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The Lucid Body

A Guide for the Physical Actor

by Fay Simpson ...

“From Fay’s methodology, I learned to use my intuition and lived experiences in myriad new ways.” —Winston Duke, actor, Black Panther, Avengers, Us, and Nine DaysEngaging Mind and Body to Develop the Complete Physical Nature of CharactersActors are shape-shifters, requiring the tools to wade into unfamiliar waters and back out again. The Lucid Body offers a holistic, somatic approach to embodying. ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

“From Fay’s methodology, I learned to use my intuition and lived experiences in myriad new ways.” —Winston Duke, actor, Black Panther, Avengers, Us, and Nine DaysEngaging Mind and Body to Develop the Complete Physical Nature of CharactersActors are shape-shifters, requiring the tools to wade into unfamiliar waters and back out again. The Lucid Body offers a holistic, somatic approach to embodying.
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Die Arbeit an sich selbst

Sieben Essays über Kunst und Theater

by Anne Bogart ...

Translated by Tanja Handels ...

Deutsche Erstausgabe! Die amerikanische Regisseurin und Theaterprofessorin Anne Bogart stellt in sieben anregenden Essays grundsätzliche Fragen zu kreativen Prozessen. Das klar und gut lesbar geschriebene Buch untersucht - immer ausgehend von Bogarts persönlichen Erfahrungen als Regisseurin - die Bedingungen schöpferischer Arbeit und die Auseinandersetzung des Einzelnen mit der Gesellschaft. 'Das ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Deutsche Erstausgabe! Die amerikanische Regisseurin und Theaterprofessorin Anne Bogart stellt in sieben anregenden Essays grundsätzliche Fragen zu kreativen Prozessen. Das klar und gut lesbar geschriebene Buch untersucht - immer ausgehend von Bogarts persönlichen Erfahrungen als Regisseurin - die Bedingungen schöpferischer Arbeit und die Auseinandersetzung des Einzelnen mit der Gesellschaft. 'Das
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Actores del poder

by Rubén Pizano ...

Cuatro personajes, cuatro hombres extraídos del libro de la historia humana y la actitud de cada uno ante el poder. El ejercicio de gobernar, tema que apasiona al autor, como ya lo hizo patente en otras dos piezas teatrales publicadas en el libro titulado "La política es puro teatro", que obtuvo el Premio Creación Literaria Morelense. En estas cuatro obras, el autor analiza las emociones de ... Read more

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Cuatro personajes, cuatro hombres extraídos del libro de la historia humana y la actitud de cada uno ante el poder. El ejercicio de gobernar, tema que apasiona al autor, como ya lo hizo patente en otras dos piezas teatrales publicadas en el libro titulado "La política es puro teatro", que obtuvo el Premio Creación Literaria Morelense. En estas cuatro obras, el autor analiza las emociones de
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Acting after Grotowski

Theatre’s Carnal Prayer

by Kris Salata ...

For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor’s art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introduces Grotowski’s concept of "carnal prayer," and develops an interdisciplinary theory of acting and spectating.Acting after Grotowski: Theatre’s Carnal Prayer attempts to overcome the religious/secular binary by treating "prayer" ... Read more

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For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor’s art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introduces Grotowski’s concept of "carnal prayer," and develops an interdisciplinary theory of acting and spectating.Acting after Grotowski: Theatre’s Carnal Prayer attempts to overcome the religious/secular binary by treating "prayer"
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Copeau/Decroux, Irving/Craig

A Search for 20th Century Mime, Mask & Marionette

by Thomas Leabhart ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
In this series of essays, Thomas Leabhart presents a thorough overview and analysis of Etienne Decroux’s artistic genealogy.After four years’ apprenticeship with Decroux, Thomas Leabhart began to research and discover how forebears and contemporaries might have influenced Decroux’s project. Decades of digging revealed striking correspondences that often led to adjacent fields—art history, ... Read more

$75.14 CAD

In this series of essays, Thomas Leabhart presents a thorough overview and analysis of Etienne Decroux’s artistic genealogy.After four years’ apprenticeship with Decroux, Thomas Leabhart began to research and discover how forebears and contemporaries might have influenced Decroux’s project. Decades of digging revealed striking correspondences that often led to adjacent fields—art history,
... Read more
Commedia dell'Arte, its Structure and Tradition

Antonio Fava in Conversation with John Rudlin

by John Rudlin, Antonio Fava ...

