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Mask Improvisation for Actor Training and Performance: The Compelling Image
Sears Eldredge
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Paperback. Because mask improvisation is relatively new in American theatre training, this work is designed to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation and to instruct them in the techniques of the method as well. It gives a historical survey of the role masks of masks in various cultures. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 652.
Because mask improvisation work is relatively new in American theater training, this book is designed not only to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation but to instruct them in the techniques of method as well.
Featuring dozens of improvisational exercises in the innovative spirit of Viola Spolin, and supplemented with practical appendices on mask design and construction, forms and checklists, and other classroom materials, this book is an invaluable tool for teacher and student alike, as well as compelling reading for anyone interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of masks as agents of transformation, creativity, and performance. ... Read more
Because mask improvisation work is relatively new in American theater training, this book is designed not only to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation but to instruct them in the techniques of method as well.
Featuring dozens of improvisational exercises in the innovative spirit of Viola Spolin, and supplemented with practical appendices on mask design and construction, forms and checklists, and other classroom materials, this book is an invaluable tool for teacher and student alike, as well as compelling reading for anyone interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of masks as agents of transformation, creativity, and performance. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810113657
SKU
V9780810113657
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About Sears Eldredge
Sears A. Eldredge has developed and taught mask improvisation in the United States and in England for the past twenty years. He is currently Professor of Dramatic Artts and Chair of the Dramatic Arts & Dance Department at Macalester College.
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