Acting: Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process

Author:   Phillip Zarrilli (The Llanarth Group, Tyn y parc, Llanarth) ,  Jerri Daboo (Department of Drama, Exeter) ,  Rebecca Loukes (University of Exeter, Exeter)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781403990549


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   07 January 2014
Format:   Hardback
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Acting: Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process


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What is the relationship between 'body' and 'mind', 'inner' and 'outer' in any approach to acting? How have different modes of actor training shaped actors' experiences of acting and how they understand their work? Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes offer insight into such questions, analysing acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines, and providing in-depth accounts of culturally and historically specific approaches to acting. Individual chapters explore: - Psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky - European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre - Traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan - Insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor - Intercultural perspectives on acting. This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike.

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Author:   Phillip Zarrilli (The Llanarth Group, Tyn y parc, Llanarth) ,  Jerri Daboo (Department of Drama, Exeter) ,  Rebecca Loukes (University of Exeter, Exeter)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.508kg
ISBN:  

9781403990549


ISBN 10:   1403990549
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   07 January 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Authors Preface; Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo, Rebecca Loukes 1. Introduction: Acting as Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process; Phillip B. Zarrilli 2. Psychophysical Acting in India; Phillip B. Zarrilli 3. Psychophysical Acting in Japan; Phillip B. Zarrilli 4. Stanislavsky and the Psychophysical in Western Acting; Jerri Daboo 5. Making Movement: The Psychophysical in 'Embodied' Practices; Rebecca Loukes 6. Beyond the Psychophysical? The 'Situated', 'Enactive' Bodymind in Performance; Rebecca Loukes Afterword: Dialogue and Paradox; Jerri Daboo Appendix I: An historical/contextual introduction to intercultural theatre; Phillip B Zarrilli References Endnotes.

Reviews

The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively. - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK ...excitingly imagined. It may transform, and beneficially so, the occidental theatre. Simon Williams, Theatre Research International


The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively. - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds


"""The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively."" - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK ""...excitingly imagined. It may transform, and beneficially so, the occidental theatre."" Simon Williams, Theatre Research International"


""The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively."" - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK ""...excitingly imagined. It may transform, and beneficially so, the occidental theatre."" Simon Williams, Theatre Research International


Author Information

Phillip B. Zarrilli is Professor of Performance Practice at the University of Exeter, UK, and the founding Artistic Director of The Llanarth Group, Wales, UK. Jerri Daboo is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and has worked as a performer and director for many years. Rebecca Loukes is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and Co-Artistic Director of RedCape Theatre, UK.

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