An Application of Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Transdisciplinary Approaches in Collaboration

Collaboration, especially in theater, is essential to the creative process and crucial to the development of interesting art. Different types of collaboration exist in different settings each of which produces a unique result. When collaboration exists among a variety of disciplines, the process becomes cross-disciplinary and gives rise to different collaborative methodologies: multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary. For each approach, I provide a detailed definition and describe the role it played in my experiences in the UC San Diego Theater and Dance department