The Makings of Dr. Charcot's Hysteria Shows: Research Through Performance (Studies in Theatre Arts, Vol 4) [Hardcover]

Dianne Hunter (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 077348499X | ISBN-13: 978-0773484993 | Publication Date: December 1998

This study describes the creative process of generating the ensemble performance work, "Dr. Charcot's Hysteria Shows", including the use of Labanotation and group improvisations in decoding the body language of 19th-century hysterics at the Salpetriere, with interpolations from Freud's case histories.

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Hardcover: 138 pages
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr (December 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 077348499X
ISBN-13: 978-0773484993
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
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