Description
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.
Author: Rachel Bowditch
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/31/2023
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9781138680029
ISBN10: 1138680028
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning
- Performing Arts | Reference
- Performing Arts | Theater | General
About the Author
Rachel Bowditch, Ph.D, is Professor of Theatre in the School of Music, Dance, and Theatre at Arizona State University, USA, and a theatre director. Bowditch is author of On the Edge of Utopia: Performance and Ritual at Burning Man, Performing Utopia, and Physical Dramaturgy: Perspectives from the Field.
Paula Murray Cole (M.F.A., LMT) is Associate Professor of acting, voice, and movement in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Ithaca College, USA. Cole acted in Schechner's productions of Three Sisters and Hamlet and has taught and developed Rasaboxes and The Performance Workshop (TPW) since 1999.
Michele Minnick (Ph.D. C.M.A). is an independent artist, scholar and educator, whose current work focuses on the intersections of performance, somatic practice, social justice and climate change. She is a core creator with Submersive Productions in Baltimore, MD, and the founder of Vital Matters.
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