Physical Theatre
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Lorenzo Mango, Studing acting during avantgards age. Some methodological issues The avantgard theatre of 1900 has changed completely the theatrical style, counterposing the concepts of representation, the mise-en-scene and the centrality... more
El presente trabajo procura una revalorización del teatro de César Vallejo y de su estética teatral (tal y como aparece El arte la revolución) a partir de situar correctamente su obra dentro de los parámetros de teatro político y... more
Abstract: In keeping with the auto-ethnographical approach (as postulated by Mitra (2010) and Spry (2001)) this paper strives to frame physical actions as expressive performance narratives in my own work as part of contemporary South... more
Viewpoints are a structural approach to both training and devising. Originating from the innovative, inventive and exploratory approach of Mary Overlie and the self-confessed scavenger approach of Anne Bogart, Viewpoints offers a... more
An extended conversation hosted by Amy Russell with fellow guides of Embodied Poetics : Kamili Okweni Feelings; Aurelian Koch; Lazlo Pearlman; Norman Taylor; Ed Woodall; Jonathan Young This is an extended conversation about a shared... more
The aim of this dissertation is to provide the reader with a clearer picture of the interplay between the sociocultural and psychological factors that contribute to the development of eating disorders, and to suggest that theatre – and in... more
*HONORABLE MENTION FOR THE BIENNIAL SALLY BANES PUBLICATION PRIZE Why theatre and dance? Making a compelling case for the significance of resisting genre distinctions in the arts, Kate Elswit demonstrates why and how the interdependence... more
Cet article est le résultat d'une brève recherche et d'un entretien avec M. Jorge Gayon qui a eu lieu le 17 mars 2018 à Aguascalientes, Mexique. Le théâtre européen (occidental), à différence du théâtre oriental, centre son importance sur... more
İlgili oyunun dönemin siyasi tarihi ve gelişmeleri ile münasebeti üzerine deneysel bir yazı.
In 2018, Efi Birba offered the Greek public a different theatrical version of the famous Cervantes’ novel, Don Quixote. Exclusively profiting the storytelling dynamic of the body, she used playing as the main tool of the literary... more
W swojej praktyce scenicznej Wsiewołod Meyerhold rozpoznał zapotrzebowanie na „nowego aktora”, obdarzonego nową świadomością miejsca, jakie zajmuje w wieloskładnikowej kompozycji spektaklu. W jego koncepcji aktor, operując świadomie... more
Nous travaillons depuis plusieurs années dans le but d'élargir et d'influencer la façon d'enseigner le jeu théâtral aux États-Unis en y faisant découvrir la biomécanique théâtrale de Vsevolod Meyerhold. En même temps, nous reconnaissons... more
Yaptıkları çalışmalar ile sanat ve bilimi yan yana getirmiş, insanı keşif yolculuğuna çıkartmış bu iki tiyatro sanatçısının benzer yanları üzerine yapılmış kısa ve deneysel bir çalışmadır.
A critical response to being introduced to the Suzuki method of actor training.
The avant-garde Japanese form of performance art called butoh is concerned with the body as subject, material and image. This essay will explore how this form of art challenges the idea of the body as a signifier in performance through... more
This thesis examines how mental illness has been represented in British theatre from c. 1960 to the present day. It is particularly concerned with the roles played by space and embodiment in these representations, and what emerges as... more
Shakespeare 13.1 (2017): 99-100. Print.
This essay considers the processes of affective attunement in The Viewpoints, Mary Overlie’s theoretical and practical structure for actor training and artistic practice. Developed by Overlie in the interdisciplinary arts scene of New... more
Acting the Metaphor The Laban-Malmgren System of Movement Psychology and Character Analysis Abstract The article discusses certain features of The Laban-Malmgren System of Movement Psychology and Character Analysis, an influential... more
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Drawing extensively on conversations with three theatre practitioners about the use of the Feldenkrais Method in puppetry training and performance contexts, this article aims to think beyond the more obvious benefits such as enhanced... more
This paper charts the evolution of Badal Sircar as a playwright as well as a theorist and a practitioner of an alternative theater movement in India.
This publication was developed as part of the Make a Move – An Art Incubator for European non-institutionalised and independent theatre project and co-founded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. The Make a Move – An... more
This issue invites a broad range of contributions from scholars and artists globally, in order to offer a contemporary consideration of training for directing. We invite longer articles or 'Sources', each interrogating director training... more