Movement Training for the Modern Actor

by Mark Evans and Mark Evans

Book Overview

This book is the first critical analysis of the key principles and practices informing the movement training of actors in the modern era. Focusing on the cultural history of modern movement training for actors, Evans traces the development of the 'neutral' body as a significant area of practice within drama school training and the relationship between movement pedagogy and the operation of discipline and power in shaping the professional identity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415963672
• ISBN13: 9780415963671
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"