Acting (Re)Considered

Name: Acting (Re)Considered
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780415262996
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A Theoretical and Practical Guide

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Acting (Re)Considered is a comprehensive anthology exploring a wide spectrum of acting theories, body and training concepts, and reflections on performance. This second edition is fully revised and updated, including five new essays that address significant figures and methods influencing acting from the late nineteenth century to today. Contributions from directors, historians, trainers and actors bridge theory and practice, as well as Eastern and Western perspectives. Key topics include approaches to acting and emotion, the actor's psychophysical process, body training, and cross-cultural paradigms.
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Essential reading for students, practitioners and scholars of theatre and performance studies seeking a deep and varied understanding of acting theory and practice.

This is a wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance. It includes discussions by or about major figures who have shaped theories and practices of acting and performance from the late 19th century to the present.

Description

Acting (Re)Considered is an exceptionally wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance. This second edition includes five new essays and has been fully revised and updated, with discussions by or about major figures who have shaped theories and practices of acting and performance from the late nineteenth century to the present.

The essays—by directors, historians, actor trainers and actors—bridge the gap between theories and practices of acting, and between East and West. No other book provides such a wealth of primary and secondary sources, bibliographic material, and diversity of approaches.

It includes discussions of such key topics as:

how we think and talk about acting
acting and emotion
the actor's psychophysical process
the body and training
the actor in performance
non-Western and cross-cultural paradigms of the body, training and acting

Acting (Re)Considered is vital reading for all interested in performance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415262996

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 October 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Contributors:

Edited by Phillip B. Zarrilli

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 930g

Pages: 416

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Phillip B. Zarrilli is internationally known for training actors in psychophysical process through Asian martial/mediation arts, and as a director. He is the author of numerous books and essays including: When the Body Becomes All Eyes (1998); Kathakali Dance-Drama: Where Gods and Demons Come to Play (1999); a co-author of Indian Theatre: Traditions of Performance and the editor of Asian Martial Arts in Actor Training.