This book explores the intersection of meditation, theatre practices and pedagogies, tracing how twentieth-century theatre reformers incorporated meditative techniques into their work. By exploring the profound ways in which meditation and spirituality can enrich theatre pedagogies and actor training, Fabiola Camuti offers new perspectives on the evolving landscape of performance education.

Bringing together cognitive neuroscience and the arts and humanities, Camuti examines the promises and the challenges of this merger. She asks whether scientific approaches risk overshadowing traditional artistic practices – or if they can instead help us better understand embodied learning and research.

Through a transdisciplinary lens, Camuti argues that experience itself is a form of knowledge – one that deserves recognition and value in research practices. By grappling with these tensions and possibilities, this book makes a compelling case for a more holistic, integrated approach to theatre pedagogies today.

With a preface by Jeroen Lutters, Professor of Art Education as Critical Tactics, ArtEZ University of the Arts.