Acting (Re)Considered: Theory and Practice - Softcover

Phillip B. Zarrilli

 
9780415098595: Acting (Re)Considered: Theory and Practice

Synopsis

Acting (Re)Considered is an exceptionally wide-ranging collection of seminal essays on theories of acting, ideas about the body and training, and the actor in performance. Included are discussions on acting by or about many of the major figures who have shaped late nineteenth and twentieth century performance, including:
* Delsarte
* Meyerhold
* Copeau
* Decroux
* Artaud
* Brecht
* Growtowski
* Barba
* Suzuki
* Fo
* Rosenthal
* DaFoe

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About the Author

Phillip B. Zarrilli has been Director of the Asian/Experimental Theatre Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1980. He is also Professor in the Department of Theatre and Drama.

Review

"Offering a bridge between the theoretical and the practical, this book is an important contribution to theatre studies." -- Backstage - 11/96

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