Theatre studies Books
Taylor & Francis Black Playwrights and Heightened Text
Book SynopsisBlack Playwrights and Heightened Text: When Shakespeare Ainât Enuf breaks down the misconception that heightened text sits only within a white tradition and brings the work of Black playwrights from across history to the forefront by highlighting the use of heightened dramatic text in their work.Interrogating the use of linguistic techniques often seen in heightened text, such as: enjambment, assonance, and consonance, author Jacqueline Springfield looks at the ways in which these techniques allow the text itself to have a kind of permanence in audiencesâ minds and works to reinforce a characterâs objective within the play. The book presents examples of works from a plethora of Black playwrights, including Langston Hughes, Lorraine Hansberry, Amiri Baraka, August Wilson, Katori Hall, Marcus Gardley, Tarell Alvin McCraney, and many more, as well as providing the context in which theyâre writing. Theatre artists who read, teach, direct and perform the work of Black playw
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contemporary Choreography
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Taylor & Francis Actor Trainers on Acting
Book SynopsisActor Trainers on Acting is a comprehensive, diverse and forward-thinking examination of the craft of acting written by leading experts from across the world.The book reflects on the evolving relationship between actor training and the contemporary and future world and considers how directly actor training relates to the living experiences of its stakeholders. Examining the training providerâs role in looking forward to a sustainable and resilient future, this book considers what opportunities there are to be created within performance training and what can be done to enable them. Seeking to provide those teaching, facilitating and leading performance training with ideas and practical steps, this book will be invaluable to students, teachers, practitioners, and academics alike.Each chapter features an interview and reflection from leaders drawn from actor training resulting in innovative and insightful individual chapters. The progression is structured logically to consciously develop the coherent central theme, outlining approaches to contemporary actor training that respond directly to our times globally, building on the foundations of traditions and utilising learning to embolden a confident and resilient training for future students, teachers and industries.
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Taylor & Francis Narrativizing Artistic Discovery
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Taylor & Francis British Theatre and Young People
Book SynopsisBritish Theatre and Young People gathers together new and original studies on the issues, theories, practices and perceptions which characterise British theatre about, for, by, and with young people in the 21st century.Interrogating the critical relationship between theatre and young people today, the book brings together perspectives on theatre about, for, by, and with young people and presents it as an art form in its own right. The first part of the book focuses on applied and socially engaged theatre practice with young people, illustrating the ways in which theatre can highlight inclusivity, well-being, community and politics among young people. Part two presents essays on adaptation and appropriation, generally looking at how classic texts have been adapted for young audiences. Finally, the last part of the book looks at the ways in which British Youth Theatre and practice in the UK has impacted regional and national theatre scenes. Highlighting this rich and act
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Taylor & Francis TraumaâInformed Practices for 912 Theatre
Book SynopsisThis resource bridges the worlds of education, mental health, and the performing arts to offer a comprehensive roadmap for 9-12 theatre educators looking to promote safe, supportive, and creative spaces for their students. Written by a seasoned theatre educator and a licensed mental health clinician, this book explores trauma-informed teaching techniques tailored specifically for theatre classrooms, encompassing both acting and production processes. Chapters cover a broad range of topics, from fostering resilience in students to collaborating with caregivers, administrators, and communities across the educational journey. The authors introduce essential concepts such as intimacy direction and consent, ensuring ethical and inclusive practices. They also provide strategies for teachers to prioritize their own self-care. Core themes and objectives include: trauma-informed teaching, holistic theatre production, community engagement, ethical theatre practices, and educator wellness. Pack
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Taylor & Francis Commedia dellâArte
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Taylor & Francis Screens Producing and Media Operations
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Taylor & Francis Choosing Fabrics for Theatre
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Taylor & Francis Care Aesthetics and the Arts
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Taylor & Francis Accompaniment in America
Book SynopsisPiano accompaniment, or collaborative piano, is an invizibilized force driving classical music. This hybrid study, combining text and multimedia, explores its history, evolution, and transformation into a recognized academic discipline through archival research, expert interviews, and digital resources.This publication delves into the origins and institutionalization of collaborative piano, tracing its development from the early 20th century to the present day. It highlights a profession often overlooked, introduces pioneering figures including Gwendolyn Koldofsky, and maps the establishment of over 100 degree-granting programs across North America. With an interactive data visualization tool, QR codes linking to compelling first-hand accounts and extensive archival materials, it offers a vivid, multidimensional journey through the fieldâs past and present. Through contextualizing the profession within broader sociological and academic frameworks through analysis of its pedagogical, gendered, and institutional dynamics, this work fosters a deeper understanding of collaborative pianoâs past, present, and future, while advocating for its recognition and advancement.Accompaniment in America: Contextualizing Collaborative Piano is essential reading for musicians, music students, educators, scholars, and administrators, as well as anyone interested in the intersection of collaborative piano history, performance practice, and academia. It is a valuable resource for both students and professionals seeking to understand the complexities of this field still broadly misunderstood and its pivotal role in classical music
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Taylor & Francis Arts Management
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Taylor & Francis Black Poetic Inquiry
Book SynopsisThe poems in this project were written within a 24-hour period of each other and are presented in order of their appearance.Written as a call and response to each other, the poems are at times direct responses in content and form, or a mediation on what the offering triggered in the other. Using poetry writing as a methodological engagement with the reflective and reflexive attributes of autoethnography, this project offers an examination of lived experience and will provide a critical expansion of poetic inquiry. An example of 'collaborative spirit-writing', this text uses a dialogical exchange of responsiveness, excavating the lived experiences of the two authors (a Black man and a Black woman) with complex intersectional identities. Using poetic writing as both form and function, this book provides a performance of remembrance and resistance.Students and researchers working with qualitative inquiry and in areas from performative writing to Critical Race Studies will
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Cambridge University Press The Stage
Book SynopsisAlfred Bunn published these memoirs of his theatrical career in 1840. His account is written with a verve which makes it very readable, and provides a fascinating account of the period when Bunn was running both the Theatre Royal at Drury Lane and the Opera House at Covent Garden.Table of Contents1. Reduction of prices; 2. Overclouding of the horizon; 3. Illness and recovery; 4. The manager's last sight of the actress; 5. Disadvantages of a clean over a dirty house; 6. The examiner of plays unfit for his situation; 7. Seven shillings and four shillings versus cleanliness and dirt; 8. Patent delights!; 9. New reading of a passage in Macbeth; 10. Doubts respecting Killigrew's patent solved.
