The Six Questions: Acting Technique for Dance Performance

by Daniel Nagrin

Book Overview

In the late twenties, actors and directors of the Group Theatre, who were pioneering the use of Stanislavski's teachings, saw the value of teaching ballet and the emerging modern dance. Actors now routinely learn dance, but dancers rarely study acting. In The Six Questions, Nagrin maintains that a command of acting techniques allows the dancer to couple the passion of a body in motion with the heart and mind of the dancer. In five parts, the book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822956241
• ISBN13: 9780822956242
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very helpful, great reading, interesting!

Well written, clear discussion of Mr. Nagrin's approach to choreography, with numerous examples and tons of ideas. Like the rest of Nagrin's books, this is an excellent & easy to read book. Bravo!