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Stanislavsky in Focus by
Stanislavsky in Focus brilliantly examines the history and actual premises of Stanislavsky's 'System', separating myth from fact with forensic skill. The first edition of this now classic study showed conclusively how the 'System' was gradually transformed into the Method, popularised in the 1950s by Lee Strasberg and the Actor's Studio. It looked at the gap between the original Russian texts and what most English-speaking practitioners still imagine to be Stanislavsky's ideas. This thoroughly revised new edition also delves even deeper into: the mythical depiction of Stanislavsky as a tyrannical director and teacher yoga, the mind-body-spirit continuum and its role in the 'System' how Stanislavsky used subtexts to hide many of his ideas from Soviet censors. The text has been updated to address all of the relevant scholarship, particularly in Russia, since the first edition was published. It also features an expanded glossary on the System's terminology and its historical exercises, as well as more on the political context of Stanislavsky's work, its links with cognitive science, and the System's relation to contemporary developments in actor-training. It will be a vital part of every practitioner's and historian's library.
Publication Date: 2008
Respect for Acting by
Respect for Acting "This fascinating and detailed book about acting is Miss Hagen's credo, the accumulated wisdom of her years spent in intimate communion with her art. It is at once the voicing of her exacting standards for herself and those she [taught], and an explanation of the means to the end." --Publishers Weekly "Hagen adds to the large corpus of titles on acting with vivid dicta drawn from experience, skill, and a sense of personal and professional worth. Her principal asset in this treatment is her truly significant imagination. Her 'object exercises' display a wealth of detail with which to stimulate the student preparing a scene for presentation." --Library Journal "Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting . . . is a relatively small book. But within it, Miss Hagen tells the young actor about as much as can be conveyed in print of his craft." --Los Angeles Times "There are almost no American actors uninfluenced by Uta Hagen." --Fritz Weaver "This is a textbook for aspiring actors, but working thespians can profit much by it. Anyone with just a casual interest in the theater should also enjoy its behind-the-scenes flavor." --King Features Syndicate
Publication Date: 2009
An Actor Prepares by
Stanislavski's simple exercises fire the imagination, and help readers not only discover their own conception of reality but how to reproduce it as well.
Publication Date: 1989
Freeing Shakespeare's Voice by
A passionate exploration of the process of comprehending and speaking the words of William Shakespeare. Detailing exercises and analyzing characters' speech and rhythms, Linklater provides the tools to increase understanding and make Shakespeare's words one's own.
Publication Date: 1993
The Viewpoints Book by
The Viewpoints is a technique of improvisation that grew out of the postmodern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie, who broke down the two dominant issues performers deal with--space and time--into six categories. Since that time, directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau have expanded her notions and adapted them for actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and to generate bold, theatrical work. The Viewpoints are a set of names given to certain principles of movement through time and space--they constitute a language for talking about what happens on stage. Coupling this with Composition, which is the practice of selecting and arranging the separate components of theatrical language into a cohesive work of art, provides theatre artists with an important new tool for creating and understanding their art form. Primarily intended for the many theatre artists who, in the last several years, have become intrigued with Viewpoints yet have had no single source to refer to in their investigations. It can also be used by anyone with a general interest in collaboration and the creative process, whether in art, business or daily life. Anne Bogart is Artistic Director of the SITI Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992. She is the recipient of two OBIE Awards and a Bessie Award, and is an associate professor at Columbia University. Her recent works include Alice's Adventures; Bobrauschenbergamerica; Small Lives, Big Dreams; Marathon Dancing; and The Baltimore Waltz. Tina Landau, noted director and playwright, whose original work includes Space (Time magazine 10 Best), Dream True (with composer Ricky Ian Gordon) and Floyd Collins (with composer Adam Guettel), which received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, an OBIE Award and seven Drama Desk nominations. She has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 1997.
Publication Date: 2004
Shakespeare on Toast by
Who's afraid of William Shakespeare? Just about everyone. He wrote too much and what he did write is inaccessible and elitist. Right? Wrong. "Shakespeare on Toast" knocks the stuffing from the staid old myth of Shakespeare, revealing the man and his plays for what they really are: modern, thrilling and uplifting drama. Actor and author Ben Crystal brings the bright words and colourful characters of the world's greatest hack writer brilliantly to life, handing over the key to Shakespeare's plays, unlocking the so called difficult bits and, astonishingly, finding Shakespeare's own voice amid the poetry. Told in five fascinating Acts, "Shakespeare on Toast" sweeps the cobwebs from the Bard - from his language, his life, his time - revealing both the man and his work to be relevant, accessible and full of beans.
