What is it about?
This article describes and analyzes Massimiliano Balduzzi's unique approach to physical training. It uses detailed, technical language to argue that the development of new physical training technique is a kind of knowledge production or research in a rigorous sense.
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Why is it important?
Few discussions of practice-as-research are grounded in a thorough epistemology of practice. This article is linked to several other essays, as well as a forthcoming book (Routledge 2015), and is intended to stand as a clear example of the explication of research in embodied technique
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This page is a summary of: Massimiliano Balduzzi: research in physical training for performers, Journal of Theatre Dance and Performance Training, September 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/19443927.2014.930356.
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Resources
Six video documents of Balduzzi's physical training
The videos analyzed in the article are available freely from Vimeo. They are also part of the Routledge Performance Archive, where they are accompanied by additional commentary.
Massimiliano Balduzzi's website
Massimiliano Balduzzi's website includes up-to-date information about current performances and training opportunities in New York City and elsewhere.
Urban Research Theater website
The official website of Urban Research Theater contains photos and videos documenting Ben Spatz's practical and artistic research over the past ten years, including several collaborative projects with Massimiliano Balduzzi.
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