Actor Training

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By Alison Hodge

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Actor Training by Alison Hodge provides a comprehensive update to her acclaimed work, Twentieth Century Actor Training. This second edition features additional practitioners, updated bibliographies, and new photographs, offering a detailed study of key figures like Stella Adler, Bertolt Brecht, Konstantin Stanislavsky, and Lee Strasberg. It explores the historical, cultural, and political backgrounds influencing their methods, alongside analyses of their training principles, practical exercises, and seminal productions, making it an essential resource for understanding the evolution of actor training and its impact on modern theatre.
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This book is ideally suited for students, educators, and practitioners of theatre and acting who seek a thorough understanding of actor training methods. It is also valuable for those interested in theatre history and the development of performance techniques.

This new edition of Twentieth Century Actor Training is an indispensable introduction to how actor training shapes modern theatre. Its coverage of key practitioners and movements is enhanced by the inclusion of eight more practitioners and forty more photographs.

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Actor Training expands on Alison Hodge’s highly-acclaimed and best-selling Twentieth Century Actor Training. This exciting second edition radically updates the original book, making it even more valuable for any student of the history and practice of actor training. The bibliography is brought right up to date, and many chapters are revised. In addition, eight more practitioners are included - and forty more photographs - to create a stunningly comprehensive study.

The practitioners included are:

Stella Adler; Eugenio Barba; Augusto Boal; Anne Bogart; Bertolt Brecht; Peter Brook; Michael Chekhov; Joseph Chaikin; Jacques Copeau; Philippe Gaulier; Jerzy Grotowski; Maria Knebel; Jacques Lecoq; Joan Littlewood; Sanford Meisner; Vsevolod Meyerhold; Ariane Mnouchkine; Monika Pagneux; Michel Saint-Denis; Włodzimierz Staniewski; Konstantin Stanislavsky; Lee Strasberg

The historical, cultural, and political context of each practitioner’s work is clearly set out by leading experts and accompanied by an incisive and enlightening analysis of the main principles of their training, practical exercises, and key productions.

This book is an invaluable introduction to the principles and practice of actor training and its role in shaping modern theatre.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780415471671

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 January 2010

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: 65 Halftones, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 368

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Alison Hodge Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alison Hodge has been a professional director since 1982. She was assistant director for Gardzienice Theatre and co-authored, with Włodzimierz Staniewski, Hidden Territories: the Theatre of Gardzienice (Routledge, 2004). She is director of The Quick and the Dead, an international theatre research company and a Reader in Theatre Practice at Royal Holloway College, University of London.