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Cambridge University Press Bertolt Brecht in Context
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Cambridge University Press Chekhov in Context
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Cambridge University Press A New History of Theatre in France
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Theatre Environment Theatre And
Book SynopsisThis exciting new title in the Theatre And series explores how theatre and the environment have informed and continue to inform each other, considering both what theatre can do for the environment and what the environment can do for theatre. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from writers and theatre-makers, Vicky Angelaki encourages a sense of responsibility towards the environment and examines how it is being handled by artists and performers in our time. Timely and topical, this concise introduction is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of theatre and performance studies with an interest in the environment, contemporary theatre-making or site-specific performance.Trade ReviewA vibrant and timely book, bursting with diverse performance practices engaged with pressing environmental concerns. Angelaki offers capacious provocations that will encourage those who make theatre to confront the urgency of non-human/human interconnection for years to come. * Evelyn O'Malley, University of Exeter, UK *Table of ContentsThe Environment, Now The Anthropocene and the Eco-lexicon Towards an Eco-theatre and Eco-performance Playwriting Directors and Companies Public Art, Communities and Citizen Initiatives Futures (In Lieu of a Conclusion).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Katie Mitchell Beautiful Illogical Acts
Book SynopsisKatie Mitchell: Beautiful Illogical Acts offers the first comprehensive study of Britainâs most internationally recognised, influential, and controversial theatre director. It examines Mitchellâs innovations in fourth-wall realism, opera, and Live Cinema across major British and European institutions, bringing three decades of practice vividly to life.Informed by first-hand rehearsal observations and in-depth conversations with the director and her collaborators, Fowler investigates the intense and immersive qualities of Mitchellâs distinctive theatrical realism and challenges mainstream narratives about realism as a defunct or inherently conservative genre. He explores Mitchellâs theatreâand its often polarised receptionâto question familiar assumptions governing contemporary performance criticism, including common binaries that pit realism against radical experimentation, auteurs against texts, feminists against Naturalism, and Britain against Europe. By examining a career trajectory that intersects with huge cultural change, Fowler places Mitchell at the centre of urgent contemporary debates about cultural transformation and its genuinely inclusive potential.This is an essential book for those interested in Katie Mitchell, British theatre, directing, the transformative power of realism and feminism in contemporary theatre practice, and challenges to hierarchical distributions of power inside the mainstream.Trade Review"Katie Mitchell: Beautiful Illogical Acts succeeds in the really complex task of building and sustaining a rigorous theorised argument—not only about Mitchell’s work, but also about the nature and potential of realism as a form more broadly—while also offering detailed analysis of the material context of Mitchell’s practice (including critical reception); the key influences on her practice; and detailed analysis of key performances to demonstrate how both material context and key influences have played their part in her innovations in realism." Professor Liz Tomlin, University of Glasgow, UK"Fowler’s book is a game-changer. Packed with rich detail gleaned from years of first-hand research, avowedly feminist, and gorgeously written, Katie Mitchell: Beautiful Illogical Acts reshapes our understanding of the foremost British theatre artist of our time. Essential, urgent reading." Professor Kim Solga, Western University, Canada"Benjamin Fowler has written a forceful, personal and highly erudite book about the ground-breaking work of theater and opera director Katie Mitchell. Lit by the fire of his own enthusiasm for her productions and creative process, his analysis is thorough and penetrating. Grounded in his experiences from rehearsals into production, Fowler brings his deep knowledge of world theater to the arc of her trajectory through it. Fowler is uniquely able to contextualize her work and processes in the light of current political and hierarchic conditions." Anne BogartTable of ContentsPART I Staging classics in the British mainstream (1989-2011); Foundations I; 1 Out of place: Mitchell and early modern drama; 2 Flesh and blood: Mitchell, Chekhov, and immersive realism; 3 Come and see: Mitchell, Euripides, and ethical witnessing; PART II The pivot to Live Cinema (2006-2008); Foundations II; 4 Moments of being: Live Cinema and the novel; PART III Adventures in Europe and avowing feminism (2008-2018); Foundations III; 5 Watch me vanish: Mitchell’s alternative feminist (German) canon; 6 Birch and Crimp: Mitchell’s collaborations with living writers; Conclusion; Appendix: Mitchell’s production chronology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) The Properties Directors Toolkit
Book SynopsisThis book explains and provides templates for organizing and managing a prop shop, from pre-production organization to production processes, budgeting, and collaborations with other production areas. It explores how to plan, organize, and maintain a prop shop for safe and efficient production work.Table of Contents1. Sense and Sensibility 2. Job Titles and Duties 3. Working in Film 4. What Is a Prop? 5. Pre-Production and Planning 6. Getting Started 7. Working in Regional Theatre 8. Budgeting 9. The Build Process 10. Working with Scenic Designers 11. The Rehearsal and Production Process 12. Working with Stage Management 13. The Production/Tech Process 14. Co-Productions and Rentals 15. Working in Chindren's Theatre 16. Having a Career in Props 17. Working as a Freelance Prop Maker 18. The Prop Shop
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy
Book SynopsisEssentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy contributes to the global interest in embodiment approaches to psychotherapy and to the field of dance movement psychotherapy specifically. It includes recent research, innovative theories and case studies of practice providing an inclusive overview of this ever growing field. As well as original UK contributions, offerings from other nations are incorporated, making it more accessible to the dance movement psychotherapy community of practice worldwide. Helen Payne brings together well-known, experienced global experts along with rising stars from the field to offer the reader a valuable insight into the theory, research and practice of dance movement psychotherapy. The contributions reflect the breadth of developing approaches, covering subjects including: combining dance movement psychotherapy with music therapy; trauma and dance movement psychotherapy; the neuroscience of dance movement psychotherapy;Trade Review"What a moving adventure to read Prof. Helen Payne’s new book! It guides us into dance movement (psycho) therapy as an established, yet evolving, embodied practice. The 14 chapters by both old and new generation dance therapists break new ground in their depth and scope, guided by Marianne Eberhard-Kaechele’s recognition that "a discipline is held together by a shared epistemology, but it must remain flexible, to adapt to changing requirements of patients, health care, society and the individual development of therapists over time".-Marja Cantell, Ph.D., Research Coach, Master of Arts Therapies, Codarts University of the Arts, Rotterdam, the Netherlands."This book covers DMP theory, research and practice with global perspective and is an essential reading for the students, researchers, educators and practitioners in the field of creative arts education and/or therapy/psychotherapy/mental health as well as special and somatic education. Professor Helen Payne with other contributors demonstrates with rich materials in the volume the wisdom and values of our expressive and amazing body/movement which we tend to neglect and separate from our mind. Whatever your background, you will be enlightened by the insightful and cutting edge thinking in each of the chapters."-Tony Y. Zhou, Ph.D., CMA, Founder, Inspirees Institute of Creative Arts Therapy, China.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsForeword by Marianne Eberhard-Kaechele1 Introduction: Experiencing inter-corporality and professional learning HELEN PAYNE, UKPart I: Theory 2 Relational dance movement psychotherapy: A new old idea SISSY LYKOU, UK3 Dynamic equilibrium: Engaging neurophysiological intelligences through dance/movement therapy KALILA HOMANN, USA4 Conscious movement sequencing: The core of the dance/movement therapy experience CHRISTINE CALDWELL, USA 5 A phase model of growth in dance therapy SUSANNE BENDER, GERMANYPart II Research6 Gestalt and dance movement psychotherapy: Moving towards integration through practice and research in adults with eating disorders YEVA FELDMAN, UK7 The use of touch in dance/movement therapy: A phenomenological study ELINA CAUNA AND KRISTINE VENDE-KOTOVA, LATVIA8 A dance informed contribution to nonverbal interpersonal relating in autism spectrum disorders ROSEMARIE SAMARITTER, THE NETHERLANDS9 Movement-based supervision for Korean arts therapies students KYUNG SOON KO, SOUTH KOREA Part III Practice10 Reliable change in outcomes from The BodyMind Approach™ with people who have medically unexplained symptoms/somatic symptom disorder in primary health care HELEN PAYNE, UK11 Overcoming trauma: When verbal language is not enough DITA FEDERMAN AND GALIT ZANA, ISRAEL12 I am here with you: Dance movement therapy and music therapy as a marriage of empathy in the special school setting SARA OWEN, UK13 Holding and adolescent angst: Significant moments within a dance movement psychotherapy group in a mainstream secondary school JULIE JOSEPH AND VICKY KARKOU, UK14 The recovery journey: The place and value of dance movement psychotherapy with clients with alcohol or substance misuse PAM FISHER, UKAppendixAssociationsTraining coursesJournals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd 3D Printing Basics for Entertainment Design
