The philosophical actor : a practical meditation for practicing theatre artists / Donna Soto-Morettini.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soto-Morettini, Donna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting.

Theater.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Intellect, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There have been many books published on acting, actor training, and practical theories for preparing for a role, but none of these books have ever looked philosophically at the language and the concepts that we use when we talk about acting. The Philosophical Actor is the first attempt to grapple with the fundamental questions of truth, art, and human nature unexamined in past treatments, from the first great essay by Diderot to the exhaustive system described by Stanislavski. With wide appeal to actors, directors, acting students, acting teachers and trainers, Donna Soto-Morettini draws from

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Am I ACTING?; Chapter 2: What Was I Thinking?; Chapter 3: How Am I Feeling?; Chapter 4: What Were YOU Thinking?; Chapter 5: Where Am I?; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-62257-9

9786612622571

1-84150-390-8

OCLC:

642662007