Allows performers, directors, and teachers of all cultures and levels to demystify Shakespeare and perform his texts in ways that are clear, fresh, and unpretentious.
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Persuasive and interesting. (Michael York )
Accessible to novices…and refreshing for veterans who enjoy viewing familiar matter from a novel perspective. (Choice )
It is difficult to recall the last book that offered as much. (Foreword )
This is a great book! Louis Fantasia makes Shakespeare (and all performing) as easy as Antony, Beatrice, Cleopatra! (Joan Van Ark )
Louis Fantasia's lively guide is a manifesto of liberation for Shakespeare fans. (Camille Paglia )
Louis Fantasia knows his Shakespeare, and knows how to make Shakespeare come alive in the theatre. (Anthony B. Dawson )
The best that can be said for this book is, 'Try it'.... THIS BOOK WORKS! (Shakespeare Newsletter )
Engaging and useful...particularly valuable to teachers. (Shakespeare Magazine )
Accessible to novices…and refreshing for veterans who enjoy viewing familiar matter from a novel perspective. (Choice )
It is difficult to recall the last book that offered as much. (Foreword )
This is a great book! Louis Fantasia makes Shakespeare (and all performing) as easy as Antony, Beatrice, Cleopatra! (Joan Van Ark )
Louis Fantasia's lively guide is a manifesto of liberation for Shakespeare fans. (Camille Paglia )
Louis Fantasia knows his Shakespeare, and knows how to make Shakespeare come alive in the theatre. (Anthony B. Dawson )
The best that can be said for this book is, 'Try it'.... THIS BOOK WORKS! (Shakespeare Newsletter )
Engaging and useful...particularly valuable to teachers. (Shakespeare Magazine )
About the Author
Louis Fantasia is the director of the Shakespeare Globe Centre's Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance Institute. For ten years he directed the Globe's acting and directing workshop in London, and he has mounted productions at a variety of international festivals and at theatres in England, Europe, Japan, Australia, and across the United States. He lives in Los Angeles.
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This review is from: Instant Shakespeare: A Proven Technique for Actors, Directors, and Teachers (Paperback)
If you are looking for a good way to present Shakespeare to students where they can understand what the Bard meant to do in his plays, you can't go wrong.
Highly recommended for teachers, also for anyone trying to digest nuances in Shakespeare's work
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A tested technique for actors, directors and teachers,
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This review is from: Instant Shakespeare: A Proven Technique for Actors, Directors, and Teachers (Hardcover)
Instant Shakespeare provides a tested technique for actors, directors and teachers of Shakespeare's plays, allowing performers from all cultures and levels of experience to perform his places with a fresh new attention to detail. From an analysis of the problems involved in the usual interpretation and training of Shakespearean actors to a solid understanding of his vocabulary and play structure, this is an excellent literary guide.
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