Acting (Theatre Concepts)

by JohnHarrop (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $3.56

  While all value judgements about the arts are problematical, there does seem to be a special problem with acting. Everyone seems to be able to act. It seems to be the easiest of arts; if an art at all. Moreover the better the technique the easier it seems. This book examines how we think about acting, the language we use, and the criteria we employ to distinguish good acting from bad acting. It addresses itself to the intellectual problems associated with the idea of acting - how we distinguish the actor from the character. It covers the range of contemporary actor training and practice from Stanislavski to the Post-Modern, and examines the spiritual and moral purpose fo acting within society. Acting integrates professional experience wiht intellectual enquiry. While not a how to' book, it is nevertheless rooted in performance needs.

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  Paperback
  1995

  $5.78

  Books about acting usually tend towards the predictable, the mainstream, the safely tried and tested. Acting (Re)Considered attempts to break that mould. It is a challenging collection of seminal essays about intercultural theories of acting, training and the actor's body in performance. Acting (Re)Considered aims to prove useful as an essential resource of every theatre student's repertoire, whether they are studying the history, the theory, or the practice of acting. Included are discussions on acting by or about most of the major figures who have shaped late 19th- and 20th-century performance, such as: Delsarte; Meyerhold; Copeau; Decroux; Artaud; Brecht; Growtowski; Barba; Suzuki; Fo; Rosenthal; and DaFoe. Acting (Re)Considered should transform the possibilities for teachers and students of acting.