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Overview
The modern era in the theatre is notable for the influential role of theoretical practitioners whose writings have shaped a sense of the possibilities of performance. This book is a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of key modern theorists from Stanlislavski to Boal. It offers not only a summary of these theories but a critical commentary on their composition as discourses.
Synopsis
The modern era in the theatre is notable for the influential role of theoretical practitioners whose writings have shaped a sense of the possibilities of performance. This book is a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of key modern theorists from Stanlislavski to Boal. It offers not only a summary of these theories but a critical commentary on their composition as discourses.
Booknews
The authors (both teach drama at the U. of Exeter, England) have written a summary and exposition of the theoretical writings of seven influential writers of 20th-century theater. The writers selected are: Stanislavski, Adolphe Appia, Edward Gordon Craig, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Jacques Copeau, Antonin Artaud, Jerzy Grotowski, and Augusto Boal. This volume is designed for students to read alongside the primary source material in both undergraduate and graduate courses. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)