Acting (Re)Considered is an exceptionally wide-ranging collection of theories on acting; ideas about body and training; and statements about the actor in performance. This second edition includes five new essays and has been fully revised and updated; with discussions by or about major figures who have shaped theories and practices of acting and performance from the late nineteenth century to the present.The essays - by directors; historians; actor trainers and actors - bridge the gap between theories and practices of acting; and between East and West. No other book provides such a wealth of primary and secondary sources; bibliographic material; and diversity of approaches. It includes discussions of such key topics as:* how we think and talk about acting* acting and emotion* the actors psychophysical process* the body and training* the actor in performance* non-Western and cross-cultural paradigms of the body; training and acting.Acting (Re)Considered is vital reading for all those interested in performance.
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