Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction by Murray, Simon

Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781138782105)

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Format: Hardcover
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Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction by Murray, Simon

Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction

$200.00
Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction by Murray, Simon

Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction

$200.00
Format: Hardcover
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This new edition of Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction continues to provide an unparalleled overview of non-text-based theatre, from experimental dance to traditional mime. It synthesizes the history, theory and practice of physical theatres for students and performers in what is both a core area of study and a dynamic and innovative aspect of theatrical practice.

Extensive cross references ensure that Physical Theatres: A Critical Introduction can be used as a standalone text or together with its companion volume, Physical Theatres: A Critical Reader, to provide an invaluable introduction to the physical in theatre and performance.

New to this edition:

  • a chapter on The Body and Technology, exploring the impact of digital technologies on the portrayal, perception and reading of the theatre body, spanning from onstage technology to virtual realities and motion capture.

  • additional profiles of Jerzy Grotowski, Robert Wilson, Robert Lepage and Mike Pearson

  • focus on circus and aerial performance, gender issues, new training practices, immersive and site-specific theatres, and the latest developments in neuroscience.



Author: Simon Murray,John Keefe
ISBN-10: 1138782106
ISBN-13: 9781138782105
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2015
Pages: 342
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.60w x 1.10d
By Simon Murray
By Simon Murray
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Simon Murray is a performer, director and academic. He is currently Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK, where he taught Theatre Studies and Contemporary Performance until retiring in 2023. He is the author of Jacques Lecoq (2018), Performing Ruins (2020), Mime into Physical Theatre: a UK Cultural History 1970-2000 (with Mark Evans) (2023), and was co-founder and co-editor (until 2016) of the Theatre, Dance and Performance Training (TDPT) journal.

John Keefe is a director, dramaturg and academic. He is currently a Senior Lecturer and Academic Mentor in the AAD School, London Metropolitan University, UK. He is the author of papers on neurocognition and spectatorship in theatres, and Staging and Re-cycling: Retrieving, Reflecting and Re-framing the Archive (with Knut Ove Arntzen) (2023).

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