Commedia dell'Arte, its Structure and Tradition chronicles a series of discussions between two renowned experts in commedia dell'arte – master practitioners Antonio Fava and John Rudlin.These discussions were recorded during three recent visits by Fava to Rudlin’s rural retreat in south west France. They take in all of commedia dell'arte'smost striking and enduring elements – its masks, its ... Read more

$41.88 CAD

Commedia dell'Arte, its Structure and Tradition chronicles a series of discussions between two renowned experts in commedia dell'arte – master practitioners Antonio Fava and John Rudlin.These discussions were recorded during three recent visits by Fava to Rudlin’s rural retreat in south west France. They take in all of commedia dell'arte'smost striking and enduring elements – its masks, its
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À trois pas

Monologue en vers, dit par mademoiselle Olga Wohlbruck de l'Odéon

by Pierre Trimouillat ...

Extrait : "Etre jeune, aimable et jolie, (Et c'est, je pense, un peu mon cas), Vous suscite bien des tracas. On est belle…. Est-ce qu'on l'oublie ?, Mille faiseurs de compliments, Jeunes et vieux, laids ou charmants, Vous assiègent à tous moments ! Ce bruit, s'il faut être sincère, Est pour nous un mal nécessaire. Moi, je souffre tous les discours; Pleins d'esprits ou sots, longs ou courts."À ... Read more

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Extrait : "Etre jeune, aimable et jolie, (Et c'est, je pense, un peu mon cas), Vous suscite bien des tracas. On est belle…. Est-ce qu'on l'oublie ?, Mille faiseurs de compliments, Jeunes et vieux, laids ou charmants, Vous assiègent à tous moments ! Ce bruit, s'il faut être sincère, Est pour nous un mal nécessaire. Moi, je souffre tous les discours; Pleins d'esprits ou sots, longs ou courts."À
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Neil Simon

A Casebook

Edited by Gary Konas ...

Series series Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of ... Read more

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First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of
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Mime the Gap

Techniques in Mime and Movement

by Richard Knight ...

Series Book 0 - Crowood Theatre Companions
Mime the Gap: Techniques in Mime and Movement explores the physicality of movement in storytelling, offering new ideas about acting and performance, whilst encouraging a contemporary resurgence of this traditional performance art. With detailed, step-by-step instructions of basic to advanced mime illusions, the book addresses the key areas of physicality, including when to move and when not to ... Read more

$19.43 CAD

Mime the Gap: Techniques in Mime and Movement explores the physicality of movement in storytelling, offering new ideas about acting and performance, whilst encouraging a contemporary resurgence of this traditional performance art. With detailed, step-by-step instructions of basic to advanced mime illusions, the book addresses the key areas of physicality, including when to move and when not to
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Aminta

Edizione Integrale

by Torquato Tasso ...

Divisa secondo i parametri definiti da Aristotele nella Poetica (cinque atti preceduti da un prologo con l'aggiunta di un coro), la storia, rappresentata attraverso il dialogo tra i personaggi, si avvicina e si allontana dalla tragedia, nell'ambito convenzionale delle morti finte degli amanti: il giovane pastore Aminta è perdutamente innamorato della ninfa Silvia, ma lei sembra interessata solo ... Read more

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Divisa secondo i parametri definiti da Aristotele nella Poetica (cinque atti preceduti da un prologo con l'aggiunta di un coro), la storia, rappresentata attraverso il dialogo tra i personaggi, si avvicina e si allontana dalla tragedia, nell'ambito convenzionale delle morti finte degli amanti: il giovane pastore Aminta è perdutamente innamorato della ninfa Silvia, ma lei sembra interessata solo
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Ubu Re

by Alfred Jarry ...

Series Book 14 - Teatro
Come nasce un tiranno….Padre Ubu: Miei buoni e cari amici, è giunto il momento di mettere a punto i piani per la cospirazione. Il mio parere è di avvelenare il Re mettendogli dell’arsenico nella colazione. Appena mangiato cadrà morto e io sarò re.Tutti: Che cialtrone!Padre Ubu: Ecché, non vi piace?Padre Ubu uccide il tiranno per farsi lui stesso tiranno; va alla guerra ma si nasconde; toglie ai ... Read more

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Come nasce un tiranno….Padre Ubu: Miei buoni e cari amici, è giunto il momento di mettere a punto i piani per la cospirazione. Il mio parere è di avvelenare il Re mettendogli dell’arsenico nella colazione. Appena mangiato cadrà morto e io sarò re.Tutti: Che cialtrone!Padre Ubu: Ecché, non vi piace?Padre Ubu uccide il tiranno per farsi lui stesso tiranno; va alla guerra ma si nasconde; toglie ai
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Meridione a rotaia

Storie di sangue, radici e amori senza tacchi

by Angelo Mellone, Mario Desiati ...

