The Actor and the Target
Published on 21. February 2013
304 pages
978-1-78001-018-2 (ISBN)
Description
A fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director.
'This new "Advice to the Players" cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics. Behind the joy and humour of the writing, Declan Donnellan is subtly leading young actors to an awareness of the living processes behind their work. He brings as evidence the rich field of thought and intuition that direct experience has made his own.' - Peter Brook
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
3,62 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78001-018-2 (9781780010182)
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Declan Donnellan
The Actor and the Target
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08/2005
Nick Hern Books
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Person
Declan Donnellan is an internationally acclaimed theatre director and founder of theatre company Cheek by Jowl.
Content
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- 1 'I don't know what I'm doing'
- 2 The Target
- 3 Fear
- 4 An Escape
- 5 The Stakes
- 6 'I don't know what I want'
- 7 Action and Reaction
- 8 'I don't know who I am'
- 9 The Visible and the Invisible
- 10 Identity, Persona and the Mask
- 11 The Matrix
- 12 'I don't know where I am'
- 13 'I don't know how I should move'
- 14 Control
- 15 'I don't know what I should feel'
- 16 'I don't know what I'm saying'
- 17 The Imaginary Text Exercises
- 18 Make-Believe
- 19 'I don't know what I'm playing'
- 20 Time
- 21 Three More Uncomfortable Choices
- Postscript
- A Note on the Verse
- Appendix: The Balcony Scene
- About the Author
- Copyright Information
