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Author:   MARK EVANS (Coventry University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9780415824019

ISBN 10:   041582401
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   31 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Mark Evans, Coventry University, UK. Prologue Jacques Copeau: Rudlin, J. & Paul, N. (eds.) (1990) Copeau: Texts on Theatre Konstantin Stanislavsky: Stanislavski, C. (1980) My Life in Art Purpose The Purpose of Actor Training Ian Watson, Rutgers University, USA. Extracts: Mike Alfreds: Alfreds, M. (2007) Different Every Night: Freeing the Actor Eugenio Barba: Barba, E. (1979) The Floating Islands Augusto Boal: Boal, A. (1995) The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal method of theatre and therapy Michael Chekhov: Chekhov, M. (1985) Lessons for the Professional Actor Edward Gordon Craig: Craig, E. G. (1983) Craig On Theatre Jerzy Grotowski: Grotowski, J. (1997) 'Performer', in Schechner, R. & Wolford, L. (eds.) (1997) The Grotowski Sourcebook, Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2000) The Moving Body: Teaching creative theatre Yoshi Oida: Oida, Y. & Marshall, L. (1997) The Invisible Actor Konstantin Stanislavsky: Stanislavski, K. (2008) An Actor’s Work Technique Training the Actor’s Voice and Body Jonathan Pitches, University of Leeds, UK. Extracts: Antonin Artaud: Artaud, A. (1970) The Theatre and its Double Eugenio Barba: Barba, B. (1986) Beyond the Floating Islands Augusto Boal: Boal, A. (2002) Games for Actors and Non-Actors Moshe Feldenkrais: Feldenkrais, M. & Schechner, R. (1966) ‘Image, Movement, and Actor: Restoration of Potentiality - A discussion of the Feldenkrais Method and Acting, Self-Expression and the Theater’ Dario Fo and Franca Rame: Fo, D. & Rame, F. (1983) Theatre Workshops at the Riverside Studios Jerzy Grotowski: Grotowski, J. (1969) Towards a Poor Theatre Rudolf Laban: McCaw, D. (ed.) The Laban Sourcebook Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2006) Theatre of movement and gesture Kristin Linklater: Linklater, K. (1976) Freeing the Natural Voice Vsevolod Meyerhold: Bruan, E. (1969) Meyerhold on Theatre Michel Saint-Denis: Saint-Denis, M. (1982) Training for the Theatre Tadashi Suzuki: Suzuki, T. (1986) The Way of Acting: The theatre writings of Tadashi Suzuki Yevgeny Vakhtangov: Malaev-Babel, A. (ed.) (2011) The Vakhtangov Sourcebook Phillip Zarrilli: Zarrilli, P. (2009) Psychophysical Acting: An Intercultural approach after Stanislavski Character and Composition The Self and the Fictive Other in Creation, Rehearsal and Performance Bella Merlin, University of California, Riverside, USA. Extracts: Stella Adler: Adler, S. The Art of Acting (2000) Eugenio Barba: Barba, E. (2010) On Directing and Dramaturgy: Burning the House Anne Bogart and Tina Landau: Bogart, A. & Landau, T. (2005) The Viewpoints Book Bertolt Brecht: Willett, J. (ed.) (1978) Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic Michael Chekhov: Chekhov, M. (2002) To The Actor Dario Fo: Fo, D. (1991) The Tricks of the Trade Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2000) The Moving Body Sanford Meisner: Meisner, S. & Longwell, D. (1987) Sanford Meisner on Acting Odin: Christoffersen, E. E. (1993) The Actor’s Way, Open Theatre: Pasolli, R. (1972) A book on the Open Theatre Konstantion Stanislavsky: Stanislavski, K. (2008) An Actor’s Work Presence Presence, Physicality, Play and Communion Dick McCaw, Royal Holloway University, UK. Extracts: Peter Brook: Brook, P. (1993) There Are No Secrets: Thoughts on Acting and Theatre Joseph Chaikin: Chaikin, J. (1991) The Presence of the Actor Jacques Copeau: Rudlin, J. & Paul, N. (eds.) (1990) Copeau: Texts on Theatre Philippe Gaulier: Gaulier, P. (2006) The Tormentor: le jeu, light, theatre Keith Johnstone: Johnstone, K. (1981) Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2006) Theatre of Movement and Gesture Joan Littlewood: 'Working with Joan: Theatre Workshop actors talking to Tom Milne and Clive Goodwin' Ariane Mnouchkine: extracts from: Féral, J., Mnouchkine, A. & Husemoller, A. (1989) ‘Building up the Muscle: An Interview with Ariane Mnouchkine’ Wlodzimierz Staniewski: Staniewski, W. with Hodge, A. (2004) Hidden Territories: the theatre of gardzienice Ruth Zaporah: Zaporah, R. (1995) Action Theater: The improvisation of presence Epilogue Yoshi Oida: Oida, Y. & Marshall, L. (1997) The Invisible Actor Afterword Mark Evans, Coventry University, UK

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'There's plenty here for any serious student needing to get to grips with the theory and would make an excellent accessible starting point for anyone hungry for information but as yet not quite ready for any single practitioner's complete oeuvre.' - Susan Elkin, The Stage

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Mark Evans is Professor of Theatre Training and Associate Dean at Coventry University. He researches actor training and theatre education. He has published books on movement training for actors and on the work of Jacques Copeau, written several articles on theatre training, and is an Associate Editor for the Theatre, Dance and Performance Training journal published by Routledge.

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