Angelo Mellone conclude la sua trilogia lirica sul Meridione italiano, giungendo anche all’ultima fermata di un viaggio che è un canto appassionato e dolente, ma al tempo stesso un grido di rabbia, per la sua terra. Un ritorno nella propria terra, che è stata abbandonata anni prima con rabbia. Un ritorno a Meridione, compiuto con il mezzo che più associamo al viaggio: il treno. Sui treni sono ... Read more

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Angelo Mellone conclude la sua trilogia lirica sul Meridione italiano, giungendo anche all’ultima fermata di un viaggio che è un canto appassionato e dolente, ma al tempo stesso un grido di rabbia, per la sua terra. Un ritorno nella propria terra, che è stata abbandonata anni prima con rabbia. Un ritorno a Meridione, compiuto con il mezzo che più associamo al viaggio: il treno. Sui treni sono
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Médée Kali

by Laurent Gaudé ...

Médée a tué ses enfants et s'est enfuie, laissant Jason pétrifié d'horreur. Elle revient aujourd'hui pour terminer ce qu'elle a commencé : exhumer les corps et les brûler, qu'il n'en reste rien.1 femme / 1 h 20 ... Read more

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Médée a tué ses enfants et s'est enfuie, laissant Jason pétrifié d'horreur. Elle revient aujourd'hui pour terminer ce qu'elle a commencé : exhumer les corps et les brûler, qu'il n'en reste rien.1 femme / 1 h 20
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Le Tigre bleu de l'Euphrate

by Laurent Gaudé ...

Avant de mourir, Alexandre le Grand raconte quelques bribes de sa vie de chef de guerre et de conquérant, notamment sa rencontre avec le tigre bleu de l'Euphrate, après lequel il a couru jusqu'en Inde.1 homme / 1 h ... Read more

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Avant de mourir, Alexandre le Grand raconte quelques bribes de sa vie de chef de guerre et de conquérant, notamment sa rencontre avec le tigre bleu de l'Euphrate, après lequel il a couru jusqu'en Inde.1 homme / 1 h
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VIE FESTIVAL 13-23 october 2016

Modena/Bologna/Carpi/Vignola Theatre/Dance/Music/Cinema

by Emilia Romagna Teatro ...

VIE Festival inaugurated in 2005 as an attempt to experience contemporary times, discover new identities and individuals in the world of live performance. It is an annual event held in the month of October in some cities of Emilia Romagna Region. Organizer and founder is ERT Fondazione Teatro Nazionale based in Modena with the financial support of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena. The ... Read more

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VIE Festival inaugurated in 2005 as an attempt to experience contemporary times, discover new identities and individuals in the world of live performance. It is an annual event held in the month of October in some cities of Emilia Romagna Region. Organizer and founder is ERT Fondazione Teatro Nazionale based in Modena with the financial support of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena. The
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Et les colosses tomberont

by Laurent Gaudé ...

Colosses aux pieds d’argile, les dictatures arabes ont été balayées par la vindicte populaire. « Qu’est-ce qui transforme une foule, en peuple ? », s’interroge l’auteur. Voici un texte sur la Révolution : « Pour parler de cet élan, de cet appétit, de cette irrévérence tantôt joueuse, tantôt enragée de la jeunesse. » Un récit collectif à voix multiples. Une foule / 1 h 30 ... Read more

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Colosses aux pieds d’argile, les dictatures arabes ont été balayées par la vindicte populaire. « Qu’est-ce qui transforme une foule, en peuple ? », s’interroge l’auteur. Voici un texte sur la Révolution : « Pour parler de cet élan, de cet appétit, de cette irrévérence tantôt joueuse, tantôt enragée de la jeunesse. » Un récit collectif à voix multiples. Une foule / 1 h 30
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Étienne Decroux to the Théâtre de l'Ange Fou

A Legacy of Corporeal Mime

by Corinne Soum, Natasha Steinberg ...

Series series Theatre Makers
This book affords a rare first-hand insight into the dramaturgy, technique and aesthetic of the father of modern mime from a pupil/practitioner perspective and thereby offers a better understanding of much 20th century physical theatre and its place todayin general.In this book, we are given unprecedented access to working with the father of modern mime Étienne Decroux. Through the first-hand ... Read more

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This book affords a rare first-hand insight into the dramaturgy, technique and aesthetic of the father of modern mime from a pupil/practitioner perspective and thereby offers a better understanding of much 20th century physical theatre and its place todayin general.In this book, we are given unprecedented access to working with the father of modern mime Étienne Decroux. Through the first-hand
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Mille orphelins

by Laurent Gaudé ...

Un récit théâtral laissant une large place à la musique au cœur de la narration. 1 homme, 1 enfant, un chœur d'enfants / 1 h ... Read more

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Un récit théâtral laissant une large place à la musique au cœur de la narration. 1 homme, 1 enfant, un chœur d'enfants / 1 h
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Daral Shaga

by Laurent Gaudé ...

