{"product_id":"rhythm-in-acting-and-performance-eilon-morris-9781472589866","title":"Rhythm in Acting and Performance: Embodied Approaches and Understandings","description":"\u003cp\u003eRhythm is often referred to as one of the key elements of performance and acting, being of central importance to both performance making and training. Yet what is meant by this term and how it is approached and applied in this context are subjects seldom discussed in detail. Addressing these, \u003ci\u003eRhythm in Acting and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e explores the meanings, mechanisms and metaphors associated with rhythm in this field, offering an overview and analysis of the ways rhythm has been, and is embodied and understood by performers, directors, educators, playwrights, designers and scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the rhythmic movements and speech of actors in ancient Greece, to Stanislavski's use of Tempo-rhythm as a tool for building a character and tapping emotions, continuing through to the use of rhythm and musicality in contemporary approaches to actor training and dramaturgy, this subject finds resonance across a broad range of performance domains. In these settings, rhythm has often been identified as an effective tool for developing the coordination and conscious awareness of individual performers, ensembles and their immediate relationship to an audience. This text examines the principles and techniques underlying these processes, focusing on key approaches adopted and developed within European and American performance practices over the last century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterviews and case studies of individual practitioners, offer insight into the ways rhythm is approached and utilised within this field. Each of these sections includes practical examples as well as analytical reflections, offering a basis for comparing both the common threads and the broad differences that can be found here. Unpacking this often mystified and neglected subject, this book offers students and practitioners a wealth of informative and useful insights to aid and inspire further creative and academic explorations of rhythm within this field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eilon Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472589866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472589866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Eilon Morris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980463014143,"sku":"9781472589866","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b2131156-0dff-4f37-960e-f271d9875f36.jpg?v=1683250044","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rhythm-in-acting-and-performance-eilon-morris-9781472589866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}