The Intercultural Performance Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780415281874 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 168 str.

John Martin;Martin John

Opis

This fully illustrated manual for practitioners provides: a guide to the physical, vocal and improvisational dynamics of non-western performance; a new vocabulary with which to interpret plays from around the globe; games to use for exploring rhythm, movement, balance, tension and gesture, breathwork, stylization, and the use of the voice; and a practical approach to creating vibrant theatrical work. The book is provides exercises, advice and a clear training process for the inquiring actor or director.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Discovery of Energy 2. Using the Energy 3. Rhythm 4. Improvisation 5. The Voice; Appendicies

O autorze

John Martin is a theatre director and trainer, dedicated to fulfilling his teacher, Jacques Lecoq's appeal to "create the theatre which does not exist". Having directed and taught across the world, he has followed his own multi-racial origins to explore performance work relevant to a multi-cultural society. A pioneer of intercultural performance in the UK and founder of Pan Centre for Intercultural Arts, he also lectures in creativity fdrawing from a wealth of research across many performance traditions.