Un texte écrit pour l'opéra où la profondeur des liens familiaux et générationnels se mêlent à la force des convictions. 1 femme, 2 hommes, un choeur / 1 h 30 ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Un texte écrit pour l'opéra où la profondeur des liens familiaux et générationnels se mêlent à la force des convictions. 1 femme, 2 hommes, un choeur / 1 h 30
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Attori, attoricchi e cannavazzi

by Antonio Giordano ...

Il titolo, apparentemente scherzoso dell’opera, vuole invece distinguere i vari stadi, i diversi impegni, le qualità di tutti coloro che, avvicinandosi al teatro, pervengono a risultati molto diversi, anche se alcuni, di solito, credono fallacemente di aver raggiunto il massimo. Si può affermare che questa è un’opera singolare, diversa da molta altra “roba” che c’è in giro, nella quale, senza ... Read more

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Il titolo, apparentemente scherzoso dell’opera, vuole invece distinguere i vari stadi, i diversi impegni, le qualità di tutti coloro che, avvicinandosi al teatro, pervengono a risultati molto diversi, anche se alcuni, di solito, credono fallacemente di aver raggiunto il massimo. Si può affermare che questa è un’opera singolare, diversa da molta altra “roba” che c’è in giro, nella quale, senza
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Elettra

by Sofocle ...

"Elettra" è una tragedia di Sofocle che rappresenta il dramma dell'odio, in cui non c'è spazio per rimorso o pentimenti. Oreste, figlio di Agamennone, torna dopo molti anni a Micene, in compagnia di Pilade e del Pedagogo. Egli, su ordine di Apollo, deve vendicare la morte del padre, ucciso dalla moglie Clitennestra e dal suo amante Egisto per usurparne il trono. Da bambino Oreste, che correva il ... Read more

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"Elettra" è una tragedia di Sofocle che rappresenta il dramma dell'odio, in cui non c'è spazio per rimorso o pentimenti. Oreste, figlio di Agamennone, torna dopo molti anni a Micene, in compagnia di Pilade e del Pedagogo. Egli, su ordine di Apollo, deve vendicare la morte del padre, ucciso dalla moglie Clitennestra e dal suo amante Egisto per usurparne il trono. Da bambino Oreste, che correva il
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Les Cinq sens suivi de Toute ma vie j'ai fait des choses que je savais pas faire

by Rémi De Vos ...

Les Cinq sens (Le Brognet - Fugue - Le Verger - Veaux, vaches - Tampon) : Cinq premières fois drôles et féroces où résonnent la violence des premiers désirs et la solitude de la jeunesse.Toute ma vie j'ai fait des choses que je savais pas faire : Après avoir tué un homme dans un bar, le protagoniste est coincé par ses poursuivants. Il tente de les retenir par la parole avant qu'il ne lui règlent ... Read more

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Les Cinq sens (Le Brognet - Fugue - Le Verger - Veaux, vaches - Tampon) : Cinq premières fois drôles et féroces où résonnent la violence des premiers désirs et la solitude de la jeunesse.Toute ma vie j'ai fait des choses que je savais pas faire : Après avoir tué un homme dans un bar, le protagoniste est coincé par ses poursuivants. Il tente de les retenir par la parole avant qu'il ne lui règlent
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Laban - Aristotle

Towards a methodology for movement training for the actor and in acting

by Kiki Selioni ...

The focus of this book rests on an investigation into the links between Laban and Aristotle and aims at proposing a new approach to movement training for the actor. In contrast to the standard Platonic reading, Laban’s development is best understood through the conceptual framework of Aristotle. This not only provides a more secure theoretical approach, but a practical one as well, which ... Read more

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The focus of this book rests on an investigation into the links between Laban and Aristotle and aims at proposing a new approach to movement training for the actor. In contrast to the standard Platonic reading, Laban’s development is best understood through the conceptual framework of Aristotle. This not only provides a more secure theoretical approach, but a practical one as well, which
... Read more
Dans la peau d'une ville

by Océane Deruaz ...

Dans cette courte pièce au personnage unique, c’est une ville, Matera, qui s’adresse à nous. Par le biais d’un monologue empli de nombreux rebondissements et variations émotionnelles, elle raconte la lutte incessante des Hommes vivant en son sein.L’humanité a, depuis son apparition, montré deux visages : le premier, bienveillant et altruiste, s’ouvrant aux autres et refusant la violence ... Read more

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Dans cette courte pièce au personnage unique, c’est une ville, Matera, qui s’adresse à nous. Par le biais d’un monologue empli de nombreux rebondissements et variations émotionnelles, elle raconte la lutte incessante des Hommes vivant en son sein.L’humanité a, depuis son apparition, montré deux visages : le premier, bienveillant et altruiste, s’ouvrant aux autres et refusant la violence
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