Acting (Re)Considered: Theory and Practice (RECONSIDERED : THEORIES AND PRACTICES) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415098580 ISBN 13: 9780415098588

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Acting (Re)Considered is a challenging and extraordinarily eye-opening collection of seminal essays about intercultural theories of acting, training and the actor's body in performance. Acting (Re)Considered will be is an essential part 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 twentieth century performance, such as:
* Meyerhold
* Copeau
* Decroux
* Artaud
* Brecht
* Growtowski
* Barba
* Suzuki
* Fo
* Warrilow
* Rosenthal
* DaFoe
No other volume on acting is as wide-ranging, as comprehensive, or as international as this one. Acting (Re)Considered transforms the possibilities for teachers and students of acting.

About this title

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415098580
• ISBN 13: 9780415098588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Zarrilli Phillip B.