Aesthetic Diversities in Acting Training

How do we understand “diversities” in aesthetic styles to be manifest in current acting training institutions? Barry Freeman (moderator), Alex McLean, Daniel Mroz, Sonia Norris, Ker Wells, and Maiko Bae Yamamoto discuss issues around the development of theatre makers, the growing tendency of graduates to form companies immediately upon leaving training, the elusive questions of physical and intellectual rigour required for the development of original work, and the perceived conflicts between conventional and devised training. Recorded 12 August 2013.