Making Hip Hop Theatre

<p><i>Making Hip Hop Theatre</i> is the essential practical guide to making hip-hop theatre. It features detailed techniques and exercises that can guide creatives from workshops through to staging a performance. If you were inspired by <i>Hamilton Barber Shop Chronicles Misty Black Men Walking</i> or <i>Frankenstein: How to Make a Monster</i> this is the book for you. <p/>Covering vocal technique use of equipment mixing looping sampling working with venues and dealing with creative challenges this book is a bible for both new and experienced artists alike. Additionally with links to online video material demonstrating and elaborating on the exercises included it offers countless useful tools for teachers and facilitators of drama music and other creative arts. <p/>Alongside this practical guidance is an overview of hip hop history giving theoretical and historical context for the practice. From documentation of Conrad Murray's major productions to commentary from leading practitioners including Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens David Jubb Emma Rice Tobi Kyeremateng and Paula Varjack readers are treated to a detailed insight into the background of hip hop theatre. <p/>Edited by scholar Katie Beswick and genre pioneer Conrad Murray <i>Making Hip Hop Theatre</i> is a vital teaching tool and provides a much-needed account of a burgeoning aspect of contemporary theatre culture.</p>