Author : Joseph Chaikin
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 155936680X
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.
Author : Robert Bruce Ramer
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 24,65 MB
Release : 1976
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Author : Joseph Chaikin
Publisher :
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,79 MB
Release : 1980
Category :
ISBN : 9780689703386
Author : Yoshi Oida
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 26,29 MB
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1350148288
The Invisible Actor presents the captivating and unique methods of the distinguished Japanese actor and director, Yoshi Oida. While a member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, Yoshi Oida developed a masterful approach to acting that combined the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. Written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides contextual commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods. In a new foreword to accompany the Bloomsbury Revelations edition, Yoshi Oida revisits the questions that have informed his career as an actor and explores how his skilful approach to acting has shaped the wider contours of his life.
Author : Erlene Laney Hendrix
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,65 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Phenomenology
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Author : Ken Rea
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 23,8 MB
Release : 2021-01-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1350152374
Drawing on Ken Rea's 35 years' teaching experience and research, as well as interviews with top actors and directors, The Outstanding Actor identifies seven key qualities that the most successful actors manifest, along with practical exercises that help nurture those qualities and videos to demonstrate them. Featuring contributions and insights from Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Judi Dench, Al Pacino, Lily James, Rufus Norris and many more, The Outstanding Actor gives you techniques that you can immediately put into practice in rehearsals, classes or private preparation. It also shows you how to increase the chances of having a more successful career. This new edition covers topical issues such as the #MeToo movement, gender balance and race issues, and how these affect working conditions and careers. There are also brand new links to video resources that bring the valuable exercises to life. The book also includes forewords by Damian Lewis and Lily James.
Author : Moni Yakim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 21,8 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781557831613
Actor and mime artist Moni Yakim reveals his time-tested techniques and step-by-step exercises for physically evoking a character. Beginning with a chapter on looking inward, Yakim gives exercises on discovering aspects of one's own character. Then he teaches the actor how to identify with qualities outside the self. Finally, he shows how to apply these techniques to 12 classical theatrical roles.
Author : Jane Goodall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : Art
ISBN : 1134156499
This fascinating study differentiates stage presence from charisma and stardom, to explore the co-presence of and relationship between performer and audience.
Author : Rena Cook
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,1 MB
Release : 2015-02-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 147253915X
"Many high school theatre teachers do not have access to intensive voice instruction. Rena's book will fill that void. It is instructive, concise, easy to understand, and most importantly for the high school student, fun. High school teachers will find the book an invaluable voice and acting resource. It would be beneficial to all high school theatre programs to have Voice and the Young Actor as a textbook." Kim Moore, High School Teacher, Colorado There are thousands of students enrolled in school drama classes in yet very often young actors cannot be heard, are culturally encouraged to trail off at the ends of sentences, and habitually use only the lowest pitches of the voice. Drama teachers, frequently ask, "How can I get my students to speak up, to be clear, to articulate?" Voice and the Young Actor is written for the school actor, is inviting in format, language and illustration and offers clear and inspiring instructions. A DVD features 85 mins and 28 filmed voice workshop exercises with the author and two students. These students log their reflections in the book on what they have learned throughout their training and there is space for the reader to do the same. A workbook in format, Voice and the Young Actor provides simple, interactive vocal exercises and shows young performers how to take voice work into acting.
Author : Alison Hodge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 47,50 MB
Release : 2010-01-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1135173826
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.