Book SynopsisAffordable 3D printers are rapidly becoming everyday additions to the desktops and worktables of entertainment design practitioners whether working in theatre, theme parks, television and film, museum design, window displays, animatronics, or you name it! We are beginning to ask important questions about these emerging practices: How can we use 3D fabrication to make the design and production process more efficient? How can it be used to create useful and creative items? Can it save us from digging endlessly through thrift store shelves or from yet another late-night build? And when budgets are tight, will it save us money? This quick start guide will help you navigate the alphabet soup that is 3D printing and begin to answer these questions for yourself. It outlines the basics of the technology, and its many uses in entertainment design. With straightforward and easy-to-follow information, you will learn ways to acquire printaTrade Review"The book shows how 3D printing technologies touch each discipline, and through numerous examples, it inspires the reader to consider their place in modern 3D practices. Any practitioner or educator who crafts, models, constructs, or designs anything should read this book and have a copy in their reference collection."Andrea Bilkey, Theatre Design & Technology Spring 2019Table of ContentsTable of ContentsPart I: The Basics Methods of 3D Printing Choosing a 3D Printer Part II: Workflow3. Acquiring a Model4. Creating your own 3D Model5. Fixing and Finalizing6. Printing7. TroubleshootingPART III: The Entertainment Industry8. Scenic Applications9. Costume Applications10. Character Design and Fabrication11. Exhibit Design12 Additional DisciplinesAppendicesAppendix A: Safety ConcernsAppendix B: Glossary of TermsEndnotesBibliographyIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Music as a Chariot
Book SynopsisMusic as a Chariot offers a multidisciplinary perspective whose primary proposition is that theatre is a type of music. Understanding how music enables the theatre experience helps to shape our entire approach to the performing arts. Beginning with a discussion on the origin and nature of time, the author takes us on an evolutionary journey to discover how music, language and mimesis co-evolved, eventually coming together to produce the complex way we experience theatre. The book integrates the evolutionary neuroscience of the human brain into this journey, offering practical implications and applications for the auditory expression of this conceptnamely the fundamental techniques artists use to create sound scores for theatre. With contributions from directors, playwrights, actors and designers, Music as a Chariot explores the use of music to carry ideas into the human soula concept that extends beyond the theatrical Table of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Why this Book?Introduction: An Ear Opening ExperienceOld School AestheticsWhen Sound Gets Divorced from MusicWho Should Read this BookOverview of the BookBibliographyTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesPart I: The Nature of TimeChapter 2: Let There Be a Big BangIntroduction: If a Tree Falls in the Universe…The Nature of Light and SoundThe Evolution of Hearing and SpeakingThe Evolution of the Brain Leads to the Ability to Express EmotionsEyes and Ears, Space and TimeTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 3: The Great Mystery of Time Introduction: Babbling in BabelsbergThe Mammalian InvasionWe Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made of…The Relativity of TimeTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyPart II: Music = Time ManipulatedChapter 4: What Is Music?Introduction: What’s in a Name?Music Is Organized SoundNarrowing Our Definition of MusicMusic Is Visual as Well as AudibleThe Elements of DesignEnergy CharacteristicsTemporal CharacteristicsSpatial CharacteristicsComplex Elements that Combine Energy in Time and SpaceThe Importance of These Elements of MusicA Proposed Definition of MusicTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 5: Primate NumbersIntroduction: Who’s on First?Music, Language and Mimesis: The Really Early YearsBipedal PrimatesTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyPart III: Song = Music + IdeaChapter 6: Campfire Songs (Rhythm and Entrainment)Introduction: Welcome HomoOne Giant Leap for MankindEarly HomoHomo ErectusRunning, Tempo, Pulse, Tactus and EntrainmentTempo, Pacing, Tactus, Entrainment and Theatre CompositionWhen Music Meets MimesisConclusionTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 7: Music and LanguageIntroduction: "All Theatre Starts with a Script"Brain GainsFantastic VoyageConclusion: Song = Music + IdeaTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 8: Consonance and Dissonance (The Evolution of Line)Introduction: The Roots of Who We BecomeThe Evolution of LineConsonance and DissonanceWhat is Consonance and Dissonance?Subcortical Consonance and Dissonance PerceptionCortical Consonance and Dissonance PerceptionConsonance and Dissonance in TheatreLine/MelodyHarmonyConclusion: Consonance and Dissonance and TimeTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyPart IV: Theatre = Song + MimesisChapter 9: Ritual, Arousal, Reward, EcstasyIntroduction: From High Mass to EcstasyThe Development of Ritual, Shamanism, and (Altered States of Consciousness)The Neuroscience of Arousal and Reward in the Altered States of Consciousness of Shamanism and TheatreIntroduction: Dreams, Altered States of Consciousness and TheatreThe Basic Neuroscience of ArousalThe Effect of Music on Physiological SystemsThe Effect of Music on Psychological SystemsCognitive Models for Music in TheatreRobert Thayer’s Model of Psychological MoodsBerlyne’s Theory of Arousal in Aesthetics and PsychobiologyConclusion: Experiments in EcstasyTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 10: Music, Mimesis, MemoryIntroduction: Traveling Backwards in TimeThe New Stone AgeMemoryIntroductionSensory MemoryLong Auditory Store/Short Term Memory/Working MemoryLong-Term MemoryCreating and Retrieving Long-Term MemoriesImplicit MemoryExplicit Episodic MemoryInvoluntary Explicit Episodic MemoryAutobiographical MemoryConclusion: The Origins of Theatre and the Problems of the Oral TraditionTen QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 11: The Bronze Age and the Invention of WritingIntroduction: Theatre Becomes DramaThe Bronze AgeThe Emergence of Written LanguageThe Transition from Oral Tradition to Recorded HistoryConclusion: Lost in Translation?Ten QuestionsThings to ShareNotesBibliographyChapter 12: Conclusion: Evolution and Greek TheatreIntroduction: A Case StudyThe Origins of Greek Music: Music = Time ManipulatedThe Development of Greek Song: Song = Music + IdeaMusic as Math Made Audible: The Greeks Revisit Consonance and DissonanceThe First Autocratic Theatre: Theatre = Song + MimesisPlato and His WorldAristotle’s TheatreConclusion of the ConclusionEleven Questions, Part I Eleven Questions, Part II Things to ShareNotesBibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Historical Wig Styling Victorian to the Present
Book SynopsisHistorical Wig Styling: Victorian to the Present, 2nd edition, is a guide to creating beautiful, historically accurate hairstyles for theatrical productions and events. This volume covers hairstyles from the Victorian era through the contemporary styles of today. Chapters begin with an overview of historic figures and styles that influenced the look of each period, followed by step-by-step instructions and photographs showing the finished look from every angle. The book also explores the necessary supplies and styling products needed to create the perfect coif, tips for proper wig handling, a brief history of the makeup for each historical period, and basic styling techniques useful when working with wigs or real hair. New hairstyles featured in this edition include:- Civil War era women- Late Victorian African-American men- 1910s'' Full width style women- 1920s'' glossy waves- 1940s'' Victory rolls- 1950s'' PooTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsChapter 1. Introduction to Wig Styling Techniques Chapter 2. Early Victorian Era (1835-1860) Chapter 3. Mid-/Late Victorian (1860-1885) Chapter 4. The Gay Nineties (1885-1901) Chapter 5. Edwardian Era/Gibson Girl (1901-1910) Chapter 6. The Teens (1911-1920) Chapter 7. The Roaring Twenties (1920-1929) Chapter 8. The 1930s (1930-1939) Chapter 9. The 1940s (1940-1949) Chapter 10. The 1950s (1950-1959) Chapter 11. The 1960s (1960-1969) Chapter 12. The 1970s (1970-1979) Chapter 13. The 1980s to the Present Chapter 14. Non-Western Hairstyling Appendix 1—Glossary of Hairstyling and Makeup Terms Appendix 2—List of Historical Films and Television Shows Set in Each Era Appendix 3—List of Wig and Hair SuppliersIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modern Theatres 19502020
