02683nam 22004575 450 991048423050332120251030102011.09781137407672113740767010.1057/978-1-137-40767-2(CKB)4100000007823617(MiAaPQ)EBC5746560(DE-He213)978-1-137-40767-2(Perlego)3488440(EXLCZ)99410000000782361720190402d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Director and Directing Craft, Process and Aesthetic in Contemporary Theatre /by Adam J. Ledger1st ed. 2019.London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2019.1 online resource (283 pages)9781137407665 1137407662 1. Introduction: the Director -- 2. The Director and Stanislavski -- 3. The Director and the Actor -- 4. ‘In the Room’: the Director and Rehearsal -- 5. ‘Making Something from Within’: the Director and Devising -- 6. Design and the Director -- 7. Conclusion(s): the Director and Choice.This book critically assesses the artistry of contemporary directors. Its discussion includes the work of Declan Donnellan, Thomas Ostermeier, Deborah Warner, Simon Stone and Krzysztof Warlikowski. Alongside the work of wider theorists (Patrice Pavis and Erika Fischer-Lichte), it uses neuroaesthetic theory (Semir Zeki) and cognitive and creative process models to offer an original means to discuss the performance event, emotion, brain structures and concepts, and the actor’s body in performance. It offers first-hand observation of rehearsals led by Katie Mitchell, Ivo van Hove, Carrie Cracknell and the Steppenwolf Theatre. It also explores devising in relation to the work of Simon McBurney and contemporary groups, and scenography in relation to the work of Dmitry Krymov, Robert Wilson and Robert Lepage. The Director and Directing argues that the director creates a type of knowledge, ‘reward’ and ‘resonant experience’ (G. Gabrielle Starr) through instinctive and expert choices.Performing artsTheaterTheatre and Performance ArtsPerforming arts.Theater.Theatre and Performance Arts.791.430232Ledger Adam Jauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1226552BOOK9910484230503321The Director and Directing2847941UNINA