"Inside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by and elaborated by the editors and contributors. This work began in the 1960s with The Performance Group, and has continued to evolve. Rasaboxes - a featured set of exercises - is an interdisciplinary approach for training emotional expressivity through the use of breath, body, voice, movement, and sensation. It brings together: -the concept of rasa from classical Indian performance theory and practice neuroscience and psychology -experimental performance practices -theories of ritual, play, and performance This book combines both practical 'how-to' guidance, and applications in diverse contexts including undergraduate and graduate actor training, television acting, K-12 education, devising, and drama therapy. The book serves as an introduction to the work as well as an essential resource for experienced practitioners"--
Author: Rachel Bowditch,Paula Murray Cole,Michele Minnick
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Publish Date: 2023
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1138680028
ISBN 13: 9781138680029
Dimension: Length: 6.14172 inches, Width: 0.73 inches, Height: 9.21258 inches
Weight: Weight: 1.322773572 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
"Inside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by and elaborated by the editors and contributors. This work began in the 1960s with The Performance Group, and has continued to evolve. Rasaboxes - a featured set of exercises - is an interdisciplinary approach for training emotional expressivity through the use of breath, body, voice, movement, and sensation. It brings together: -the concept of rasa from classical Indian performance theory and practice neuroscience and psychology -experimental performance practices -theories of ritual, play, and performance This book combines both practical 'how-to' guidance, and applications in diverse contexts including undergraduate and graduate actor training, television acting, K-12 education, devising, and drama therapy. The book serves as an introduction to the work as well as an essential resource for experienced practitioners"--
Author: Rachel Bowditch,Paula Murray Cole,Michele Minnick
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Publish Date: 2023
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1138680028
ISBN 13: 9781138680029
Dimension: Length: 6.14172 inches, Width: 0.73 inches, Height: 9.21258 inches
Weight: Weight: 1.322773572 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304