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The introduction starts with a simple and concise summary of how this book examines the history, ethics and intentions of staging people’s personal stories and offers theater-makers detailed guidance and a practical model—called the Drama Spiral—to support safe and ethical practice. The introduction describes the rapid rise of the use of personal stories in the theater, where there is good practice, and where there are significant concerns about safe and ethical practice. Following a discussion of the need for a robust practice framework, the introduction outlines each chapter, covering history, ethics, praxis and intentions. The introduction then sets out the main aims of the book, and the author’s impetus for writing the book.
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Baim, C. (2020). Introduction. In: Staging the Personal . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46555-1_1
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