Book SynopsisModern Theatres 19502020 is an investigation of theatres, concert halls and opera houses in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America.The book explores in detail 30 of the most significant theatres, concert halls, opera houses and dance spaces that opened between 1950 and 2010. Each theatre is reviewed and assessed by experts in theatre buildings, such as architects, acousticians, consultants and theatre practitioners, and illustrated with full-colour photographs and comparative plans and sections. A further 20 theatres that opened from 2009 to 2020 are concisely reviewed and illustrated.An excellent resource for students of theatre planning, theatre architecture and architectural design, Modern Theatres 1950 2020 discusses the role of performing arts buildings in cities, explores their public and performances spaces and examines the acoustics and technologies needed in a great building. This beautifulTable of ContentsChapter 1.00: Aspects of Modern Theatres 1.01. Edwin O. Sachs – A British Theatrical Enigma David Wilmore 1.02. Cities, global and regenerating David Staples 1.03. Theatres and publicness Bostjan Vuga 1.04. Prevailing Themes in 20th Century Theatre Architecture Joshua Dachs 1.05. Towards a new theatre architecture: developments in Britain after 1950 Alistair Fair 1.06. Front of House moves to the forefront Robert Shook 1.07. Concert Halls, Music, and Audiences Chris Blair 1.08. The Modern Opera House Nicholas Payne 1.09. Playhouses and spaces for drama Tim Foster 1.10. Stage Engineering Systems Mark Ager 1.11. Stage Lighting Mark White 1.12. Sound, and Opera’s Dirty Little Secret Chris Full 1.13. New Technologies and Performance Raj Patel 1.14. Acoustics and the Modern Theatre Sebastien Jouan Chapter 2.00: Thirty Significant Theatres 1950 to 2010 Chapter 3.00: Fifties 3.01. Royal Festival Hall, 1951, London, UK Miles Glendinning and Sebastien Jouan 3.02. Festival Theatre, 1957, Stratford, Ontario, Canada Gary McCluskie 3.03. Kalita Humphreys Theater, 1959, Dallas, Texas David Staples 3.04. Musiktheater im Revier, 1959, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Elain Harwood Chapter 4.00: Sixties 4.01. Arena Stage, Washington, DC, USA Joshua Dachs 4.02. Bunka Kaikan, 1961, Tokyo, Japan Shozo Motosugi 4.03. Philharmonie, 1963, Berlin, Germany Karin Winkelsesser Chapter 5.00: Seventies 5.01. Finlandia Hall, 1971, Helsinki, Finland David Staples 5.02. Sydney Opera House, 1973, Sydney, Australia David Staples 5.03. Teatro Regio, 1971, Torino, Italy David Staples and Simone Solinas 5.04. Royal National Theatre, 1976, London, UK Patrick Dillon 5.05. Royal Exchange Theatre, 1976, Manchester, England Andy Hayles Chapter 6.00: Eighties 6.01. Schaubühne at Lehniner Platz, 1981, Berlin, Germany Reinhold Daberto 6.02. Arts Centre Melbourne, 1982, Melbourne, Australia Tim Brinkman 6.03. Joyce Theater, 1982, New York, NY, USA Elizabeth Bradley 6.04. Derngate, 1983, Northampton, England Roger Hopwood 6.05. Lucent Danstheater, 1987, The Hague, Netherlands Eric Blom and Lian The 6.06. Opéra Bastille, 1989, Paris, France Michel da Costa Gonçalves Chapter 7.00: Nineties 7.01. Sadler’s Wells Theatre, 1998, London, UK Richard York Chapter 8.00: New Millennium 8.01. The Lowry, 2000, Salford, United Kingdom Alistair Fair 8.02. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, 2002, Singapore Gaurav Kripalani 8.03. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA Carl Giegold 8.04. KÀ Theater, 2004, MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, AZ, USA David Barbour 8.05. Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, 2004, Matsumoto, Japan Shozo Motosugi 8.06. Casa da Música, 2005, Porto, Portugal Maria Rita Liberal Arnaut 8.07. Auditório Ibirapuera ‘Oscar Niemeyer’, 2005, São Paulo, Brazil Claudia Toni 8.08. National Center for the Performing Arts, 2007, Beijing, China Jörg Kümmel 8.09. Operahuset, 2008, Oslo, Norway David Turnbull 8.10. National Opera House, 2008, Wexford, Ireland David Staples 8.11. DR Koncerthuset, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark Allan Xenius Grige 8.12. Guangzhou Opera, 2010, Guangzhou, China David Staples Chapter 9.00: Snapshots of twenty theatres – 2011 to 2020 - David Staples 9.01. Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, 2009, Dallas, Texas, USA Karin Winkelsesser 9.02. Onassis Cultural Centre, 2010, Athens, Greece Karin Winkelsesser 9.03. New World Center, 2011, Miami, FL, USA Karin Winkelsesser 9.04. Royal Opera House, 2011, Muscat, Oman Karin Winkelsesser 9.05. Harpa, 2011, Reykjavik, Iceland David Staples 9.06. Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2011, Stratford-upon-Avon Alistair Fair 9.07. Heydar Aliyev Center, 2012, Baku, Azerbaijan David Staples 9.08. `A`ali`ikūhonua Creative Arts Center, 2012, Seabury Hall, Maui, USA David Staples 9.09. Musiktheater am Volksgarten, 2013, Linz, Austria Karin Winkelsesser 9.10. Everyman Theatre, 2014, Liverpool, UK Alistair Fair 9.11. Han Show Theatre, 2014, Wuhan, China Karin Winkelsesser 9.12. Harbin Opera House, 2015, Harbin, China David Staples 9.13. Dubai Opera, 2016, Dubai, UAE Karin Winkelsesser 9.14. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, 2017, Athens, Greece Karin Winkelsesser 9.15. Boulez Saal, 2017, Berlin, Germany Karin Winkelsesser 9.16. Elbphilharmonie, 2017, Hamburg, Germany Karin Winkelsesser 9.17. Bridge Theatre, 2017, London, UK David Staples 9.18. National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, 2018, Taiwan Karin Winkelsesser 9.19. The Shed, The Bloomberg Building, 2019, New York David Staples 9.20. Xiqu Centre, 2019, Hong Kong David Staples Chapter 10.00: Conclusions 10.01. Postscript – "The Ghost Light" Chapter 11.00: Modern Theatres contributors
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Taylor & Francis Ltd FORCE Fabric
Book SynopsisThe nude figure defines the best way to learn the fundamentals of drawing, yet the end goal of most art presents clothed figures, be it animation, video games, film, or fine art. This sixth book in the FORCE' series instructs artists on how to understand fabric with FORCE, thus leading to improved drawings of clothed figures. Expertly organized and beautifully illustrated, the book instructs artists to see clothing in a new way, through FORCE. Michael's clear, concise, and informal writing coupled with Mritunjay and Michael's FORCE drawings of clothed models comprehensibly informs you, the curious artist, to identify and draw FORCE clothing.Key Features: The unique, dynamic FORCE Drawing learning system that has helped thousands of artists enhance their figure drawing abilities now brings clothing to the figure! Easy to follow fundamentals on drawing clothed figures for games, animation, film, or fine art A clear, organized, and undTable of ContentsForeword. Special Thanks. Author. Introduction. Key Concepts. Chapter 1: FORCE Fabric. Chapter 2: Folds. Chapter 3: Clothing Fit Types. Chapter 4: Process. Chapter 5: Texture. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Poetic Inquiry
Book SynopsisPoetic Inquiry: Craft, Method and Practice examines the use of poetry as a form of qualitative research, representation, and method used by researchers, practitioners, and students from across the social sciences and humanities. It serves as a practical manual for using poetry in qualitative research through the presentation of varied examples of Poetic Inquiry. It provides how-to exercises for developing and using poetry as a qualitative research method.The book begins by mapping out what doing and critiquing Poetic Inquiry entails via a discussion of the power of poetry, poets', and researchers' goals for the use of poetry, and the kinds of projects that are best suited for Poetic Inquiry. It also provides descriptions of the process and craft of creating Poetic Inquiry, and suggestions for how to evaluate and engage with Poetic Inquiry. The book further contends with questions of method, process, and craft from poets' and researchers' perspectives. It shows the imTrade ReviewI can think of no better guide than Sandra Faulkner to walk alongside you to explore the possibilities and power of poetry in qualitative research practice. This updated version of her book Poetry as Method provides exemplars of her own Poetic Inquiry and points to many more in this small but growing and vibrant field of arts-based research. I will recommend this book to my colleagues and graduate students, and will return to it myself when in need of inspiration. Dr. Monica Prendergast, Professor, University of Victoria, co-editor of Poetic Inquiry and Poetic Inquiry IISandra L. Faulkner has done it again, written a book that is a true gift to the research community. Poetic Inquiry: Craft, Method, and Practice is a beautifully rendered, all-encompassing guide to using Poetic Inquiry in qualitative or arts-based research. Faulkner makes a persuasive case for the place of Poetic Inquiry in research across the social sciences and humanities and offers detailed methodological instruction, robust examples, and practical assistance including how-to exercises. I absolutely love this book! I will be pulling it off my bookshelf often. It is a must-read for researchers, professors, students, writers, and anyone interested in artful approaches to research. It would also make an outstanding classroom text in qualitative, arts-based, or creative writing courses. I highly recommend this outstanding text.Patricia Leavy, PhD, author of Method Meets Art and SparkFaulkner’s in-depth, nuanced and extremely important treatment of Poetic Inquiry is a balm to those who have poetic sensibilities and who have expanded their vision of what research could and might be. Faulkner’s own commitment to the form provides encouragement, and will inspire others to take the leap! Michelle Reale, author of Inquiry and ResearchSandra Faulkner's follow-up to her seminal work, Poetry as Method, is a comprehensive overview of both the theory, method, and praxis of doing poetry as research, written in the clear, succinct voice of a feminist, poet-researcher passionate about poetry as art, teaching others how to create it and using poetry as a social justice tool to change the world one poem at a time.Mary E. Weems, PhD, author of Blackeyed: Plays and MonologuesRich and hearty. Come to this book hungry to improve your thinking about Poetic Inquiry. Come to this book hungry to improve the listening and writing practices that matter. Faulkner has proven – in a scholarly sense – why poetry matters as a research form and tool. She does this in both a complex, well-cited way and an accessible way. And then come the examples, the how-to, the what-to-try, the robust fodder for your future art-and-service making, and you can just gather it all up. Revel in the pleasure and utility of it. Truly a gift.Kimberly Dark, sociologist, writer, raconteur, and author of Love and Errors and The Daddies"‘Poetic Inquiry’ is rich, full,an essential explorationof arts-science entanglement,a reflexive, creative field map.This essential exploration,Faulkner’s provocation to imaginea reflexive, creative field map,crafts critical challenge to staid epistemologies."tandfonline.com"In reading the book, I was struck by a sense of Faulkner’s collaborative spirit: a generosity of sharing the experiences as poetic inquirer she has gained along the way. She encourages the reader to enhance their suppleness through writing exercises. She is invitational, welcoming potential poet-researchers to “join the conversation, and to further your Poetic Inquiry.”"Sarah Penwarden, Laidlaw College, Auckland, New ZealandTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsThe BookChapter 1. The Power of PoetryChapter 2. Poetry as MethodChapter 3. Concern with Craft: The Question of Poetic CriteriaChapter 4. Exercising the Poetry MuscleReferences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Neurocognition of Dance
