Training for performance : a meta-disciplinary account / John Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting.

Physical Description:

301 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Methuen Drama, 2011.

Summary:

Training for Performance: a Meta-disciplinary Account is an innovative contribution to the field of work on contemporary actor and performer training. John Matthews introduces the concept of 'askeology' - a field of study that dissolves divisions between disciplines and their exercises - and identifies four meta-disciplinary categories in the process of training that are common to all institutional contexts: Vocation; Obedience; Formation and Automatisation.

Through the exploration of contrasting accounts of training and the differing Cultural politics within which they operate, Matthews provides a highly original and comprehensive approach to defining one of the most frequently used terms in theatre and performance studies.

Training for Performance encourages performers to think afresh about how they understand and engage in their training and is an invaluable resource for any actor, student or professional interested in the process of performance. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Askeological investigations 7

2 The wholly actor 40

What comes after body-mind discourse is what comes first

3 Vocation 67

4 Obedience 104

5 Formation 140

6 Automatisation 173

7 What is called training? 205.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-294) and index.

ISBN:

9781408129180

1408129183

9781408129173

1408129175

OCLC:

666237264