Acting after Grotowski: theatre's carnal prayer

"For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor's art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introducing Grotowski's concept of "carnal prayer," and developing an interdisciplinary theory of acting and...

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1. Verfasser: Salata, Kris (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2020
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Zusammenfassung:"For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor's art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introducing Grotowski's concept of "carnal prayer," and developing an interdisciplinary theory of acting and spectating. Acting after Grotowski: Theatre's Carnal Prayer attempts to overcome the religious/secular binary by treating "prayer" as a pre-religious, originary deed, and ultimately situates theatre along with ritual in their own territory of play. Grounded in theatre practice, Salata's narrative moves through postmodern philosophy, critical theory, theatre, performance, ritual, and religious studies, concluding that the fundamental structure of prayer, which underpins the actor's deed, can be found in any self-revelatory creative act"--
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 133 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780429060809
0429060807
9780429595165
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9780429592584
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9780429593871
0429593872

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