Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor (eBook)

A Guide for Actors and Directors

John Gribas, Angeline Underwood (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2024
98 Seiten
Taylor & Francis (Verlag)
978-1-003-85966-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor will help performers discover new and valuable insights into the characters they play. Grounded in a contemporary approach to understanding and applying the power of metaphor, it offers a practical guide for both actors and directors. This book introduces the idea of metaphor as a way of thinking rather than simply as clever comparison or figurative language. It demonstrates limitations of ways metaphor has traditionally been used in character development and presents a method for applying structural metaphor to discover rich, in-depth character insights. For directors, the model can serve as an option for guiding character analysis that is less individualistic and actor-specific and more wholistic and cast-inclusive, promoting stronger overall performance unity and production cohesion. In addition to offering a clear, followable guide for character analysis, the authors draw on personal experience to vividly demonstrate how applying this method for character analysis could impact performance and production. This book will be a useful addition to an actor's or director's set of character development resources.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.1.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• ISBN-10: 1-003-85966-6 / 1003859666
• ISBN-13: 978-1-003-85966-6 / 9781003859666