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Tells the story of performance, describing the development, from ancient Greece to contemporary stages and film, of western Europe's variety of acting styles. Using the idea of a culture's shared 'language of gesture', this work explores the growth, evolution and impact these languages have had on our engagement with and understanding of theatre.

Performance Style and Gesture in Western Theatre

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      Publisher Oberon Books Ltd
      Published 1 January 2007
      ISBN-13 9781840025927
      978-1840025927
      ISBN-10 1840025921
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      Book Synopsis
      Tells the story of performance, describing the development, from ancient Greece to contemporary stages and film, of western Europe's variety of acting styles. Using the idea of a culture's shared 'language of gesture', this work explores the growth, evolution and impact these languages have had on our engagement with and understanding of theatre.

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