The Decroux Sourcebook
Routledge (Publisher)
Published on 30. October 2008
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-415-40812-7 (ISBN)
Description
The first point of reference for primary material on Etienne Decroux, the father of 'corporeal mime' and pioneer of body training. This 'Source book' combines primary material by Decroux himself with seminal critical texts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
15 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
15 black & white halftones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-40812-7 (9780415408127)
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Content
Part 1: Introduction 1. Editors' introduction 2. Edward Gordon Craig: 'At Last a Creator in the Theatre from the Theatre' 3. Eugenio Barba: 'The Hidden Master' Part 2: Words of Decroux A: Revolt 4. 'Corporeal Mime and Pantomime' 5. 'The Method' 6. 'From the personality!' 7. 'The autobiography' 8. 'Bodily Presence' B: A New School 9. 'Creating a Mime Play' 10. An Imaginary Interview (a) 'On the Origins of Mime and the Development of a Worldview' a1. The Origin of Mime a2. Theatre and Commerce a3. Copeau, Dullin, Jouvet, Artaud a4. Mime and Politics a5. Mime: An Art for our time and the future? (b) 'On the Definition of Mime' b1. Mime as the Essence of Theatre b2. What is the Nature of Mime? b3. Mime and Dance b4. Mime and Objects b5. The Key Principles of Technique b6. The Importance of the Mask b7. Mime and Music b8. The Seahorse C: From Words on Mime 11. Sources 11.1. !originates in the Vieux-Colombier 11.2. Gordon Craig 11.3. Autobiography relative to the genesis of corporeal mime 11.4. Doctrinal Manifesto 12. Theatre and Mime 12.1. My Definition of Theatre 12.2. Before Being Complete, Art Must Be.