Book SynopsisDance has always been an important aspect of all human cultures, and the study of human movement and action has become a topic of increasing relevance over the last decade, bringing dance into the focus of the cognitive sciences. Since the first edition of The Neurocognition of Dance was published, research into the cognitive science of dance has expanded extensively, with the number of scientific studies focusing on dance and dance-related topics in cognitive psychology growing significantly.Featuring three new chapters addressing topics that have become highly relevant to the field in recent years neuroaesthetics, entrainment, and choreographic cognition as well as progress in teaching based on novel methods, this comprehensively revised and updated new edition of The Neurocognition of Dance is full of cutting-edge insights from scientists, researchers, and professionals from the world of dance.Also now including online material suchTable of ContentsIpke Wachsmuth: Foreword for the first editionFreya Vass-Rhee: Foreword for the second editionBettina Bläsing, Martin Puttke & Thomas Schack: Introduction: Moving towards a multidisciplinary neuro-cognitive science of dancePart II: The dance perspectiveMartin Puttke: Learning to dance means learning to think!Galeet BenZion: The Kinematics Teaching Methodology: Marrying kinesthetic stimuli with reading instructionElizabeth Waterhouse: In-Sync: Entrainment in danceGregor Zöllig: Searching for that 'other land of dance': The phases in developing a choreographyScott deLahunta & Philip Barnard: Seeing the ‘choreographic mind’: Three analytic lenses developed to probe and notate creative thinking in dancePart II: The science perspectiveThomas Schack: Building blocks and architecture of dance: a cognitive–perceptual perspectiveDavid A. Rosenbaum: Shall we dance again? Action researchers and dancers can move togetherHolk Cruse & Malte Schilling: Getting cognitiveBettina Bläsing: The dancer’s memory: learning with the body from the remembered, the percieved and the imaginedPart III: Neurocognitive Studies of DanceBeatriz Calvo-Merino: Neural mechanisms for seeing danceEmily S. Cross: Building a dance in the human brain: Insights from expert and novice dancersGuido Orgs, Beatriz Calvo-Merino & Emily S. Cross: Knowing dance or knowing how to dance? Sources of expertise in aesthetic appreciation of human movement.Corinne Jola: Choreographed science: Merging dance and cognitive neuroscience
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Arts Entrepreneurship
Book SynopsisArts Entrepreneurship: Creating a New Venture in the Arts provides the essential tools, techniques, and concepts needed to invent, launch, and sustain a business in the creative sector.Building on the reader's artistic talents and interests, the book provides a practical, action-oriented introduction to the business of art, focusing on product design, organizational planning and assessment, customer identification and marketing, fundraising, legal issues, money management, cultural policy, and career development. It also offers examples, exercises, and references that guide entrepreneurs through the key stages of concept creation, business development, and growth. Special attention is paid to topics such as cultural ventures seeking social impact, the emergence of creative placemaking, the opportunities afforded by novel corporate forms, and the role of contemporary technologies in marketing, fundraising, and operations.A hands-on guide to entrepreneurial succTable of Contents1. What is arts entrepreneurship? 2. Planning and assessment 3. Marketing 4. Fundraising 5. Legal issues 6. Money Management and Entrepreneurial Finance 7. Cultural policy and the arts entrepreneur 8. Organizational design, Career development, and Future trends
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Cengage Learning, Inc The Essential Theatre
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface. PART I: FOUNDATIONS. 1. The Nature of Theatre. 2. The Audience and Criticism. 3. The Play. PART II: VARIETIES OF THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. 4. Festival Theatre: Greek, Roman, and Medieval Theatre Experiences. 5. Creating a Professional Theatre: Elizabethan England, Italian Commedia dell'Arte, and Seventeenth-Century France. 6. Theatre in the 1800s. 7. Modernism in the Twentieth Century: 1900���1960. 8. Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions. 9. Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity. 10. Musical Theatre. 11. Asian and African Theatre. PART III: THEATRICAL PRODUCTION. 12. Theatrical Space and Production Design. 13. Playwriting and Dramaturgy. 14. Directing and Producing. 15. Acting. 16. Scene Design. 17. Costume Design and Makeup. 18. Lighting and Sound Design. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
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Cengage Learning, Inc The Art of Theatre
Book SynopsisTHE ART OF THEATRE: THEN AND NOW, 4th Edition, brings the fascinating world of theatre to life with lively coverage of the history, cultural diversity, creativity, controversy -- and even a typical day in the life -- of theatre. As the authors wrote each chapter, they asked themselves how the subject applies to students' lives. The result is a text packed with practical information you can use in everyday life, including insight on censorship, freedom of speech, copyrights, the National Endowment for the Arts, and more. Timely connections drawn between theatre and TV and film help you see how the living stage is unique, and the optional MindTap digital learning solution provides a variety of online study tools to help you ensure your success in the course.Table of ContentsPart I: THEATRE LITERACY. 1. Theatre, Art, and Entertainment. 2. Stage vs. Screen. 3. Theatre of the People. 4. Experiencing and Analyzing Plays. Part II: THE ARTS WITHIN THE ART. 5. A Day in the Life of a Theatre. 6. The Art of Playwriting. 7. The Art of Acting. 8. The Art of Directing. 9. The Art of Design. 10. A Creative Life. 11. The Musical. Part II: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THEATRE. 12. Theatre Around the World. 13. The Greeks to the Rise of Christianity. 14. The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance. 15. The Renaissance. 16. The Restoration, the Enlightenment, and Romanticism. 17. Modern Theatre.
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Cambridge University Press The Complete Writings of Henry James on Art and Drama Volume 2 Drama
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Theatre of the Oppressed in Practice Today
Book SynopsisHow has the work and legacy of Augusto Boal''s Theatre of the Oppressed been interpreted and practised around the world? What does it look like in different working contexts? This book provides an accessible introduction to the political and artistic principles Boal''s techniques are founded on, tracking exemplary practice from around the globe.Using detailed contemporary case histories, theatre artist, scholar and activist Ali Campbell demonstrates how the underlying principles of Boal''s practice are today enacted in the work of - among others - an urban network (Theatre of the Oppressed NYC); a rural and developmental theatre organisation (Jana Sanskriti, West Bengal); Boal's original company CTO Rio (Brazil); and a theatre-based group led by learning-disabled adults in the UK (The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company). The book concludes with a series of conversations between Campbell and international exponents of the work, envisioning futures for the Theatre of the OppreTrade ReviewDistilled from a lifetime of practice, teaching and reflection with groups around the world, this brilliant book is a must read for Theatre for Change workers everywhere. -- Geraldine Ling MBE; Founding Artistic Director; The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre CompanyThis book is a profound praxis for peace, precisely because it disturbs: it is a work of clarity, written with the honesty of a friend. Ali Campbell explores Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed with the urgent question: "How then shall we Live?” -- Professor Alison Phipps OBE; UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts; University of GlasgowTable of ContentsIllustrations Acknowledgements Part One: Principles in Practice Prologue Introduction: About Augusto Boal and the Aims of This Book 1. What Is Forum and How Does It Work? 2. Teaching and Training 3. How Do We Adapt Forum? 4. Collaboration 5. Ten Top Tips Part Two: Companies and Conversations Introduction: How These Four Studies Were Created and Why Jana Sanskriti: Field Work Theatre of the Oppressed NYC (TONYC): 'Radically Unsentimental' The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company: 'Nurses Jump In. Teachers Don't' CTO Rio: 'Given a Recipe, You Can Go and Do' Part Three: Conversations Introduction: About the People You Will Hear from in This Section Alegna Dezlein Jennifer Little Barbara Santos Osmar Araujo Julian Boal Epilogue: 'From Damascus' Glossary Suggested Reading Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Theatre of Kander and Ebb
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Documentary Theatre and Performance
Book SynopsisWhat distinguishes documentary theatre from other forms of drama? How has it integrated different media across the years, and to what effect? What is its relationship to truth and reality, and defining moments of civic unrest and political change? In this short, authoritative book, Andy Lavender surveys a century of documentary theatre and performance and analyses key productions. Arranged in 3 sections that take a broadly chronological approach, the volume considers the nature of documenting, forms of intervention through theatre, the presentation of lived experience, and issues of truth, reality and representation.The book includes a variety of case studies, beginning with Piscator's In Spite of Everything! (1925) and tracing the work that followed in Europe and America, including the tribunal and testimony plays of the 1990s and 2000s. It examines the relationship of 3 key productions to moments of civic and political crisis: Fires in the Mirror:
