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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101403990557

ISBN-139781403990556

eBay Product ID (ePID)168380781

Product Key Features

Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameActing : Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process

SubjectGeneral, Acting & Auditioning

Publication Year2013

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

AuthorPhillip Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo, Rebecca Loukes

SeriesTheatre and Performance Practices Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight29 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Reviews"The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively." - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK, "The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively." e" Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, "The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively." e" Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK, "The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively." - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds, UK , "The book offers a significant and original contribution to knowledge in the field. Working through phenomenology, intercultural performance, cognitive psychology, neuroscience and ecology the work is current and insightful, and the authors respond to these fields confidently and persuasively." - Anna Fenemore, University of Leeds

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number2

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal792.028

Table Of ContentList of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Authors Preface; Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo, Rebecca Loukes 1. Introduction: Acting as Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process; Phillip B. Zarrilli 2. Psychophysical Acting in India; Phillip B. Zarrilli 3. Psychophysical Acting in Japan; Phillip B. Zarrilli 4. Stanislavsky and the Psychophysical in Western Acting; Jerri Daboo 5. Making Movement: The Psychophysical in 'Embodied' Practices; Rebecca Loukes 6. Beyond the Psychophysical? The 'Situated', 'Enactive' Bodymind in Performance; Rebecca Loukes Afterword: Dialogue and Paradox; Jerri Daboo Appendix I: An historical/contextual introduction to intercultural theatre; Phillip B Zarrilli References Endnotes.

SynopsisWhat is the relationship between 'body' and 'mind', 'inner' and 'outer' in any approach to acting? How have different modes of actor training shaped actors' experiences of acting and how they understand their work? Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes offer insight into such questions, analysing acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines, and providing in-depth accounts of culturally and historically specific approaches to acting. Individual chapters explore: * psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky * European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre * traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan * insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor * intercultural perspectives on acting This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike., What is the relationship between 'body' and 'mind', 'inner' and 'outer' in any approach to acting? How have different modes of actor training shaped actors' experiences of acting and how they understand their work? Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes offer insight into such questions, analysing acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines, and providing in-depth accounts of culturally and historically specific approaches to acting. Individual chapters explore: psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor intercultural perspectives on acting This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike. ", A stimulating analysis of acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines. Taking an 'enactive approach' to understanding acting as a process, the authors discuss psychophysical acting and performance within the Stanislavsky lineage, in dance and devised theatre practices, and in performance in India and Japan., What is the relationship between 'body' and 'mind', 'inner' and 'outer' in any approach to acting? How have different modes of actor training shaped actors' experiences of acting and how they understand their work? Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes offer insight into such questions, analysing acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines, and providing in-depth accounts of culturally and historically specific approaches to acting. Individual chapters explore: - Psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky - European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre - Traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan - Insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor - Intercultural perspectives on acting. This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike.

LC Classification NumberHM621-HM656