
Performance, Movement and the Body
Mark Evans(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 16. January 2019
Book
Hardback
X, 200 pages
978-0-230-39253-3 (ISBN)
Description
Investigating a range of influential movement training practices, this ambitious book considers the significance of professional training to performers and their bodies. Performance training approaches are examined within their wider social and cultural contexts, illuminating their evolution in response to the changing context of theatre practice and production. Adopting a rigorous critical angle, Mark Evans' approach is at the cutting-edge of Theatre scholarship, drawing on interviews with recognised practitioners and considering the implications for movement and the body in the digital age.
Engaging and enlightening, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre, Drama and Performance wishing to understand and contextualise the theories behind performance training.
Engaging and enlightening, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre, Drama and Performance wishing to understand and contextualise the theories behind performance training.
Reviews / Votes
In this clear, well-argued call to challenge our assumptions about bodies in performance and to adapt our work to be more inclusive of difference, Mark Evans offers indispensable advice for making the human body a vibrant and conscious force in 21st-century entertainment. * Jeffrey Frace, University of Washington, USA * Evans succeeds in shining a light on the way that the dynamic growth of actor movement and movement direction has impacted on a variety of performing art forms as wide ranging as circus, physical theatre, digital and virtual platforms. * Ayse Tashkiran, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK *More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2019
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-39253-3 (9780230392533)
DOI
10.26777/978-0-230-39252-6
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Mark Evans is Associate Dean at Coventry University School of Art and Design. He is the author of Movement Training for the Modern Actor and Jacques Copeau (both published by Routledge).
Content
Introduction: the body in theatre performance and training.- Moving in to the Mainstream.- Movement, Play and Performance.- Doing Movement Differently.- Movement and the Cultural Context.- Movement and the Digitized Performance.- Conclusions.