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xviii, 337 pages ; 22 cm. |
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Gender group: gdr Women lcdgt |
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Nationality/regional group: nat Britons lcdgt |
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Occupational/field of activity group: occ University and college faculty members lcdgt |
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Performance books |
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Performance books.
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| Summary |
"Intended for actors, directors, teachers and researchers, this book offers an exceptionally clear and thorough introduction to the renowned acting technique developed by Michael Chekhov. Providing a complete overview of the whole method, Michael Chekhov's Acting Technique includes illuminating explanations of his principles and a wide range of practical exercises that illustrate, step by step, how they can be applied to dramatic texts. Part One provides an outline of Chekhov's most basic principles, which help to prepare practitioners to become responsive and receptive, and to awaken their imagination. Part Two charts a journey through the foundational psychophysical exercises that can both orient an actor's training routine and be applied directly to the development of a role. Part Three focuses on more specific and elaborate methods of scene work, characterisation and the art of transformation. The book draws on the full range of Chekhov's writing in English and French, unpublished material from the Dartington Hall archives, and interviews with actors who have worked with the technique, including Simon Callow and Joanna Merlin. It illustrates Chekhov's approach by referring to Rushe's own productions of Nikolai Gogol's short story 'Diary of a Madman' and Shakespeare's Othello, as well as characters and scenes in Sarah Kane's Blasted and the contemporary American television series Breaking Bad. It will serve as a comprehensive and contemporary point of reference for those who are already trained in the method, as well as an initiation and toolkit for practitioners who are just beginning to discover it"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The ideal centre -- The first of the four brothers: feeling of ease -- Receiving -- The second of the four brothers: feeling of form -- The third of the four brothers: feeling of beauty -- The fourth of the four brothers: feeling of entirety -- Radiating -- Expansion and contraction: expansion as a principle -- Qualities of movement: moulding, floating, flying -- Further qualities of movement -- Six directions -- Archetypal gesture -- The three sisters: rising, falling and balancing -- Image and imagination -- Improvisation -- Imaginary body -- Imaginary centres -- Stick, veil, ball -- Archetypes -- Psychological gesture -- Subjective atmosphere -- Objective atmosphere -- Extras: ghost exercise, character biography -- Conclusion: theatre of the future. |
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Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955.
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Acting.
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Chekhov, Michael, 1891-1955. (OCoLC)fst00116140
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Acting. (OCoLC)fst00796146
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| Genre/Form |
Problems and exercises. (OCoLC)fst01423783
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Informational works. (OCoLC)fst01919930
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Handbooks and manuals. (OCoLC)fst01423877
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Informational works.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Problems and exercises.
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| ISBN |
9781350090033 hardback |
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1350090034 hardback |
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9781408156889 paperback |
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1408156881 paperback |
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9781472503473 electronic publication |
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9781472503466 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
60002305888 |
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