Toward a general theory of acting
Subtitle: cognitive science and performance
By: John Lutterbie
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Cognitive studies in literature and performance; Cognitive studies in literature and performance
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780230113350
Subjects: Acting; Philosophy
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The language of acting; title: Theatre and dynamic systems theory; title: The actor's tools; title: Technique; title: Improvisation; title: The actor's score; title: In performance.