The paper canoe : a guide to theatre anthropology / Eugenio Barba ; translated by Richard Fowler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barba, Eugenio.

Standardized Title:

Canoa di carta. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Theater.

Anthropology.

Experimental theater.

Physical Description:

x, 187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Summary:

Eugenio Barba, director, theorist and founder of the Odin Teatret, is today one of the major points of reference for contemporary experimental theater. In "The Paper Canoe"--translated here into English for the first time--Eugenio Barba explores the"pre-expressive" basis of "presence" effective on stage and how human beings behave "in a situation of organized representation." An enormously exciting, beautifully written and very moving work, "The Paper Canoe" is a crucial document for the comprehension of late twentieth-century intercultural performance. It comprises a fascinating dialogue with such masters of theater as Stanislavski, Meyerhold, Craig, Copeau, Brecht, Artand and Decroux. It establishes beyond doubt the importance of Barba's practical and theoretical work for today's students and practitioners of performance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index.

ISBN:

0415100836

0415116740

OCLC:

30032868