The actor and the character : explorations in the psychology of transformative acting / Vladimir Mirodan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mirodan, Vladimir, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting--Psychological aspects.

Acting.

Physical Description:

xi, 189 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

"What are the physical and psychological processes which enable actors to create characters so different from themselves? To understand this unique phenomenon, Vladimir Mirodan provides both a historical overview of the evolution of notions of 'character' in Western theatre and a stunning contemporary analysis of the theoretical implications of transformative acting. The Actor and the Character speaks not only to academics and students, but contributes to current lively academic debates around character. Mirodan boldly re-examines some of the fundamental assumptions of actor training and some basic tenets of theatre practice to ask: What happens when one of us 'becomes somebody else'?"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

An independent character

A brief history of ... type

Friends for life: character and literary criticism

The drama of no character

Constructing the character

Psychologies: I. Trait, type and temperament

Psychologies: II. Conflict and energy

Psychologies: III. Character on the couch

Imagining the character

Experiencing the character

Deception, self-deception and the transformative actor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Actor and the character.

ISBN:

9781138852518

1138852511

9781138852525

113885252X

OCLC:

1047541584