Kathakali, the distinctive and colourful dance-drama of Kerala in South-West India, is the subject of this text. During these performances heroes, heroines, gods and demons tell their stories of traditional Indian epics. The four Kathakali plays included in this anthology, translated from actual performances into English are: The Flower of Good Fortune; The Killing of Kirmmira; The Progeny of Krishna; and King Rugmamgada's Law.
Kathakali, the distinctive and colourful dance-drama of Kerala in South-West India, is the subject of this text. During these performances heroes, her...
Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today s actor. Drawing on over thirty years of intercultural experience, Phillip Zarrilli aims to equip actors with practical and conceptual tools with which to approach their work. Areas of focus include:
an historical overview of a psychophysical approach to acting from Stanislavski to the present
acting as an energetics of performance, applied to a wide range of playwrights: Samuel Beckett, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane, Kaite O Reilly and Ota Shogo
a system of training...
Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today s actor. Drawing on over thirty years of interc...
Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today's actor. Drawing on over thirty years of intercultural experience, Phillip Zarrilli aims to equip actors with practical and conceptual tools with which to approach their work. Areas of focus include:
an historical overview of a psychophysical approach to acting from Stanislavski to the present
acting as an 'energetics' of performance, applied to a wide range of playwrights: Samuel Beckett, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane, Kaite O'Reilly and Ota Shogo
a...
Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today's actor. Drawing on over thirty years ...
This is a wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance. This second edition includes five new essays and has been fully revised and updated, with discussions by or about major figures who have shaped theories and practices of acting and performance from the late 19th century to the present. The essays - by directors, historians, actor trainers and actors - bridge the gap between theories and practices of acting, and between East and West. No other book provides such a wealth of primary and secondary sources,...
This is a wide-ranging collection of theories on acting, ideas about body and training, and statements about the actor in performance. This second edi...
