TY - BOOK
T1 - Inside The Performance Workshop
T2 - A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises
AU - Bowditch, Rachel
AU - Cole, Paula Murray
AU - Minnick, Michele
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 selection and editorial matter, Paul A. Jones and Thomas Dos’Santos; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - Inside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by Richard Schechner and elaborated on by the editors and contributors of this book. This work began in the 1960s with The Performance Group and has continued to evolve. Rasaboxes—a featured set of exercises—is an interdisciplinary approach for training emotional expressivity through the use of breath, body, voice, movement, and sensation. It brings together: The concept of rasa from classical Indian performance theory and practice research on emotion from neuroscience and psychology experimental and experiential performance practices theories of ritual, play, and performance This book combines both practical “how-to” guidance and applications from diverse contexts including undergraduate and graduate actor training, television acting, K-12 education, devising, and drama therapy. The book serves as an introduction to the work as well as an essential resource for experienced practitioners.
AB - Inside The Performance Workshop: A Sourcebook for Rasaboxes and Other Exercises is the first full-length volume dedicated to the history, theory, practice, and application of a suite of performer training exercises developed by Richard Schechner and elaborated on by the editors and contributors of this book. This work began in the 1960s with The Performance Group and has continued to evolve. Rasaboxes—a featured set of exercises—is an interdisciplinary approach for training emotional expressivity through the use of breath, body, voice, movement, and sensation. It brings together: The concept of rasa from classical Indian performance theory and practice research on emotion from neuroscience and psychology experimental and experiential performance practices theories of ritual, play, and performance This book combines both practical “how-to” guidance and applications from diverse contexts including undergraduate and graduate actor training, television acting, K-12 education, devising, and drama therapy. The book serves as an introduction to the work as well as an essential resource for experienced practitioners.
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U2 - 10.4324/9781315563619
DO - 10.4324/9781315563619
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85164871213
SN - 9781138680012
BT - Inside The Performance Workshop
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -