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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462411903321

Autore

Decroux Etienne <1898-1991., >

Titolo

The Decroux sourcebook / / edited by Thomas Leabhart and Franc Chamberlain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2008

ISBN

1-283-60616-X

9786613918611

1-136-34481-0

0-203-12433-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChamberlainFranc

LeabhartThomas

Disciplina

792.3028092

Soggetti

Mime

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Consists chiefly of works by Decroux.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Part one: Introduction; Editors' introduction; Edward Gordon Craig, 'At last a creator in the theatre, from the theatre'; Eugenio Barba, 'The hidden master'; Part two: Words of Decroux; 1 Revolt; 1.1 'Corporeal mime  and pantomime'; 1.2 'The method'; 1.3 'From the personality of Etienne Decroux . . .'; 1.4 'Autobiography of Etienne Decroux'; 1.5 'Bodily presence'; 2 A New School; 2.1 'Creating a mime play'; 2.2 'The imaginary  interview (or the maxims of  Etienne Decroux)'; 3 From Words on Mime; 1 Sources

. . . originates in the Vieux-ColombierGordon Craig; Autobiography relative to the genesis of Corporeal Mime; Doctrinal manifesto; 2 Theatre and mime; My definition of theatre; Before being complete, art must be; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Decroux Sourcebook is the first point of reference for any student of the 'hidden master' of twentieth century theatre. This book collates a wealth of key material on Etienne Decroux, including:an English translation of Patrice Pezin's 'Imaginary Interview', in which Decroux discusses mime's place in the theatre.previously unpublished articles



by Decroux from France's Bibiothè€que Nationale. essays from Decroux's fellow innovators Eugenio Barba and Edward Gordon Craig, explaining the synthesis of theory and practice i