A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology: the Secret Art of the Performer
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Author: Eugenio Barba, Nicola Savarese
Publisher: Routledge
Place of printing: London
Year of publication: 1991
Containing over 650 photographs and diagrams, this lavishly illustrated and entirely original sourcebook on Western and non-Western theatre is an inspiring tribute to the secret art of the performer.
Revised and updated with fifty new photographs of the performers’ craft, bibliography and index, and three new chapters on:
- Eurasion Theatre
- Exercises
- Organicity.
The Dictionaryfocuses on the craft of an actor and aims to expand our knowledge of the possibilities of the scenic body, and of the spectator's response to the dynamics of performance.
It includes practical sections on balance, opposition and energy, and discusses such issues as, The Text and the Stage, The Dilated Body, and Energetic Language.
The visual essay of photographs, drawings and diagrams which runs parallel to the text is skilfully constructed to complement the textual argument and the whole Dictionaryis vital reading for students of contemporary theatre theory.
Product Condition:
Example in good condition. Cover with yellowing, traces of dust and slight signs of wear. Pages slightly yellowed. Ownership note in felt-tip pen on the first flyleaf. English text. Text in English.
ISBN Code: 0415053080
EAN: 9780415053082
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 30
Width: 21
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With black and white images. Text in English. Text in English.
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