Dreamwork for Actors

1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-87830-166-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Drawing upon her wide experience as actor and director, Janet Sonenberg shows what dreamwork can do. No other acting technique offers the performer's own dreams as a means to profoundly deepen imaginative and artistic expression. This is a wholly new tool with which actors can unleash startling performances.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sonenberg, Janet

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Schauspieltechnik, Theaterpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Chapter One Stories We Tell Ourselves Chapter Two Next Year Let's Work on Your Imagination Chapter Three The Pilgrimage to the Temple Chapter Four Prayers and Offerings Chapter Five The God is Silent; The God Speaks Chapter Six Dream Homeopathy Chapter Seven A Machine and A Miracle Chapter Eight Virtual Reality Chapter Nine Rules for Dreamworking the Character's Body Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Janet Sonenberg is Professor of Theatre at MIT. A stage director who has also worked in television and film, she is the author of The Actor Speaks: Twenty-Four Actors Talk about Process and Technique. In August 2003 she will be developing her dreamwork technique with the Royal Shakespeare Company. She lives in Cambridge, MA.