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Art of Writing for the Theatre
Book SynopsisFilled with practical advice from an award-winning playwright, with a range of resources to guide you in the craft and business of theatre writing, The Art of Writing for the Theatre provides everything you need to write like a seasoned theatre professional, including: * how to analyze and break down a script * how to write a wide range of plays * how to critique a theatre production * how to construct and craft critical essays, cover letters, and theatrical resumes This thorough introduction is supplemented with exercises and new interviews with a host of internationally acclaimed playwrights, lyricists, and critics, including Marsha Norman, Beth Henley, Lyn Gardner, Octavio Solis, Ismail Khalidi, and David Zippel, among many others. Accompanying online resources include playwriting and script analysis worksheets and exercises, an example of a playwriting resume, and critical points to consider on playwriting, design, acting, directing and choreography.Trade ReviewEven after fifty years of creating musicals, I found The Art of Writing for the Theatre immensely helpful, especially as I undertake new projects. Luke Yankee's clear and concise analysis and advice, coupled with the insights of the writers he interviewed, seems to me invaluable and inspiring for anyone aspiring to write for the theatre, from beginner to long-time professional. * Stephen Schwartz, Tony-winning composer and lyricist of Wicked, Pippin, & Godspell. *One can’t have a life in the theatre by taking shortcuts. One can’t enter this world with no regard for what has come before you. The elements needed toward becoming a true person of the theater are beautifully illuminated and enumerated in Luke Yankee’s book. He is a playwright and a director and his heart has been in the theater ever since he was a kid. Rightly so. Love and intelligence mix in this essential work. * Joanna Gleason, Tony winner for Into the Woods; three-time Drama Desk Award winner *I only wish when I was starting out that I had a book like this. It is filled with valuable and important information. Luke Yankee's insight and guidance is spot on! Anybody who is thinking about going into this profession should start by reading this book. * Scott Ellis, nine-time Tony nominee as Best Director; Olivier Award winner as Best Director for She Loves Me *This is a must-read for anyone in the arts, but particularly for young people with a hunger to immerse themselves in the nuts and bolts of the theatre, and the crucial importance of language. The accomplished director and playwright, Luke Yankee, leaves no stone unturned in this comprehensive work; he clearly has a great love and respect, not only for playwriting, but for all the essential elements that fill in the spaces. * Victor Garber, four-time Tony nominee for Lend Me A Tenor, Deathrap, Little Me, & Damn Yankees; six-time Emmy nominee *Luke Yankee offers insightful discussions on the development of character, dramatic structure, and script analysis—all amply supported by interviews with distinguished contemporary theatre artists. Calling on his extensive career as actor, director, and writer, Yankee’s practical approach is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to hone their skills in writing for the theatre. * Lucien Douglas, The University of Texas at Austin, USA *Having worked almost exclusively with new plays and emerging playwrights for over 30 years, it was fascinating to read the insights and wisdom Luke Yankee has managed to unlock from the best playwrights, lyricists and critics in our field today. This is essential reading for the next generation of playwrights. I finally have an answer when younger writers ask me what book to read about playwriting: this one! * Jon Lawrence Rivera, Artistic Director, Playwrights Arena, Los Angeles, USA *This book has it all! It contains a concrete approach to understanding what’s inside a scene, a terrific tutorial on putting thoughts onto paper, a look inside the nuances of criticism, and straightforward advice from professionals at the top of their game. If you are a theatre artist who plans to put words on a page, you need to read and study this book. * Professor Brian Kite, UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television, USA *You'll have to go far and wide to find a better introduction to script analysis, playwriting, and criticism than this. Every theatre teacher should use this in their classroom. Practical and informative! * Millicent Martin, BAFTA award winner and two-time Tony nominee *From the reader’s first encounter with the text and the writer’s confrontation with the empty page, Luke Yankee’s The Art of Writing for the Theatre offers clarifying definitions and helpful guidance for aspiring playwrights and theatre critics. Using excerpts from his own plays as subjects for analysis and enlightening interviews with working playwrights and critics, the book offers a wealth of information and inspiration for all who seek to better understand the inner workings of the writer’s art. * Evan Yionoulis, Richard Rodgers Dean and Director of the Drama Division, The Juilliard School, USA *First, let me thank Luke Yankee for this extraordinary book. It’s been a long while since I’ve read anything that so comprehensively addresses the subject as The Art of Writing for The Theatre. Not only is the book completely informative, it’s also a good read. The exploration of examples of playwriting, criticism, and analysis are invaluable. The interviews with some of the theatre's most distinct voices is like going to the ultimate master class. The inclusion of people of diverse backgrounds makes it all the more applicable to everyone in a personal manner. I am an actor, director, writer, teacher, and devout audience member. This book will be by my side as a guideline in the future in each of those endeavors. Any student or teacher, or for that matter, anyone interested in the theatre in its most elemental form will benefit from this book. Get it and keep it on your shelf. I would be willing to bet that you will refer to it many times in the future. * Ken Page, star of the original Broadway companies of Cats and Aint Misbehavin’ *This essential book sits squarely in the ‘required reading’ section for any university theatre course or for anyone who wants to understand the theatrical medium better. It begins with clear, inspiring lessons and tips that guide the writer from conception to fruition while including priceless wisdom from masters in our field. The text provides the reader with invaluable, user-friendly prompts that both allow the writer to be more understanding and critical of their own work, but also to view other’s works with a clearer eye. I simply found this book a pleasure to read and was enlightened and inspired about my own creative process as well as viewing all dramatic works with new insights. A must read! * John B. Benitz, Chair, Department of Theatre, Chapman University, USA *Table of ContentsNote on the Text Introduction 1. Script Analysis Why Do We Need Script Analysis? Definitions and Terms for Script Analysis Freytag’s Pyramid and the Dramatic Arc A Crash Course in Aristotle’s Poetics Script Analysis Exercises Exercises 2. Playwriting The Elements of Playwriting What Does “Show, Don’t Tell” Mean? The Significance of Exposition The Good Title Test The Mechanics of Writing a Play How Do You Start? How To Write a Ten-Minute Play Other Play Formats Conclusion Exercises 3. Criticism The “Why” of Theatre Criticism “I Liked it” Doesn’t Matter Writing a Critique for a Play “Why Am I Bored? A Sample Critique Criticism as Entertainment Remember: Artists Have Feelings, Too When to Keep it to Yourself What to Look for When Writing a Critique Critiquing Other Forms Exercises 4. The Interviews: Conversations with Acclaimed Playwrights, Critics, Librettists, and Lyricists A Series of Master Classes On Starting Out “What Should I Write About?” On Structure A Writer’s Process Readings and Play Development On Taking Advice on your Script On Collaboration On Writing Musicals On the Writer as “The Outsider Looking In” On Critics and Theatre Criticism Advice for New Writers What Do You Love About the Theatre? 5. The Brass Tacks: Practical Tools of Writing for the Theatre The “How To” Of A Writer’s Life Read, See, and Hear Theatre Blogs Submission Opportunities for Playwrights Cover Letters for Writers…and Beyond Living Room Readings: The Value of Free Pizza Virtual Presentations A Map of Relationships Opening Night Cards and Gratitude Letters: A Lost Art Exercises Conclusion Further Reading Notes Biographies of Interviewees Special Thanks About the Author Index
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Bloomsbury Academic The Mountaintop
Book SynopsisThe Mountaintop is published here as a Methuen Drama Student Edition, featuring notes and commentary by Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, Boston University, USA. The introduction offers a discussion of key themes including race, identity, politics, magical realism, one-act plays, historical figures and martyrs.The night before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. retires to room 306 in the now-famous Lorraine Motel after giving an acclaimed speech to a massive church congregation. When a mysterious young maid visits him to deliver a cup of coffee, King is forced to confront his past and the future of his people.Portraying rhetoric, hope and ideals of social change, The Mountaintop also explores being human in the face of inevitable death. The play is a dramatic feat of daring originality, historical narration and triumphant compassion.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Performance in an Age of Precarity
