Actor Training
£34.20
Actor Training expands on Alison Hodge’s highly-acclaimed and best-selling Twentieth Century Actor Training. This exciting second edition radically updates the original book making it even more valuable for any student of the history and practice of actor training. The bibliography is brought right up to date and many chapters are revised. In addition, eight more practitioners are included – and forty more photographs – to create a stunningly comprehensive study.
The practitioners included are:
Stella Adler; Eugenio Barba; Augusto Boal; Anne Bogart; Bertolt Brecht; Peter Brook; Michael Chekhov; Joseph Chaikin; Jacques Copeau; Philippe Gaulier; Jerzy Grotowski; Maria Knebel; Jacques Lecoq; Joan Littlewood; Sanford Meisner; Vsevolod Meyerhold; Ariane Mnouchkine; Monika Pagneux; Michel Saint-Denis; Włodzimierz Staniewski; Konstantin Stanislavsky; Lee Strasberg
The historical, cultural and political context of each practitioner’s work is clearly set out by leading experts and accompanied by an incisive and enlightening analysis of the main principles of their training, practical exercises and key productions.
This book is an invaluable introduction to the principles and practice of actor training and its role in shaping modern theatre.
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Additional information
| Publisher | 2nd edition (29 Jan. 2010), Routledge |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| File size | 7852 KB |
| Simultaneous device usage | Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Sticky notes | Not Enabled |
| Print length | 370 pages |
by whoknows746
Vital and important read for anyone who is wanting an overview of the history of actor training.
by Customer
A brilliant outlet of the differing techniques 9f directors and an insight into forming theatre. This is a perfect book for actors/performing wanting to learn technical style and form
by Fernando
I really did, although it is not particular, it gives you a general landscape of a great variety of acting techniques, really recommended
by faerie_faller
It gives you an overview on all the essential practitioners to begin your understanding on them before then reading different books to delve in deeper. Equally gives you context to anything else you might be studying.
by P. Lim
Just what my daughter need for her University course