Performance, Style and Gesture in Western Theatre

Nicholas Dromgoole (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

2008
Oberon Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84002-592-7 (ISBN)

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Tells the story of performance, describing the development, from ancient Greece to contemporary stages and film, of western Europe's variety of acting styles. Using the idea of a culture's shared 'language of gesture', this work explores the growth, evolution and impact these languages have had on our engagement with and understanding of theatre.

Nicholas Dromgoole tells the story of performance from a fresh and unusual point of view, describing the development - from ancient Greece to contemporary stages and film - of western Europe's surprising and largely unknown variety of acting styles. Using the idea of a culture's shared 'language of gesture', he explores the growth, evolution and impact these languages have had on our engagement with and understanding of theatre.

Nicholas Dromgoole's published work includes 'The Playwright as Rebel' (Oberon) and 'Sibley and Dowell', a portrait of one of the great dance partnerships of our time, as well as many introductions to volumes of classical and contemporary drama. For over thirty years hs was dance critic for the Sunday Telegraph and a regular contributor to other magazines and newspapers including The Times and Punch. He has lectured widely on drama and drama history and contributed to various arts broadcasts on radio and television.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.4.2008
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-84002-592-1 / 1840025921
ISBN-13	978-1-84002-592-7 / 9781840025927
Zustand	Neuware