Acting (Re)Considered: A Workbook for the Actor's Imagination (Worlds of Performance) [Paperback]

Phillip B. Zarrilli (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415098599 | ISBN-13: 978-0415098595 | Publication Date: January 19, 1995 | Edition: 1st

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Offering a bridge between the theoretical and the practical, this book is an important contribution to theatre studies." -- Backstage - 11/96 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (January 19, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415098599
• ISBN-13: 978-0415098595
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,477,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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