Here are the exercises which began as radical departures from standard actor training etiquette and which stand now as classic means through which the performer discovers his or her true power of transformation. This expanded edition offers a new generation of theater artists the gospel according to Richard Schechner, the guru whose principles and influence have influenced a quarter century of theater.
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Richard Schechner's Environmental Theater provides the exercises which began as radical departures from standard actor-training etiquette and which stand now as classic means through which the performer discovers his or her true power of transformation. Environmental Theater offers a new generation of theatre artists the gospel according the Schechner, the guru whose principles and influence have survived a quarter-century of reaction and debate. Schechner's work is situated within a rich theoretical framework in the tradition of Meyerhold, Brecht, Grotowski, as well as potent non-Western performance genres. He reflects on his seminal experience as the founder of The Performance Group to consider the major issues of audience participation, performer training, directing and the formation (and dissolution) of groups. And always integrated throughout the text is a relevant compendium of practical exercises designed for performers, directors and environmentalists. Environmental Theater will be of long enduring interest. -- Midwest Book Review
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In June, 1970, I spent nearly three hours in the anechoic chamber at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orthodox theater, mise meeting, environmental theater, open rehearsals, performer training, ecstasy dance, proscenium theater, mainstream theater, hip roll, double mirror, birth ritual, free workshop, theater space Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Tooth of Crime, Frederick Eberstadt, The Performance Group, Dark Powers, New York, New Orleans, Stephen Borst, New Guinea, Don Juan, David Angel, Government Anarchy, Lady Makbeth, Paul Epstein, Death Valley, Victims of Duty, New Paltz, Chinese Prop, First Dancer, Open Theater, Ritual Combat, Sharon Tate, Spalding Gray, Charles Manson, Circle Walk, Guerrilla Warfare New!
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In June, 1970, I spent nearly three hours in the anechoic chamber at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orthodox theater, mise meeting, environmental theater, open rehearsals, performer training, ecstasy dance, proscenium theater, mainstream theater, hip roll, double mirror, birth ritual, free workshop, theater space Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Tooth of Crime, Frederick Eberstadt, The Performance Group, Dark Powers, New York, New Orleans, Stephen Borst, New Guinea, Don Juan, David Angel, Government Anarchy, Lady Makbeth, Paul Epstein, Death Valley, Victims of Duty, New Paltz, Chinese Prop, First Dancer, Open Theater, Ritual Combat, Sharon Tate, Spalding Gray, Charles Manson, Circle Walk, Guerrilla Warfare New!
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- The History and Theory of Environmental Scenography (Theater and Dramatic Studies) by Arnold P. Aronson in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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