The Actor Training Reader -

. .

Résumé :

Introduction

Mark Evans, Coventry University, UK.

Prologue

Jacques Copeau: Rudlin, J. & Paul, N. (eds.) (1990) Copeau: Texts on Theatre

Konstantin Stanislavsky: Stanislavski, C. (1980) My Life in Art

Purpose

The Purpose of Actor Training

Ian Watson, Rutgers University, USA.

Extracts:

Mike Alfreds: Alfreds, M. (2007) Different Every Night: Freeing the Actor

Eugenio Barba: Barba, E. (1979) The Floating Islands

Augusto Boal: Boal, A. (1995) The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal method of theatre and therapy

Michael Chekhov: Chekhov, M. (1985) Lessons for the Professional Actor

Edward Gordon Craig: Craig, E. G. (1983) Craig On Theatre

Jerzy Grotowski: Grotowski, J. (1997) 'Performer', in Schechner, R. & Wolford, L. (eds.) (1997) The Grotowski Sourcebook,

Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2000) The Moving Body: Teaching creative theatre

Yoshi Oida: Oida, Y. & Marshall, L. (1997) The Invisible Actor

Konstantin Stanislavsky: Stanislavski, K. (2008) An Actor's Work

Technique

Training the Actor's Voice and Body

Jonathan Pitches, University of Leeds, UK.

Extracts:

Antonin Artaud: Artaud, A. (1970) The Theatre and its Double

Eugenio Barba: Barba, B. (1986) Beyond the Floating Islands

Augusto Boal: Boal, A. (2002) Games for Actors and Non-Actors

Moshe Feldenkrais: Feldenkrais, M. & Schechner, R. (1966) 'Image, Movement, and Actor: Restoration of Potentiality - A discussion of the Feldenkrais Method and Acting, Self-Expression and the Theater'

Dario Fo and Franca Rame: Fo, D. & Rame, F. (1983) Theatre Workshops at the Riverside Studios

Jerzy Grotowski: Grotowski, J. (1969) Towards a Poor Theatre

Rudolf Laban: McCaw, D. (ed.) The Laban Sourcebook

Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2006) Theatre of movement and gesture

Kristin Linklater: Linklater, K. (1976) Freeing the Natural Voice

Vsevolod Meyerhold: Bruan, E. (1969) Meyerhold on Theatre

Michel Saint-Denis: Saint-Denis, M. (1982) Training for the Theatre

Tadashi Suzuki: Suzuki, T. (1986) The Way of Acting: The theatre writings of Tadashi Suzuki

Yevgeny Vakhtangov: Malaev-Babel, A. (ed.) (2011) The Vakhtangov Sourcebook

Phillip Zarrilli: Zarrilli, P. (2009) Psychophysical Acting: An Intercultural approach after Stanislavski

Character and Composition

The Self and the Fictive Other in Creation, Rehearsal and Performance

Bella Merlin, University of California, Riverside, USA.

Extracts:

Stella Adler: Adler, S. The Art of Acting (2000)

Eugenio Barba: Barba, E. (2010) On Directing and Dramaturgy: Burning the House

Anne Bogart and Tina Landau: Bogart, A. & Landau, T. (2005) The Viewpoints Book

Bertolt Brecht: Willett, J. (ed.) (1978) Brecht on Theatre: The Development of an Aesthetic

Michael Chekhov: Chekhov, M. (2002) To The Actor

Dario Fo: Fo, D. (1991) The Tricks of the Trade

Jacques Lecoq: Lecoq, J. (2000) The Moving Body

Sanford Meisner: Meisner, S. & Longwell, D. (1987) Sanford Meisner on Acting

Odin: Christoffersen, E. E. (1993) The Actor's Way,

Open Theatre: Pasolli, R. (1972) A book on the Open Theatre

Konstantion Stanislavsky: Stanislavski, K. (2008) An Actor's Work

Presence

Presence, Physicality, Play and Communion

Dick McCaw, Royal Holloway University, UK.

Extracts:

Peter Brook: Brook, P. (1993) There Are No Secrets: Thoughts on Acting an...