Approaches to acting : past and present /
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Author / Creator: | Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Daniel, 1958- |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : Continuum, 2001. |
Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 225 pages). |
Language: | English |
Series: | Continuum studies in drama Continuum studies in drama. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11101622 |
Summary: | For centuries the theatre has been one of the major forms of art. How did acting, and its institutionalization in the theatre, begin in the first place? In some cultures complex stories relate the origin of acting and the theatre. And over time, approaches to acting have changed considerably. In the West, until the end of the 19th century, those changes occurred within the realm of acting itself, focusing on the question of whether acting should be 'natural' or 'formal.' Approaches to acting were closely related to the trends in culture at large. Acting became more and more professional and sophisticated as philosophical theories developed and knowledge in the human sciences increased. In the 20th century, the director was established as the most important force in the theater--able to lead actors to pinnacles of their art which they could not have achieved on their own. Approaches to acting in non-Western cultures follow quite different patterns. This book provides a clear overview of different approaches to acting, both historical and contemporary, Western and non-Western, and concludes with a challenge to the future of the art. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 225 pages). |
Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781441103819 1441103813 0826478794 082644900X 9780826449009 0826449018 9780826449016 |