Toward a General Theory of Acting

Download or read book Toward a General Theory of Acting written by J. Lutterbie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-06-06 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toward a General Theory of Acting explores the actor's art through the lens of Dynamic Systems Theory and recent findings in the Cognitive Sciences. An analysis of different theories of acting in the West from Stanislavski to Lecoq is followed by an in depth discussion of technique, improvisation, and creating a score. In the final chapter, the focus shifts to how these three are interwoven when the actor steps in front of an audience, whether performing realist, non-realist, or postdramatic theatre. Far from using the sciences to reduce acting to a formula, Lutterbie celebrates the mystery of the creative process.