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The Presence of the Actor - Softcover

Chaikin, Joseph

 
9780689703386: The Presence of the Actor

Synopsis

Chaikin, who directed the celebrated Open Theater in the '60s, kindled an emphasis on communal playmaking whose impact is still evident today. This conversational review of his efforts details his methods and reveals the struggles involved in the creation of some of the most exciting theatre of our time.

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Synopsis

This is a text which reviews Joseph Chaikin's artistic struggles and working methods, drawing on his experience as an actor, director and author with the Living Theatre in the fifties, the experimentation of the Open Theatre in the sixties and the Winter Project in the seventies. It includes his accomplishments as a solo performer of Sam Shepard's work and his personal experience with Brecht and Beckett.

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