Book SynopsisThis magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked. A very precious book in our precarious times. Vicky FeatherstoneAn anthology of critical essays that draw on a decade of the authors thinking, writing about and working within contemporary performance as critics, producers, dramaturgs, makers, archivists and more.Together, the 40 essays sketch a map of the contemporary performance landscape from avant-garde dance to live art to independent theatre, tracing the contours of its themes, aims, desires and relationship to the wider worlds of mainstream theatre, art and politics. Each essay focuses on a particular artist and these include Bryony Kimmings, Dickie Beau, Forced Entertainment, Scottee, Selina Thompson, Tania El Khoury and UninvitTrade ReviewAndy Field and Maddy Costa have built a theatre of words inhabited by a fascinating cast of performers. Beyond their evocative descriptions of spectatorship and participation, Performance in an Age of Precarity also shares compelling accounts of friendship, landscapes of memory and expressions of political urgency. These warm and generous portraits are an important record of observation and affect, placing the artist (as independent maker) center stage. * Robin Deacon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, USA *This magical book is a love letter to the artists whose imagination and cleverness transport us and unite us, and to the beauty and fragility of their performance. When I read it I feel like I am constantly on the joyful edge of falling in love, trying so hard to keep hold of the feelings evoked. A very precious book in our precarious times. * Vicky Featherstone, Artistic Director, Royal Court Theatre, London *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements About This Book 1. Reckoning with History Rachael Young Dickie Beau Tania El Khoury Breach Theatre Uninvited Guests 2. In Search of New Languages Verity Standen Nigel Barrett & Louise Mari Ellie Dubois Alexandrina Hemsley & Jamila Johnson-Small 3. The Company You Keep Deer Park Made In China Bertrand Lesca & Nasi Voutsas Neil Callaghan & Simone Kenyon Action Hero 4. Fractures and How to Mend Them Dan Canham Sue MacLaine Amy Sharrocks Rachel Mars Selina Thompson 5. Close Encounters Abigail Conway Sheila Ghelani Brian Lobel Ria Hartley Stephanie Albert 6. Acts of Resistance Nic Green Scottee Leo Skilbeck & Milk Presents Christopher Brett Bailey Adrian Howells 7. Other Lives Are Possible Hunt & Darton Rajni Shah Bryony Kimmings Emma Frankland Figs in Wigs 8. Ways of Remembering Jemima Yong Deborah Pearson Greg Wohead Forced Entertainment Tim Crouch & Andy Smith
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Staging America
Book SynopsisThis book is open access and available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. It is funded by Knowledge Unlatched.Many of the American playwrights who dominated the 20th century are no longer with us: Edward Albee, Arthur Miller, Sam Shepard, Neil Simon, August Wilson and Wendy Wasserstein. A new generation, whose careers began in this century, has emerged, and done so when the theatre itself, along with the society with which it engages, was changing. Capturing the cultural shifts of 21st-century America, Staging America explores the lives and works of 8 award-winning playwrights including Ayad Akhtar, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Young Jean Lee and Quiara Alllegría Hudes whose backgrounds reflect the social, religious, sexual and national diversity of American society. Each chapter is devoted to a single playwright and provides an overview of their career, a description and critical evaluation of their work, as well as a sense of their reception. Drawing on primary sources, incTrade Review[Bigsby’s] writing is a breath of fresh air … the kind of volume that one could recommend to any theatre lover, especially those with an interest in American drama and dramatists today. * British Theatre Guide *Christopher Bigsby’s Staging America: Twenty-First Century Dramatists is a beautifully written book, one brimming with fresh critical insights. What is immediately obvious is his utter command of his material. The book will appeal to theatergoers and scholars interested American dramatists whose works define selected public issues of a nation as reflected through the private anxieties of its citizens ... Bigsby’s book has the panoptic reach and cultural depth to make it one of the major coordinates in contemporary American drama scholarship, an area which he has helped re-think and remap over the years. * Modern Drama *Bigsby's probing of the playwrights' diverse backgrounds reveals an interesting commonality: most expressed a sense of double identity, having grown up as Americans within the larger society yet also as outsider observers of that society. Well-chosen epigraphs head each chapter and point to crucial insights. The literary criticism is balanced by brief assessments of theater reviewers' responses … Summing Up: Recommended. With reservations. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Ayad Akhtar 2. David Auburn 3. Stephen Adly Guirgis 4. Quiaia Allegría Hudes 5. Young Jean Lee 6 Bruce Norris 7. J.T. Rogers 8. Christopher Shinn Notes About the Author Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Theater in a PostTruth World
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to examine how the concept and disagreements around post-truth have been explored in the world of theater and performance. It covers a wide spectrum of manifestations and expressionsfrom the plays of Caryl Churchill, Anne Washburn, and David Henry Hwang, to the inherent theatricality of press conferences, FBI interviews and protests that embrace the confusion created by post-truth rhetoric to muddy issues and deflect blame, to theatrical performance, where the nature of truth is challenged through staged visuals which run counter to what the audience hears, provoking a debate about where the truth actually lies. With contributions by scholars from around the world, Theater in a Post-Truth World considers a wide array of examples from American and British drama and politics, Australian theater, and the work of performance artist Marina Abramovic. Together these provide a glimpse into how the theater in its many forms provides a venue to raise awareness andTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Post-Truth: A Brief Introduction, William C. Boles (Rollins College, USA) Part 1: Text 1. Post-Truth but not Post-Race: The Repeating Realities of Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Heidi Bollinger, Hostos Community College, CUNY, USA) 2. Knowing Not What It “Seems”: Re-viewing Caryl Churchill’s Post-Truth World in Glass, Kill, Bluebeard, and Imp, Mamata Sengupta (Islampur College, India) Part 2: Politics 3. The Alternative Realities of David Henry Hwang’s Soft Power and Anne Washburn’s Shipwreck, William C. Boles (Rollins College, USA) 4. Negotiating the Fifth Wall, Lynn Doboeck (University of Utah, USA) 5. When the Play is Not the Thing: The Mueller Report and the Limits of Documentary Drama, Victoria Scrimer (University of Maryland, USA) Part 3: Performance 6. Australian Biographical Theater on the Post-Truth Stage, Chris Hay and Stephen Carleton (University of Queensland, Australia) 7. Performing Reality: Tina Satter’s Verbatim Staging of an FBI Transcript in Is This A Room, Helen Georgas (Brooklyn College, CUNY, USA) 8. Seductive Frames: Digital Aesthetics in Kip Williams' Staging of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (2018), Susanne Thurow (University of New South Wales, Australia) 9. Satanic Panic: Performance in the New Culture War, Lewis Church (Birkbeck, University of London, UK) Notes on Contributors Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Theatre with a Purpose
Book SynopsisThis study of British amateur theatre in the inter-war period examines five different but interwoven examples of the belief, common in theatrical and educational circles at the time, that amateur drama had a purpose beyond recreation. Amateur theatre was at the height of its popularity as a cultural practice between the wars, so that by 1939 more British people had practical experience of putting on plays than at any time before or since. Providing an original account of the use of drama in adult education projects in deprived areas, and of amateur theatre in government-funded centres for the unemployed in the 1930s, it discusses repertoires, participation by working- class people and pioneering techniques of play-making. Amateur drama festivals and competitions were intended to raise standards and educate audiences. This book assesses their effect on play-making, and the use of innovative one-act plays to express contentious material, as well as looking at the Left Book Club Theat
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Black British Queer Plays and Practitioners An
Book SynopsisA bold play collection representing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ+) experiences, from Black British perspectives, this anthology contains seven radical plays by Black writers that change the face of theatre in Britain. With an international reach connecting Africa, the Caribbean and the Diaspora, these plays address themes including same-sex love, sex, homophobia, apartheid, migration and space travel. The collection captures the historical scope and range of Black British LGBTIQ+ theatre, from the 1980s to 2021. Including a range of forms, from monologue to musicals, realist drama to club-performance, readers will journey through the development of Black Queer theatre in Britain. Through a helpful critical introduction, this book provides important socio-political and historical context, highlighting and illuminating key themes in the plays. Each play is preceded by an intergenerational in-conversation' piece between two Black British LGBTIQ+ artists and wrTable of ContentsIntroduction by Mojisola Adebayo and Lynette Goddard Jaqueline Rudet, Basin, 1987 Paul Boakye, Boy With Beer, 1995 Valerie Mason-John, Sin Dykes, 1998 Rikki Beadle-Blair, Bashment, 2005 Zodwa Nyoni, Nine Lives, 2014 Travis Alabanza, Burgerz, 2018 Temi Wilkey - The High Table 2019 Mojisola Adebayo, Stars, 2019
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dance in Musical Theatre
