Acting
Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process
Published on 7. January 2014
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-1-4039-9054-9 (ISBN)
Description
What is the relationship between 'body' and 'mind', 'inner' and 'outer' in any approach to acting? How have different modes of actor training shaped actors' experiences of acting and how they understand their work? Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes offer insight into such questions, analysing acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines, and providing in-depth accounts of culturally and historically specific approaches to acting. Individual chapters explore:
psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky
European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre
traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan
insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor
intercultural perspectives on acting
This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike.
psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky
European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre
traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan
insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor
intercultural perspectives on acting
This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike.
Reviews / Votes
"The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively." - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK "...excitingly imagined. It may transform, and beneficially so, the occidental theatre." Simon Williams, Theatre Research InternationalMore details
Series
Edition
2013
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-9054-9 (9781403990549)
DOI
10.1057/9781137379054
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Book
12/2013
Red Globe Press
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Persons
Phillip B. Zarrilli is Professor of Performance Practice at the University of Exeter, UK, and the founding Artistic Director of The Llanarth Group, Wales, UK.
Jerri Daboo is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and has worked as a performer and director for many years.
Rebecca Loukes is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and Co-Artistic Director of RedCape Theatre, UK.
Jerri Daboo is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and has worked as a performer and director for many years.
Rebecca Loukes is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and Co-Artistic Director of RedCape Theatre, UK.
Content
List of Figures.- Acknowledgements.- Notes on the Authors.- Preface; Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo, Rebecca Loukes.- 1. Introduction: Acting as Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process; Phillip B. Zarrilli.- 2. Psychophysical Acting in India; Phillip B. Zarrilli.- 3. Psychophysical Acting in Japan; Phillip B. Zarrilli.- 4. Stanislavsky and the Psychophysical in Western Acting; Jerri Daboo.- 5. Making Movement: The Psychophysical in 'Embodied' Practices; Rebecca Loukes.- 6. Beyond the Psychophysical? The 'Situated', 'Enactive' Bodymind in Performance; Rebecca Loukes.- Afterword: Dialogue and Paradox; Jerri Daboo.- Appendix I: An historical/contextual introduction to intercultural theatre; Phillip B Zarrilli.- References.- Endnotes.