One type of analysis cannot fit every play, nor does one method of interpretation suit every theatre artist or collaborative team. This is the first text to combine traditional and non-traditional models, giving students a range of tools with which to approach different kinds of performance.
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Anne Fliotsos is Associate Professor of Theatre at Purdue University, USA.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Small-format hardcover, xvi + 118 pages, NOT ex-library. No dust jacket. Interior looks unread: clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. A touch of rubbing to boards edges, ISBN label on the rear board. -- Contents: Introduction -- I Contemplation and Intuitive Response [Responding to art: an introduction; Intuitive response and theatre: seeing with an 'inner eye' (Reflective learning and contemplative practice; Exercise: Reflective questions about the play); More contemplative practice: Zen as an interpretative lens (Zen and art; Exercise: Zen and art); Tapping into intuition: breathe, read, reflect (Exercise: Beginning meditation; Adjusting to meditation; Exercise: Breathe, read, reflect); Foregrounding the body as an interpretive tool (Exercise: Tableau vivant); Associational materials (Exercise: Associations and central images); Questions for application; Notes; Sources and further study] II Formalist Analysis [Formalist analysis: an introduction; Aristotle: then and now; Aristotle revealed: breaking down the Poetics (Exercise: Identifying Aristotelian elements); Application of formalist principles (Plot: Causal/Linear; Exercise: Questions about plot; Character (As related to plot function; Exercise: Questions about character function; Character (Analysis); Exercise: Questions about character analysis; Idea; Exercise: Questions about idea; Language; Exercise: Questions about language; Music (or aural elements; Exercise: Questions about music; Spectacle (or visual elements); Exercise: Questions about spectacle); Stanislavski and the actor's script (Exercise: Units, beats, and given circumstances; Action analysis; Exercise: Action analysis paper); Questions for application; Notes; Sources and further study]; III Interpreting the Nonlinear Play [Nonlinear by any other name; Postmodernism; Exercise: The loss of the real; Form and content: the playwright's view; Exercise: Form and content; Visualizing structure: the landscape of a play and concept mapping; Exercise: Concept mapping; Vocality and the playwright's voice; Exercise: New language playwriting; Interpreting the de-centered script: Key moments, lateral thinking, and exquisite pressure (Key moments; Case study: Viewpoints; Lateral thinking; Exquisite pressure); Questions for application; Notes; Sources and further study]; IV Responding to the Script [On finding a path to understanding; Considering the audience and occasion; Exercise: Outlining your presentation; Style and critical lenses; Contextual considerations: global cultures; Allowing for change in rehearsal and production; Questions for application; Notes; Sources and further study; Index]. Seller Inventory # 006704
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. One type of analysis cannot fit every play, nor does one method of interpretation suit every theatre artist or collaborative team. This is the first text to combine traditional and non-traditional models, giving students a range of tools with which to approach different kinds of performance. Seller Inventory # CIN0230290035VG
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