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Makers of Modern Theatre
An Introduction
Who were the giants of the twentieth-century stage, and exactly how did they influence modern theatre?
Robert Leach's Makers of Modern Theatre is the first detailed...
Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-31240-0
Published June 17th 2004 by Routledge.
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Performance: A Critical Introduction
This comprehensively revised, illustrated edition discusses recent performance work and takes into consideration changes that have taken place since the book's original publication in 1996....Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-29926-8
Published October 16th 2003 by Routledge.
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Games for Actors and Non-Actors
Games for Actors and Non-Actors is the classic and best selling book by the founder of Theatre of the Oppressed, Augusto Boal. It sets out...Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-26761-8
Published August 22nd 2002 by Routledge.
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The Twentieth-Century Performance Reader
The Twentieth Century Performance Reader is the key introductory text to all types of performance. Extracts from fifty practitioners, critics and theorists from the fields...Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-25286-7
Published July 25th 2002 by Routledge.
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To the Actor
On the Technique of Acting
Michael Chekhov's classic work To the Actor has been revised and expanded by Mala Powers to explain, clearly and concisely, the essential techniques for every...
Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-25875-3
Published May 9th 2002 by Routledge.
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Theory/Theatre
An Introduction
This is a new and enlarged edition of Mark Fortier's very successful and widely used essential text for students. Theory/Theatre provides a unique and engaging...Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-25436-6
Published May 2nd 2002 by Routledge.
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Performance Analysis
An Introductory Coursebook
This revolutionary introductory performance studies coursebook brings together classic texts in critical theory and shows how these texts can be used in the analysis of...Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-22406-2
Published March 15th 2001 by Routledge.
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Twentieth-Century Actor Training
Actor training is arguably the central phenomenon of twentieth century theatre making. Here for the first time, the theories, training exercises and productions of fourteen...Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-19451-8
Published December 23rd 1999 by Routledge.
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The Routledge Dance Studies Reader
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader represents the range and diversity of writings from the 1980s and 1990s, providing contemporary perspectives on ballet, modern dance, postmodern...Hardback | ISBN: 978-0-415-16446-7
Published June 11th 1998 by Routledge.
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An Introduction
Originally published in 1983 the first edition rapidly established itself as a core student text. Now fully revised and up-dated it remains the only book...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-09030-8
Published April 21st 1994 by Routledge.
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Commedia Dell'Arte: An Actor's Handbook
There has been an enormous revival of interest in Commedia dell'arte. And it remians a central part of many drama school courses. In Commedia dell'arte...Paperback | ISBN: 978-0-415-04770-8
Published February 24th 1994 by Routledge.
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