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Toward a general theory of acting : cognitive science and performance / John Lutterbie.

By: Lutterbie, John Harry, 1948-Series: Cognitive studies in literature and performancePublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 269 p. ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780230113350 (hbk.) :; 0230113354 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Acting -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 792.02801 LOC classification: PN2061 | .L84 2011
Contents:
The language of acting -- Theatre and dynamic systems theory -- The actor's tools -- Technique -- Improvisation -- The actor's score -- In performance.
Summary: "Toward a General Theory of Acting explores the actors art through the lens of Dynamic Systems Theory and recent findings in the Cognitive Sciences. An analysis of different theories of acting in the West from Stanislavski to Lecoq is followed by an in depth discussion of technique, improvisation, and creating a score. In the final chapter, the focus shifts to how these three are interwoven when the actor steps in front of an audience, whether performing realist, non-realist, or postdramatic theatre. Far from using the sciences to reduce acting to a formula, Lutterbie celebrates the mystery of the creative process"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The language of acting -- Theatre and dynamic systems theory -- The actor's tools -- Technique -- Improvisation -- The actor's score -- In performance.

"Toward a General Theory of Acting explores the actors art through the lens of Dynamic Systems Theory and recent findings in the Cognitive Sciences. An analysis of different theories of acting in the West from Stanislavski to Lecoq is followed by an in depth discussion of technique, improvisation, and creating a score. In the final chapter, the focus shifts to how these three are interwoven when the actor steps in front of an audience, whether performing realist, non-realist, or postdramatic theatre. Far from using the sciences to reduce acting to a formula, Lutterbie celebrates the mystery of the creative process"-- Provided by publisher.