Acting - An International Encyclopedia of Traditional Culture (Hardcover)

A groundbreaking, cross-cultural reference work exploring the diversity of expression found in rituals, festivals, and performances, uncovering acting techniques and practices from around the world. Acting: An International Encyclopedia explores the amazing diversity of dramatic expression found in rituals, festivals, and live and filmed performances. Its hundreds of alphabetically arranged, fully referenced entries offer insights into famous players, writers, and directors, as well as notable stage and film productions from around the world and throughout the history of theater, cinema, and television. The book also includes a surprising array of additional topics, including important venues (from Greek amphitheaters to Broadway and Hollywood), acting schools (the Actor's Studio) and companies (the Royal Shakespeare), performance genres (from religious pageants to puppetry), technical terms of the actor's art, and much more. It is a unique resource for exploring the techniques performers use to captivate their audiences, and how those techniques have evolved to meet the demands of performing through Greek masks and layers of Kabuki makeup, in vast halls or tiny theaters, or for the unforgiving eye of the camera. A-Z entries span every region of the world and cover diverse topics from Ireland's Abbey Theatre to China's Zhang Mu (rod-puppet theater) Beautiful illustrations include masks used in classical Greek dramas, an advertisement for a performance of Punch and Judy, the humorous puppet characters, and photographs of actors, performances, and ceremonies from Monty Python to young Balinese dancers performing the Legong dance

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2001
First published:	December 2001
Authors:	Mary Beth Osnes
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	439
ISBN-13:	978-0-87436-795-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Acting techniques Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
LSN:	0-87436-795-6
Barcode:	9780874367959

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