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Articles
Courier Mail Feature 2009

A feature-length article written by Courier Mail journalist, Suzanna Clarke, on the history of Zen Zen Zo and projects for 2009 and beyond.

East Meets West On Stage - Suzanna Clarke

 
Physical Theatre Performance and Pretext CD-ROM

From Drama Queensland, featuring Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre.

This award winning resource helps teachers implement physical theatre units in secondary schools. It is easy to use and an excellent tool for beginning or experienced teachers. It includes:

· Lots of performance examples from professional and community physical theatre companies, including Brisbane's based Zen Zen Zo.
· Performances by school students.
· Interviews with directors and actors, including Zen Zen Zo Artistic Directors Lynne Bradley & Simon Woods.
· Two complete units of work for Senior Drama and year 9's or 10's. The units include all the assessment task sheets, schemas and observation check lists.
· Lesson plans, glossaries and web-links to physical theatre companies
· Examples of students responding to, forming and presenting physical theatre.

Cost: AU$50 (including GST)

To order a copy, please send a check made out to Drama Queensland along with your delivery details to:

DQ Administrator
PO Box 215 Paddington, QLD 4004

 
ZEITGEIST Education Pack
CLICK HERE to download the ZEITGEIST (2008) Education Pack.
 
Sub-Con Ed Pack
Click here to download Sub-Con Warrior 2.0 (2008) Education Pack.
 
Dracula Education Pack

Date of publication / creation: 2007

Author: Simon Tate (Education Officer)

Companion for School Teachers for Zen Zen Zo's IN THE RAW season of Dracula.

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Interview with Lynne Bradley

Date of publication / creation: 23 March, 2003

Author: Jenny Cutler

This interview contains a brief overview of the origins of Zen Zen Zo, some of its key philosphies and an outline of some of the company's central training methodologies from the perspective of the Artistic Director.

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Drama Queensland - Butoh Article

Date of publication / creation: 2006

Author: Simon Tate (Zen Zen Zo Education Program Manager)

Simon Tate, core company member of Zen Zen Zo examines physical theatre in specific relation to the Japanese form of Butoh and its place in Australia. 

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Article written for ignite journal

Date of publication / creation: 2006

Author: Erin Walton (2006 Zen Zen Zo Intern and QUT graduate)

Erin Walton examines Zen Zen Zo from an internal perspective and breaks down some of the company's methods of generating ideas for their productions. This articles pays particular reference to the company's In the Raw Studio Season and the creation of Sub-Con Warrior 1.

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Lowdown Article

Date of publication / creation: June, 2004

Author: David Megarrity (Queensland University of Technology)

This article discusses the work that Zen Zen Zo does with young people and schools and examines the impact of the training methodolgies on their professional and personal developments.

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Interview with Lynne Bradley

Date of publication / creation: May, 2002

Author: Jennifer Laing

Jennifer Laing talks casually with Lynne Bradley, Artistic Director of Zen Zen Zo, about the process of developing the company, being a woman in the creative industries and about how she finds her inspiration for her work.

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