A Korean Approach to Actor Training

By Jeungsook Yoo

A Korean Approach to Actor Training develops a vital, intercultural method of performer training, introducing Korean and more broadly East Asian discourses into contemporary training and acting practice.

This volume examines the psychophysical nature of a performer's creative process, applying Dahnhak, a form of Korean meditation, and its central principle of ki-energy, to the processes and dramaturgies of acting. A practitioner as well as a scholar, Jeungsook Yoo draws upon her own experiences of training and performing, addressing productions including Bald Soprano (2004), Water Station (2004) and Playing 'The Maids' (2013-2015).

A significant contribution to contemporary acting theory, A Korean Approach to Actor Training provides a fresh outlook on performer training which will be invaluable to scholars and practitioners alike.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138189383
• ISBN13: 9781138189386
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"