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THE PURPOSE OF PLAYING
MODERN ACTING THEORIES IN PERSPECTIVE |
By: |
Robert Gordon |
Format: |
Paperback |

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£32.95 |
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ISBN 10: |
0472068873 |
ISBN 13: |
9780472068876 |
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Publisher: |
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS |
Pub. date: |
1 July, 2006 |
Series: |
Theater: Theory/Text/Performance |
Pages: |
480 |
Description: |
Analyzes and synthesizes modern critical acting theories, their historical evolution, and their relationship to one another, enabling students, teachers, and professionals to comprehend the different aesthetic possibilities for actors. This work identifies six categories of twentieth-century acting. |
Synopsis: |
"The Purpose of Playing" is the first book to analyze and synthesize modern critical acting theories, their historical evolution, and their relationship to one another, enabling students, teachers, and professionals to comprehend the different aesthetic possibilities available to actors today. Robert Gordon identifies six categories of twentieth-century acting, each of which constitutes a different tradition of performance: realistic characterization, visual/ scenographic emphasis, improvisation and games, political theater, self-exploration, and cultural exchange. Theorists discussed include: Stanislavski, Chekhov, Meyerhold, Copeau, Laban, Brecht, Artaud, Grotowski, and Michael Brook, among others. |
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10 illustrations |
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US |
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The University of Michigan Press |
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