Prof Jonathan Pitches (UK University of Leeds)

Vsevolod Meyerhold

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Vsevolod Meyerhold considers the life and work of the extraordinary twentieth-century director and theatre-maker.

Produktdetails

• Routledge Performance Practitioners
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 133mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 194g
• ISBN-13: 9780815378334
• ISBN-10: 0815378335
• Artikelnr.: 50111003

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Pitches is Professor of Theatre and Performance at the University of Leeds in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries. He is founding co-editor of the journal Theatre, Dance and Performance Training.

Inhaltsangabe

A LIFE OF CONTRADICTIONS Apprenticeship (1874-1905) St Petersburg (1906-17)
Meyerhold and the Revolution (1917-22) The Meyerhold Theatre (1922-31) The
death of Meyerhold and his theatre (1932-40) Meyerhold today MEYERHOLD'S
KEY WRITINGS Don't (always) believe what you read! The key theoretical
principles Naturalism Stylisation Rhythm and music The mask The grotesque
Biomechanics and the actor of the future Chaplin and Eisenstein: a theory
of montage CONTENTS MEYERHOLD'S KEY PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
Gogol's challenge Meyerhold's response Nikolai Gogol: the comet Gogol's
Government Inspector Meyerhold's Government Inspector PRACTICAL EXERCISES
Practice: the living link with Meyerhold So what are the basic skills of a
biomechanical actor? The exercises Skills-based exercises Back to the basic
skills Improvisation exercises Work on text Conclusions Bibliography Books
and articles Films and videos