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Style For Actors - Robert Barton

Style For Actors

A Handbook for Moving Beyond Realism

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Buch | Hardcover
336 Seiten
2009 | 2nd New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-48572-2 (ISBN)
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A book on classical acting style. Suitable for the actor ready to move beyond contemporary realism into the less familiar acting territory of historical periods and genres, it features exercises to enable both the individual actor and groups to find, explore and achieve convincing 'style'.
"Style is a journey from tourist to native. It is living in the world of the play, not just visiting it." - from Chapter One





Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make Style for Actors 2nd Edition their constant companion. Robert Barton has completely updated his award winning handbook for the 21st century with contemporary references and up-to-date illustrations. This is the definitive guide to roles in historical drama.





The past is a foreign country, and this outstanding book is concerned with exploring it from the actor’s point of view. Specific guides range from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Georgian theatre to more contemporary stylings, including Futurism, Surrealism and Postmodernism.





Barton takes great care to present the actor with the roles and genres that will most commonly confront them. His analysis moves from entire genres to specific scenes and characters. A huge resource of nearly 150 practical exercises helps a newfound understanding of style to make the leap from page to performance.

Robert Barton is Professor Emeritus of acting at the University of Oregon. As well as writing a regular column for The Voice and Speech Review, he is the author of Acting: Onstage and Off, Voice: Onstage and Off, Theatre in Your Life, and Life Themes. The first edition of Style for Actors received the Theatre Association's Best Book award.

Part One: Finding Style


1. Recognizing Style: The Eyes of the Beholder


2. Analyzing Style: Survival Questions


3. Mastering Style: The Classical Actor


Part Two: Achieving Style


4. Greek Period Style: Three Generations of Tragic Vision


5. Elizabethan Period Style: Theatre of Earth and Stars


6. Restoration Period Style: Decadence as One of the Fine Arts


7. Relatives of Restoration Period Style: Morals and Manners


Part Three: Exploring Style


8. Displaced Style: Plays Out of Their Time


9. Genre Style: The Isms


10. Personal Style: Creating Reality


 

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.9.2009
Zusatzinfo 48 Halftones, black and white; 68 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 907 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 0-415-48572-X / 041548572X
ISBN-13 978-0-415-48572-2 / 9780415485722
Zustand Neuware
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