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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
      Publication Date: 1/1/2007
      ISBN13: 9781840025927, 978-1840025927
      ISBN10: 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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