Inside The Performance Workshop

A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

Av Rachel Bowditch, Paula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick

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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 Richard Schechner and elaborated on by the editors and contributors of this book. 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 practiceresearch on emotion from neuroscience and psychologyexperimental and experiential performance practicestheories of ritual, play, and performanceThis book combines both practical “how-to” guidance and applications from 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-05-31
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt560 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781138680029

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Rachel Bowditch, PhD, is Professor of Theatre in the School of Music, Dance, and Theatre at Arizona State University, USA, and a theatre director. Bowditch is author of On the Edge of Utopia: Performance and Ritual at Burning Man, Performing Utopia, and Physical Dramaturgy: Perspectives from the Field.Paula Murray Cole, MFA, LMT, is Associate Professor of acting, voice, movement, and the Alexander Technique in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Ithaca College, USA. Cole acted in Schechner’s productions and has taught and developed Rasaboxes and The Performance Workshop (TPW) since 1999.Michele Minnick, PhD, CMA, is an independent artist, scholar, and educator, whose current work focuses on the intersections of performance, somatic practice, social justice, and climate change. She is a core creator with Submersive Productions in Baltimore, MD, and the founder of Vital Matters.

Part I: History and Theory1. Richard Schechner and Origins of The Performance Workshop Cobina Gillitt and Michele Minnick2. What is Rasa? Shanti Pillai 3. RasaestheticsRichard Schechner Part II: Practice4. Inside The Performance WorkshopPaula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick, and Rachel BowditchPart III: Facilitating The Performance Workshop5. Principles of The Performance Workshop: An Interview with Richard SchechnerWith Paula Murray Cole, Michele Minnick, and Rachel Bowditch6. The Unavoidable Guru: Roles of The Performance Workshop LeaderScott Wallin Part IV: Notes from the Field7. Freeing Emotional Expression in Young Performers: Rasaboxes in K-12 Context Elise Forier Edie8. Psychophysical Preparation for the Rasaboxes with Strasberg and Stanislavski Ursula Neuerburg9. Adapting Rasaboxes to Rasa≈Therapy: Clinical Applications in Drama Therapy Andrew M. Gaines10. Rasaboxes, Drama Therapy, and Stability Through Dynamic Change: A Case Study Dana Arie11. Rasaboxes in the Training of Drama Therapists Nisha Sajnani12. Dancing on the Tongue Erin B. Mee13. Lights, Camera, Action! Rasaboxes Training and Coaching for Brazilian Telenovelas Fernanda Guimarães14. Character Building Through Rasaboxes: Staging Electra at Teatro Prometeo Fernando Calzadilla15. Experimenting with the Clown in Rasaboxes Ana Achcar 16. Dramaturgy of the Emotions: The Performance Workshop and Rasaboxes in Directing Machinal Rachel Bowditch