Making Hip Hop Theatre: Beatbox and Elements

By Conrad Murray and Katie Beswick

Book Overview

Making Hip Hop Theatre is an essential practical guide to making hip hop theatre, including detailed techniques and exercises from workshop through to staging a performance. If you were inspired by Hamilton, Barber Shop Chronicles, Misty, Black Men Walking or Brand New Ancients, this is the book for you.

Covering vocal technique, use of equipment, mixing, looping, sampling, working with venues and fundraising, the book is a bible for both new and experienced artists and for teachers and facilitators of drama, music and other creative arts. It also includes links to online video material demonstrating and elaborating on the exercises included.

Alongside the practical guidance is an overview of hip hop history, giving theoretical and historical context for the practice, as well as documentation of key productions, accompanied by commentary from leading practitioners including Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, David Jubb, Emma Rice, Tobi Kyeremateng and Paula Vajack.

Edited by scholar Katie Beswick and UK hip hop theatre pioneer Conrad Murray, this volume is a vital teaching tool and provides a much-needed account of a burgeoning aspect of contemporary theatre culture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350187925
• ISBN13: 9781350187924
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 240 Pages