Introduction -- I. Redefinitions of ensemble. A "contingent community" in a free market economy (Michael Boyd (Royal Shakespeare Company)) -- Between the East and the West today (Gabor Tompa (Hungarian Theatre of Cluj) -- How The Berliner Ensemble changes with time Hermann Wündrich (The Berliner Ensemble) -- Directing as an art of composition (Yuri Butusov (guest director Satirikon Theatre)) -- A tried and tested ensemble methodology (Max Stafford-Clark (Out of joint)) -- "A group of people around a place" (Elizabeth Lecompte (The Wooster Group)) -- On regional theatre-making (Lyn Gardner (The guardian newspaper)) -- II. Working processes. Beyond words (Anton Adassinsky and Elena Yarovaya (Derevo)) -- From a community to The West End (Emma Rice (Kneehigh Theatre)) -- On being an ensemble actor in the UK (Joanna Holden (Northern Stage, Kneehigh, Cirque du soleil)) -- An actor's journey between Wales and Wroclaw (Ian Morgan (Song of the goat)) -- "Comic figures repurposed" (Dan Rothenberg (Pig Iron)) -- Ensemble as a musical "intersubjective unit" (Adriano Shaplin (The Riot Group)) -- Working together in Northern Ireland (Hanna Slättne (Tinderbox Theatre)) -- On writing and performance in an ensemble -- (Alexander Kelly (Third Angel) and Chris Thorpe (Unlimited Theatre)) -- III. Ensemble and the audience. Sharing the experience of imagination (Mike Alfreds (ex-shared experience, method and madness)) -- An interactive ensemble (Greg Allen (The Neo-futurists)) -- "Safe emergencies" (Phelim McDermott (Improbable)) -- The dramaturgy of long-term cross-cultural collaboration (Peter Eckersall (Not yet it's difficult)) -- Ensemble as a tool of civic engagement (Katarina Pejovic and Boris Bakal (Shadow casters)) -- On courting the audience (David Bauwens, Alexander Devriendt, Joeri Smet (Ontroerend Goed)) -- Towards a global ensemble (Richard Jordan (Richard Jordan Productions)).