Book SynopsisFrom Oklahoma! and West Side Story, to Spring Awakening and Hamilton, dance remains one of the most important and key factors in musical theatre. Through the integration of song and dance in the ''dream ballets'' of choreographers like Agnes De Mille; the triple threat performances of Jerome Robbins' dancers; the signature style creation by choreographers like Bob Fosse with dancers like Gwen Verdon; and the contemporary, identity-driven work of choreographers like Camille A. Brown, the history of the body in movement is one that begs study and appreciation. Dance in Musical Theatre offers guidelines in how to read this movement by analyzing it in terms of composition and movement vocabulary whilst simultaneously situating it both historically and critically. This collection provides the tools, terms, history, and movement theory for reading, interpreting, and centralizing a discussion of dance in musical theatre, importantly, with addedTable of ContentsTable of Contents Image List List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Dustyn Martincich and Phoebe Rumsey Section I: Choreography and Function Chapter 1: Reading Dance: The Body in Motion Onstage Phoebe Rumsey Chapter 2: Dancing Genre: Influences on Dance in Musical Theatre Nathan James Chapter 3: Musical Theatre Dance Training: Approaches in the United States and China Mijiang He and Dustyn Martincich Chapter 4: Ensembles in Motion: Formations, Spectacle, and Unison Adrienne Gibbons Oehlers Chapter 5: Dancing Narrative: Storytelling through the Ensemble Body Amanda Olmstead Chapter 6: Storytelling through Dance: The Rise of the Dream Ballet Bud Coleman Chapter 7: Making Space, Keeping Time: Musical Theatre Dance and Temporality in the United States Joanna Dee Das Section II: Approaches to Choreography and the Body Chapter 8: Take Off with Us: Expressing Gender and Sexuality in Golden Age Broadway Choreography Kevin Winkler Chapter 9: Asian Faces, American Bodies: Reading Asian/American Movement on the Broadway Stage Kim Varhola Chapter 10: Tap and the Broadway Musical: Subversion and Subjectivity through Historical Consciousness Benae Beamon Chapter 11: Ballet, Race, and the Great White Way Ramon Flowers Chapter 12: Conversations, Creators & Storytellers in Contact: An Interview with Tomé Cousin Phoebe Rumsey Chapter 13: Postmodern Dance’s Legacies on the Contemporary Musical Theatre Stage Ariel Nereson Chapter 14: Movement Direction in Musical Theatre: Physical Actions and Gestural Storytelling Michael D. Jablonski and Dustyn Martincich Chapter 15: Everybody Cancan: Contemporary Musical Theatre Dance Dustyn Martincich and Alexandra Joye Warren
£23.74
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kattaikkuttu
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to offer a clear introduction to Kattaikkuttu (or Terukkuttu), a vibrant, vocal and physical outdoor Tamil theatre tradition from India. It describes the theatre's characteristic heroic nature as expressed through its principal, male kattai characters, explores its history, social status and ritual context, and examines the production of all-night plays. After placing Kattaikkuttu in the wider, competitive context of the performing arts in India, Hanne M. de Bruin introduces readers to some of the debates about the form and provides an overview of the different elements that make up a Kattaikkuttu performance. It considers its performance spaces and the way the form has changed, such as its transition towards an independent and more professional theatre genre, as well as the opening up of the form to different castes and to women. It covers the production and frameworks of all-night performances, uses the Mahabharata play Karna MokTrade ReviewThis is an extraordinary introduction to an invisibilized theatre tradition. De Bruin skillfully highlights the complex social history, spectacular technique and cultural politics around the Tamil kuttu theatre. This book marks an immense contribution to the study of subaltern theatres from South Asia by one of the most significant scholars on the subject. Few studies of Indian theatre glide so seamlessly between theoretical propositions and the affective and material dimensions of practice. This book is bound to become a classic for the study of theatre in modern South Asia. * Davesh Soneji, University of Pennsylvania, USA *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Series Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration Introduction What’s in a Name? Tamil Theatre Histories Discourse of Contempt Alternative Views Personal Note Chapter 1. Kattaikkuttu: Aesthetic Characteristics and Historical and Socio-economic Contexts What is Kattaikkuttu? The Elements Performance Spaces Performances Performers Art as Labour Theatre Companies Emergence of Kattaikkuttu as a Distinct Genre Summary Chapter 2. Producing an All-night Performance Performance Texts Framework of a Performance Building Blocks and Modes of Production Performance Conventions and Recall Strategies The Play Karna Moksam Shifting Repertories Summary Chapter 3. Transmission, Interpretation and Innovation Kattaikkuttu’s Embodied Performance Knowledge Interpretation The Kattaikkuttu Gurukulam Pakatai Tukil Validation and Aesthetics Notes References Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC National Identity and the British Musical
Book SynopsisNational Identity and the British Musical: From Blood Brothers to Cinderella examines the myths associated with national identity which are reproduced by the British musical and asks why the genre continues to uphold, instead of challenging, outdated ideals. All too often, UK musicals reinforce national identity clichés and caricatures, conflate England' with Britain' and depict a mono-cultural nation viewed through a nostalgic lens. Through case studies and analysis of British musicals such as Blood Brothers, Six, Half a Sixpence and Billy Elliot, this book examines the place of the British musical within a text-based theatrical heritage and asks what, or whose, Britain is being represented by home grown musicals. The sheer number of people engaging with shows bestows enormous power upon the genre and yet critics display a reluctance to analyse the cultural meanings produced by new work, or to hold work to account for production teams and narratives which continuTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Say It's Just a Show: The Musical as a British Cultural Artefact 2. ‘Kyan Wait to get to Inglan’: National Identity and the British Musical 3. Solidarity Forever!: Depictions of the Class Divide 4. Too Many Years Lost in His Story: The Absent Female Voice 5. A Cat So Clever: Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Reinvention of the British Musical 6. I Can Smile at the Old Days: Nostalgia and the British Musical 7. We Can Turn Over and Start Again…: The Way Forward Selected Bibliography
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC To The Good People of Gaza
Book SynopsisThe first anthology of youth plays from Gaza and the wider Palestinian region, this timely collection ties together nineteen plays produced by Theatre Day Productions, one of the foremost community theatres in the Middle East. Written by playwright Jackie Lubeck, this collection responds to the siege on Gaza and the Israeli military operations from 2009 to 2014, reflecting how Gazan youth deal with trauma, loss and urban destruction. In the nineteen plays within this anthology, the reader and theatrical producer witnesses experiences of a forgotten youth, besieged by a silent international community and a brutal wall. The plays are arranged into five different thematic series, which include family entanglements, loss and the fundamental goodness and resourcefulness of human beings.Table of ContentsPreface by Jackie Lubeck, Playwright, Theatre Day Productions Introduction by the Editor, Samer Al-Saber Chapter 1: To The Good People of Gaza Play #1: Blue Play #2: Red Play #3: White Chapter 2: The Entanglement (15850) Play #1: Grandfathers Play #2: Mothers Play #3: Brothers Play #4: Sisters Chapter 3: A Human Writes Play #1: The Weavers Play #2: The Electricians Play #3: The Cooks Chapter 4: Lost and Found Play #1: The Room Play #2: The Shop Play #3: The School Play #4: The Brother Play #5: The Tree Chapter 5: Thirteen Ways To Know A Black Bird Play #1: One Thousand Questions Play #2: The Snow Trip Play #3: The Boys In the Mirror Play #4: The Boys Who Can’t Sit Still Afterword by Jan MC Willems, director, Theatre Day Productions
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Three Sisters
Book SynopsisChekhov's iconic characters are relocated to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation.Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War.Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups plunged the country into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, the conflict encroaches on their provincial village, and the sisters long to return to their former home in Lagos.Following his smash-hit Barber Shop Chronicles, Inua Ellams returns to the National Theatre with this heartbreaking retelling of Chekhov''s classic play.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Trish Arnold
Book Synopsis''All you have is yourself, no words, no script in hand, no music to dance to, nothing to hide behind. It was just me the pure expression of my desire.''Trish Arnold (1918-2017) was a pioneer in the field of movement. Her work stands alongside that of movement practitioners such as Litz Pisk, Jacques Lecoq and Rudolf Laban in its influence on international theatre, film and drama-school training. Until now, her practice has never been written down in its entirety, but has been passed from body to body, through one-to-one teaching between movement practitioners.Lizzie Ballinger''s intimate and groundbreaking book provides the first full exploration of Arnold''s movement training for actors, focusing on the context, practice and evolution of Arnold''s work, and its legacy in theatre-making today. Beginning with Arnold's journey into theatre from a dance background, Ballinger describes her own mentorship with Movement Director and Choreographer Jane Gibson, Arnold''s first mentee, and prTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword by Jane Gibson Introduction 1. TRISH ARNOLD A Pioneer of Movement Training for Actors 2. BODY TO BODY The Passing on of an Embodied Practice 3. THE MOVEMENTS A Collation of an Embodied Practice 4. INTERVIEWS AND WRITINGS The Movement Work Today Conclusion References Bibliography Index
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