{"product_id":"theory-for-theatre-studies-movement-9781350026360","title":"Theory for Theatre Studies Movement","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow do we define movement in performance? Who or what is being moved and how? And which movements are felt, observed, or studied, in theatre? Part of the Theory for Theatre Studies series which introduces core theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline, \u003ci\u003eMovement\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies.  Exploring areas such as vitality, plasticity, gesture, effort and rhythm, it opens up the study of theatrical production, live art, and intercultural performance to socio-political conceptions of movement as both practice and concept. It covers movement training systems and considers how they have been utilized in key works of the 20th and 21st centuries. The final section traces the convergence of movement in theatre with other media and digital technologies. A wide range of in-depth case studies helps to equip readers to explore new methodologies and approaches to movement as a performance co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book convincingly demonstrates why a focus on the kinaesthetics of theatre—and theatrical embodiment more generally—is as important as the study of dramatic writing, acting, and scenography. The author writes with considerable erudition about the topic, but in a way that is almost always immediately accessible. -- Peter Dickinson, Simon Fraser University, Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries Preface\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMovement: Introduction \u003c\/b\u003eMovement of vital beings: Aristotle Movement as bodily technique: Mauss Rhythmic movement: Lefebvre Case Study: Pina Bausch This book  \u003cb\u003eSECTION ONE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMovement as History\u003c\/b\u003e Movement of the chorus: Ancient Greek theatre Movement of ‘the flower’: Noh aesthetics Case Study #1: Satoshi Miyagi’s Antigone \u003ci\u003e(2017)\u003c\/i\u003e Gestural movement: Roman rhetoric Case Study #2: I Am My Own Wife \u003ci\u003e(2003)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement as style: The Natyasastra Case Study #3: Zero Degrees \u003ci\u003e(2005)\u003c\/i\u003e Processional movement Hostility to movement: The anti-theatrical prejudice Renaissance movement - from the vernacular to the cosmos Case Study #4: The Tempest\u003ci\u003e (1611, 2016)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement of the automaton Case Study #5: War Horse\u003ci\u003e (2007)\u003c\/i\u003e Conclusion   \u003cb\u003eSECTION TWO\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMovement Systems and Embodied Action\u003c\/b\u003e Holistic Systems: Craig, Delsarte and Dalcroze Case Study #1: Operation Orfeo \u003ci\u003e(1993)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement vitality: Phenomenology Movement plasticity: Stanislavski and Ibsen Case Study #2: Hedda Gabler \u003ci\u003e(2005)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement mechanics: Meyerhold Case Study #3, part a: The Constant Prince\u003ci\u003e (1915)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement dynamics: Laban Movement arrangement: Brecht Case Study #4: Mother Courage and Her Children\u003ci\u003e (1949, 2006)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement somatics: Grotowski Case Study #3, part b: The Constant Prince\u003ci\u003e (1965)\u003c\/i\u003e Movement assemblage: Butoh Movement Sociology: Crowds Conclusion   \u003cb\u003eSECTION THREE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement in Contemporary Theatre\u003c\/b\u003e Speed: \u003ci\u003eAttempts on Her Life\u003c\/i\u003e (1997, 2007) Slowness: \u003ci\u003eThe Artist is Present \u003c\/i\u003e(2010) Animation: \u003ci\u003eBlackie Blackie Brown \u003c\/i\u003e(2018) Force: \u003ci\u003eWorld Factory\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eMade in Bangladesh \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eWorld Factory\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) Conclusion  \u003cb\u003eNotes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eIndex\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019624251735,"sku":"9781350026360","price":20.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350026360.jpg?v=1750780820","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theory-for-theatre-studies-movement-9781350026360","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}