Starting from the idea that the main hindrance to a great acting
performance is self-consciousness on the part of the performer, My
Character Wouldn’t do That examines the ways in which some of our
traditional and contemporary approaches to acting put us into a
‘mind space’ that can encourage self-consciousness. Examining
evidence from a range of contemporary cognitive sciences, the book
approaches acting and actor training in an entirely different way.
Based on the latest research into brain activity and human
behaviour, the book covers areas that standard acting texts do
(character, emotion, memory, imagination, making active choices)
but reconceives each of these elements through the lens of that
contemporary research. The book is the first to look closely at
what contemporary research tells us about: · personality/character
and how environment shapes us · how memory works and how actors
can work with (rather than against) their memory in preparing for
performance · why actors must use different kinds of brain states
and imagination in the various stages of preparation, rehearsal,
and performance · how actors can frame active choices in a way
that refocuses the source of thought and action · why actors
should distinguish the stages of preparation and the kinds of
thinking / imagination that works at each stage
General
Imprint: |
Methuen Drama
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2022 |
Authors: |
Donna Soto-Morettini
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 138mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
176 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-350-23035-4 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-350-23035-9 |
Barcode: |
9781350230354 |
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