The Dancing Word

An Embodied Approach to the Preparation of Performers and the Composition of Performances
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-420-3330-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 219 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 357 g

Reihe: Consciousness, Literature and the Arts

The product of over eighteen years of embodied research by the author, The Dancing Word presents a systemic and phenomenological description of a contemporary intercultural theatre practice. This volume offers a blueprint for both training and collaborative performance creation that integrates the best of western laboratory theatre with the practice and ontological underpinnings of Chinese martial (Wushu) and healing/self care (Qigong) arts. This is a book for theatre practitioners, students, scholars, and those interested in exploring transcultural methodologies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mroz, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Dedication
Acknowledgements

List of Figures
Preface – Master Chen Zhonghua, M.Ed.
Foreword – Professor Lisa Wolford Wylam, Ph.D.
Introduction
Beginnings in Embodied Learning
Chinese Martial Arts
Principles of Performer Preparation
Principles of Performance Composition
Practice of Preparation and Composition
Performance Pedagogy in Practice
Martial Movement Training and Consciousness
References

Über Autor(innen)

Daniel Mroz is a theatre director and acting teacher specializing in the physical and vocal training of performers. He leads Les Ateliers du corps, a theatre training and performance studio in Ottawa, Canada. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at the University of Ottawa.