Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword L'avant-coup / Jane Rendell

An introduction in five acts / Emily Orley and Katja Hilevaara

FOLDING OUTWARDS 1 I am for an art (writing) / Susannah Thompson

Lyric theory / P.A. Skantze

Notitia, trust, and 'creative research' / Iain Biggs

Writing without writing -- Conversation-as-material / Emma Cocker

The distracted cyclist / G.D. White

Footnoting performance / Mike Pearson with John Rowley and Richard Huw Morgan

An extract from 'Asara and the Sea-Mosntress': A play with theory / Mojisola Adebayo

Same difference / Nicola Conibere

Critical groundlessness: Reflections on embodiment, virtuality and Quizoola LIVE / Diana Damian Martin

A conjuring act in the form of an interview / Augusto Corrieri

Yoko Ono fanfiction / owko69 (Owen G. Parry)

A fugue state of theatre: On Simon Vincenzi's operationinfinity.org / Joe Kelleher

Writing with fungi, contagious / Taru Elfving

Middleword one What kind of writing do we do? / Peter Jaeger

FOLDING OUTWARDS 2 The blind & deaf highway woman / Undine Sellbach Stephen Loo

Writing about the sound of unicorns / Salomé Voegelin

Far stretch: Listening to sound happening / Ella Finer

Instructions for literature and life: Writing-with landscape performances of joy / Hélène Frichot

Thirteen points, expanded (excerpt) / Kristen Kreider and James O'Leary

Returning in the house of democracy / Brigid McLeer

Dancing architecture; Architect-walking / Cathy Turner

Dolphin Square to MI6 walk: Produced by disappearning, almost / Phil Smith

IT moves: Reflections on walking as a practice of writing / Mary Paterson

In departures, not departing / Tim Etchells

A stranger here: Reflections from within Strange Pearls / Chris Goode

Elfie und Eleonore (für Heidi) / Hayley Newman

Marking a life / Mitch Rose

Middleword two The critic as gesture or John Malkovich's middle name is Gavin / Maria Fusco

FOLDING OUTWARDS 3 Are there any pictures in it? Creative practice as a serious research vehicle / Simon Piasecki

An actor's attempt at Sisyphus' stone: Memory, performance and archetype / Göze Saner

81 sentences for Squat Theater circa 1981 / Lin Hixson and Matthew Goulish

Language, lips and legacy: A pedlar's life for me / Tracy Mackenna

A series of continuous accidents / Rajni Shah

The construction of self(ies) / Joanne 'Bob' Whalley and Lee Miller

The path on the floor and other uses of hand-drawing / Karen Christopher

Searching for 'the bandaged place' / Louise Tondeur

The Catalogue for the Public Library of Private Acts / Johanna Linsley

Field notes from a choreographic practice / Lucy Cash

K.Bae.Tré / Douglas Kearney

Middleword three When / Timothy Mathews

Afterword L'après-coup / Jane Rendell

"How might a practitioner-researcher discuss and analyse their work without compromising on creativity? How might research reflect on, and become a part of, practice? Built around a diverse selection of writings from leading researcher-practitioners and emerging artists, The Creative Critic: Writing as/about Practice celebrates the extraordinary range of possibilities available when writing about one's own work. It re-thinks the conventions of scholarly output to propose that critical writing be understood as an integral part of the artistic process, and even as artwork in its own right. Approaching scholarly outputs in a creative manner, and finding ways to make this work 'count' under assessment, is increasingly important for the performing arts world and beyond. The Creative Critic offers an inspiring, invaluable sourcebook for students and practitioner-researchers navigating this field"-- Provided by publisher.

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