Publication Date: 2012
The Actor and the Target by
A revised and updated edition of Declan Donnellan's bestselling book, a fresh and radical approach to acting by a world-famous director. 'cuts open every generalisation about acting and draws out gleamingly fresh specifics' Peter Brook 'explains Donnellan's highly practical system and sheds unique light on one of the greatest directors of acting in our time' Le Monde 'hugely practical and never gets lost in theory' El Pais 'a gripping read, as acute about the psychology of lying as it is about the art of acting' Guardian 'rooted in modern theatre, modern psychology and, above all, modern reality' Izvestia 'Unpretentious, straightforward, and pierced with acute insight' Kommersant
Publication Date: 2013
Different Every Night by
A top-ranking director sets out his rehearsal techniques in this invaluable handbook for actors and directors. Mike Alfreds' Different Every Night is the culmination of a lifetime of work in the theatre, the most complete rehearsal methodology in print since Stanislavsky. It offers a vital masterclass for actors and directors, full of sound practical advice and guidance, and is packed with techniques for bringing the text to life and keeping it alive - both in rehearsal and performance. 'Most of what I am as an actress I owe to Mike Alfreds. He gave me the language and the tools I needed for my craft' Pam Ferris, from her Foreword 'If I was allowed to train again to be an actor, but I was only allowed one teacher, it would have to be Mike Alfreds. To me he is a genius when it comes to acting and storytelling' Mark Rylance
Publication Date: 2014
The Voice Book by
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publication Date: 2013
- Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual LibraryThe Internet Guide to Aboriginal Studies
This site contains links to indigenous studies resources for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. The links are listed under the following headings: General Resources; Governmental Web Resources; Australian Native Title; Koori Web Resources; Aboriginal History; Aboriginal Languages; Aboriginal Studies Bibliographies; University Programs; Intercultural Relationships; Aboriginal Art & Culture; and Aboriginal Online Bookstore - AusdanceEducating, inspiring and supporting the dance community in reaching its potential as a dynamic force within local, national and international communities.
- Australia Council for the ArtsOnline resources include research reports, toolkits, how-to-guides, annual reports, multimedia material, and more. Subjects include Audience and cultural participation, Community Arts, Indigenous Arts, Dance, Performing Arts, Theatre, Arts sector, Creative industries, Management, Regional Arts etc.
- AusStageAusstage is an Australian gateway to the Performing Arts resources on the Net, a directory of performing arts resources and includes an index of Australian performing arts events.
- The Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA)The national peak body representing and supporting performing arts centres in Australia. It also supports the development of performing arts in general including support for producing companies, touring organisations and funding bodies.
- Bangarra Dance TheatreBangarra Dance Theatre is fuelled by the spirit, energy and inspiration derived from the culture, values and traditions of Indigenous Australians
- Bibliography of the History of Art (Getty Research Institute)Wide ranging art history index, covering European and American visual arts from late antiquity to late 2009. BHA on the Getty Web site offers both basic and advanced search modules, and can be searched easily by subject, artist, author, article or journal title, and other elements. The database search includes both BHA (covering 1990-2007) and the International Bibliography of Art (IBA), covering the years 2008 and part of 2009.
- Currency House"Currency House is a not-for-profit association dedicated to stimulating, enriching and advancing the quality and enjoyment of the Australian performing arts. Our mission is to reassert the value of the performing arts to public life in a climate of change; and to employ the tools of the modern world to do it."
- Drama Australia (The National Association for Drama EducationRepresents drama teachers, academics, applied theatre workers and theatre in education practitioners at national arts and curriculum forums and in national and international peak associations such as
NAAE [National Advocates of Arts Educators]
IDEA [International Drama/Theatre and Education Association]. - Dramatists Play Service, IncRepresenting the American Theatre by publishing and licensing the work of new and established playwrights. Formed in 1936, it has grown steadily to become one of the premiere play licensing agencies in the English speaking theatre.
- International Drama/Theatre and Education Association (IDEA)A worldwide organisation, its members are culturally diverse drama, theatre and education practitioners, artists, pedagogues and teachers.
- National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)National Institute of Dramatic Art
