Performance, Movement and the Body
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Beschreibung
Investigating a range of influential movement training practices, this ambitious book considers the significance of professional training to performers and their bodies. Performance training approaches are examined within their wider social and cultural contexts, illuminating their evolution in response to the changing context of theatre practice and production. Adopting a rigorous critical angle, Mark Evans’ approach is at the cutting-edge of Theatre scholarship, drawing on interviews with recognised practitioners and considering the implications for movement and the body in the digital age.
Engaging and enlightening, this is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Theatre, Drama and Performance wishing to understand and contextualise the theories behind performance training.
- Includes a wealth of international examples, interviews and case studies
- Presents a straightforward exploration of the relationship between theory and practice
- Examines the evolution of movement training in line with theatre practice and production
- Considers how digital advances affect performance and the body
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Mark Evans
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