Theory for theatre studies : movement / Rachel Fensham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fensham, Rachel, author.

Series:

Theory for theatre studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Movement (Acting)--Case studies.

Movement (Acting).

Movement, Aesthetics of--Case studies.

Movement, Aesthetics of.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 191 pages ; 21 cm.

Other Title:

Movement

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2021.

Summary:

"How do we define movement in performance? Who or what is being moved and how? And which movements are felt, observed, or studied, in theatre? Part of the Theory for Theatre Studies series which introduces core theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline, Movement provides the first overview of relevant critical theory for students and researchers in theatre and performance studies. Exploring areas such as vitality, plasticity, gesture, effort and rhythm, it opens up the study of theatrical production, live art, and intercultural performance to socio-political conceptions of movement as both practice and concept. It covers movement training systems and considers how they have been utilized in key works of the 20th and 21st centuries. The final section traces the convergence of movement in theatre with other media and digital technologies. A wide range of in-depth case studies helps to equip readers to explore new methodologies and approaches to movement as a performance concept. These include analysis of Satoshi Miyagi's production of Sophocles' Antigone (2017), Thomas Ostermeier's production of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler (2008), the Berliner Ensemble's Mother Courage (1949), The Constant Prince (1965) performed by Ryzsard Cieslak, and the National Theatre's production of War Horse (2007). The final section considers a suite of concepts that shape postdramatic and intermedial theatre from China, Germany-Bangladesh, Australia, the United States, and United Kingdom. The volume is supported by further online resources including video material, questions, and exercises"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Vital beings: Aristotle

Bodily technique: Mauss

Rhythm: Lefebvre

Case Study: 1980 (1980), Bandoneon (1981)

About this book

Section One Movement as History

The chorus: Ancient Greek theatre

`The flower': Japanese Noh

Case Study #1: Antigone (2017)

Gesture: Roman rhetoric

Case Study #2:1 Am My Own Wife (2003)

Style: the Natyasastra

Case Study #3: Zero Degrees (2005)

Processions: medieval theatre

Anti-theatrical hostility: moral censorship

Vernacular to cosmos: Renaissance theatre

Case Study #4: The Tempest (1611, 2016)

Automata and puppets: theatres of science

Case Study #5: War Horse (2007)

Conclusion

Section Two Movement Systems and Embodied Action

Holistic systems: Craig, Delsarte and Dalcroze

Case Study #1: Operation Orfeo (1993)

Vitality: Bergson and Merleau-Ponty

Plasticity: Stanislavski

Case Study #2: Hedda Gabler (2005)

Mechanics: Meyerhold

Case Study #3, part a: The Constant Prince (1915)

Dynamics: Laban

Arrangement: Brecht

Case Study #4: Mother Courage and Her Children (1949, 2006)

Somatics: Grotowski

Case Study #3, part b: The Constant Prince (1965)

Assemblage: Butoh

Crowds: Canetti

Case Study #5: Audience (2011)

Section Three Movement in Contemporary Theatre

Speed: Attempts on Her Life (1997, 2007)

Slowness: The Artist Is Present (2010)

Animation: Blackie Blackie Brown (2018)

Force: World Factory (2014), Made in Bangladesh (2015), World Factory (2016)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fensham, Rachel, Theory for theatre studies

ISBN:

9781350026377

1350026379

9781350026360

1350026360

OCLC:

1202730319

Publisher Number:

99987393823