An inspirational guide for advanced acting students that brings together multiple ways of creating excellence in performance. Combining technique with personal examples, Krasner provides tried and tested exercises, a history of actortraining and explores the complex relationships between acting theories and teachers. DAVID KRASNER Associate Professor of Acting at Emerson College, UK. His publications include 'American Drama, 1945-2000: An Introduction', 'Theatre in Theory, 1900-2000: An Anthology' and the Errol Hill Award-winning 'Resistance, Parody, and Double-Consciousness in African American Theatre, 1895-1910'. INDICE: Introduction: What is Acting? - PART I: PREPARING MIND AND BODY - Preparation: Relaxation, Concentration and Breathing - Vocal and Physical Dynamics - Personalizing: Sense and Emotion Memory - PART II: PASSION AND INSPIRATION - Secrets and Sources - Physicalization and Analysis Through Action - Actions and Six Basic Actions - Improvisation and Jazz Acting - PART III: PERFORMING THE ROLE - Living Through and Interstitial Scenes - Lying and Denial - The Role: Psychological Gesture, Homework and Rehearsal - Conclusion - Bibliography - Brief Biographies of Key Acting Teachers -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27552-2
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 09/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés