Vladimir Mirodan

The Actor and the Character (eBook, PDF)

Explorations in the Psychology of Transformative Acting

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

What are the physical and psychological processes which enable actors to create characters so different from themselves? To understand this phenomenon, Vladimir Mirodan provides a historical overview of the evolution of 'character' in Western theatre, and a stunning contemporary analysis of the theoretical implications of transformative acting.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317527954
• Artikelnr.: 54792981

Autorenporträt

Vladimir Mirodan is a theatre director, Emeritus Professor of Theatre, and was Vice-Principal and Director of Drama at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Principal of Drama Centre London. He has published on topics of acting psychology, as well as the theory and practice of acting.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
A Note on Terminology
Chapter One - Introduction
PART ONE - The Idea of Character
Chapter Two An Independent Character
Chapter Three A Brief History of ... Type
Chapter Four Friends for Life: Character and Literary Criticism
Chapter Five The Drama of No Character
PART TWO - Transformations in Body and Mind
Chapter Six Constructing the Character
Chapter Seven Psychologies: I - Trait, Type and Temperament
Chapter Eight Psychologies: II - Conflict and Energy
Chapter Nine Psychologies: III - Character on the Couch
PART THREE - The Melding of Actor and Character
Chapter Ten Imagining the Character
Chapter Eleven Experiencing the Character
Chapter Twelve Deception, Self-Deception and the Transformative Actor
Index