Style for Actors is an award-winning handbook and the definitive guide
to roles in historical drama. Anyone who has ever struggled with
capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make this third
edition their constant companion. The past is a foreign country, and
this outstanding book is concerned with exploring it from the actor's
point of view. Specific guides to each major period give readers a
clear map to discover a range from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and
Georgian theatre to more contemporary stylings, including Futurism,
Surrealism and Postmodernism. New material in this edition covers
Commedia dell'arte and non-Western forms of theatre, theatrical fusion
and developments in musicals and Shakespeare. The book’s references,
images, resource lists and examples have all been updated to support
today's diverse performers. Robert Barton takes great care to present
the actor with the roles and genres that will most commonly confront
them. Containing a huge resource of nearly 150 exercises, suggestions
for scene study and applications not only for theatrical performance
but also for stylistic challenges in the reader’s own offstage life,
this book is an invaluable resource for students and practitioners of
acting and drama.
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ISBN
9780429589171
Publisert
2020
Utgave
3. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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