flora. Voiced by multiple performers, Flora reveals a curious and evocative portrait of a life refracted through the lens of dementia, layered from fragments of stories and pulses of memory. This tender, poetic and thrilling performance features a cast of four and a bold and electrifying score of voice and sound.
Combining a lyrical text, immersive staging and an enigmatic and compelling performance style, Autobiographer draws us into the unravelling mind of its central character, Flora. Voiced by multiple performers, Flora reveals a curious and evocative portrait of a life refracted through the lens of dementia, layered from fragments of stories and pulses of memory. This tender, poetic and thrilling performance features a cast of four and a bold and electrifying score of voice and sound.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849434829
SKU
V9781849434829
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Melanie Wilson
Melanie Wilson is a London-based performer, writer and sound artist. Her most recent performance, Iris Brunette, toured nationally and internationally in 2009-11, receiving Best Production award at Dublin Fringe 2009. Melanie’s other work includes every minute, always (Edinburgh Fringe 2010), The View From Here (One on One Festival 2010), Simple Girl (UK and international tour, Edinburgh Festival, Dublin Fringe). Melanie ... Read more
Reviews for Autobiographer
Autobiographer successfully presents us with one reality of dementia and our attitudes to it - deeply poetical
Exeunt Magazine
Wilson uses an unobtrusive vocabulary to say something quietly surprising. It is the beauty of telling stories, even when there is no narrative. And it is the importance of people connecting, especially if we don't know who we are ... Read more
Exeunt Magazine
Wilson uses an unobtrusive vocabulary to say something quietly surprising. It is the beauty of telling stories, even when there is no narrative. And it is the importance of people connecting, especially if we don't know who we are ... Read more