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Key Concepts in Drama and Performanceby Kenneth Pickering
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2005; US$ 30.00This book is intended for undergraduates on courses in drama, theatre or performing arts, providing an informative and accessible guide to the subject. more...
Theatreby Michel Saint-Denis; Jane Baldwin
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 30.95"Saint-Denis had a clairvoyant divination into the soul of acting" Lord Olivier. "His influence on all of us has been tremendous" Sir Alec Guinness. "A great director, a great artist, a great man" Sir Michael Redgrave. . Michel Saint-Denis was one of Twentieth Century Theatres most influential directors and theorists. This book combines his seminal Theatre: The Rediscovery of Style with material from Training for the Theatre, newly edited to create a work that moves seamlessly from theory to practice.:.; Theatre: The Rediscovery of Style collects five of Saint Denis key lectures, given during his time in America, and perfectly encompasses his synergy of classical theatre and... more...
Essential Actingby Brigid Panet
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 34.95HOW DO ACTORS FUSE THOUGHT, EMOTION and ACTION WITHIN THEIR CREATIVE PROCESS?. Essential Acting is an inspired and reliable toolbox for actors and teachers in the classroom, the rehearsal room and the workshop. RADAs Brigid Panet has distilled 50 years of acting, directing and actor training into a unique recipe which brilliantly combines the teachings of Stanislavski and Laban into an invaluable practical resource. These exercises are built around the need for simple, achievable techniques that can be applied by actors, teachers and directors to answer the myriad requirements of actor training. The goal is to produce a continuous level of achievement, addressing:.:.:.; How to rehearse.; How to work with a text.; How to audition for drama... more...
Respect for Actingby Uta Hagen; Haskel Frankel; David Hyde Pierce
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009; US$ 19.95Respect for Acting "This fascinating and detailed book about acting is Miss Hagen's credo, the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself and those she [taught], and an explanation of the means to the end." --Publishers Weekly "Hagen adds to the large corpus of titles on acting with vivid dicta drawn from experience, skill, and a sense of personal and professional worth. Her principal asset in this treatment is her truly significant imagination. Her 'object exercises' display a wealth of detail with which to stimulate the student preparing a scene for presentation." --Library Journal "Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting . . . is a relatively small... more...
The Science of Actingby Sam Kogan
Taylor & Francis 2009; US$ 32.95What is good acting? How does one create believable characters?. In The Science of Acting, Sam Kogan applies his theories and teaching to answering these questions. It represents a comprehensive and complete technique applying neuroscience and psychology to the role of acting. At its heart lies a unique and groundbreaking understanding of the subconscious, as well as an unparalleled insight into, and expansion of, Stanislavskis original Russian teaching. The book includes chapters on Awareness, Purposes, Events, Actions, Imagination, Free Body, Tempo-Rhythm, and Laws of Thinking, culminating in the Ten Steps to Creating a Character . In addition to providing practical exercises to develop skill and definitions to clarify difficult terminology,... more...
Actingby Bella Merlin
Taylor & Francis 2010; US$ 19.95Describes the practice of acting and the people who have advanced its evolution. more...
Awakening the Performing Bodyby Jade Rosina Mccutcheon
Editions Rodopi 2008; US$ 51.80Awakening the Performing Body is an exemplary work of practice-based research presented in a pedagogical format. This text is clearly laid out for any acting teacher who wishes to pursue a more spiritual approach to acting and participate in the goal of reclaiming the sacred in theatre or indeed for any acting teacher who seeks a more body centered and imaginative approach to character and actor-audience connections. This book is a crucial contribution to acting pedagogy. Per K. Brask, University of Winnipeg, Canada Here at last, is a deep, probing and totally fascinating inquiry into the palpable yet unseen forces at work and at play in the theatre. McCutcheon, flaming torch in hand, has entered the mysterious dark cavern where one... more...
Kunst als Handeln - Handeln als Kunstby Michael Brater; Sandra Freygarten; Elke Rahmann; Marlies Rainer
W. Bertelsmann Verlag 2011; US$ 35.28Hauptbeschreibung Von Arbeitnehmern wird immer häufiger kreatives und flexibles Handeln verlangt. Die unkonventionelle Arbeitsweise von Künstlern kann dafür Impulse und Ideen liefern. Der Leitfaden analysiert anhand von Interviews mit praktizierenden Künstlern ihr kreatives Handeln. Es wird gezeigt, wie dieses im Beruf gefördert werden kann, um mit unsicheren Handlungssituationen besser umgehen zu können. Auch die erforderlichen Bedingungen in Betrieben werden erläutert. Ein Praxisbeispiel zeigt, wie künstlerische Übungen erfolgreich in den Berufsalltag integriert werden können. Das Buch richtet sich an Akteure in der Aus- und Weiterbildung und an Personalverantwortliche. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Kapitel: Der Wandel in der Arbeitswelt... more...
Play Actingby Luke Dixon
A&C Black 2003; US$ 16.90A handbook of theatre workshops for actors, teachers and directors, by a leader in the field of physical theatre and research. This is a book of theatrical beginnings for actors, teachers and directors. Divided into four parts, from Body through to Voice, Heart and Mind, the book covers all the elements you need to engage in order to train as an actor. The dizzying breadth of exercises and workshops offered here start you off on all the processes; from voice warm-ups and bodywork through to interacting with space and creating characters. Drawing on a plethora of influences, from Japanese Butoh to African dance, Shakespearean verse speaking and children's games, this book is aimed to entice actors who need to refresh their skills, those... more...
Acting Charactersby Paul Elsam
A&C Black 2011; US$ 16.90Recently selected as an Edexcel set text, Paul Elsam's Acting Characters is an introductory handbook for the aspiring actor, compiled of twenty steps grouped into six sections to help create, present and sustain a believable character in most circumstances. It is fundamentally practical and avoids heavy discussion of theory, looking instead at how to use different voices and body language to convey character. According to a peer reviewer, the book is "both interesting for the casual enquirer and illuminating for the more serious practitioner". It de-mystifies the fundamental concepts of Stanislavski's teaching in an accessible way and it is this clarity and empathy with its readership that sets this book apart from its main... more...









