Invisible Things
2011
Invisible Things is a book about devising.
Taking the research, development and performance of our project An Infinite Line: Brighton as its focus, Invisible Things is a book about devising.
It’s structured as a series of themed chapters intercut with case studies of key elements of the creative process. The chapters explore areas such as collaboration, dramaturgy, working with animals, developing ways to think about the project, and design. The case studies cover things such as light, sound, structure, organising rehearsals, and jobs/roles within a company.
Through a combination of text, photographs, drawings, extracts from our notebooks, critical commentary and dialogue, Invisible Things offers a rare insight into each stage of a creative journey, revealing all the complexities of a devising process from the point of view of the people at its heart. It’s is also an experiment in how to document and remember a live event in another form: how to turn a performance into a book.
How do you make a project about light?
Meet the Team
Written by: David Harradine
in collaboration with Synne Behrndt
Designed by: Valle Walkley
Published by: Fevered Sleep (1st edition published with the University of Winchester)