Toward a General Theory of Acting

Cognitive Science and Performance

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Theatre, Performing Arts
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Author: J. Lutterbie ISBN: 9780230119468
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: June 6, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: J. Lutterbie
ISBN: 9780230119468
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: June 6, 2011
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Toward a General Theory of Acting explores the actor's 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.

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Toward a General Theory of Acting explores the actor's 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.

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