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- Very good. Ex-library. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 173 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Halftones, black & white. Routledge Performance Practitioners. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 2005032857 Type of material Book Personal name Evans, Mark, 1957-author. Main title Jacques Copeau / Mark Evans. Published/Produced London; New York: Routledge, 2006. ©2006 Description xii, 173 pages: illustrations; 21 cm. ISBN 9780415354349 (hbk. ) 041535434X (hbk. ) 9780415354356 (pbk. ) 0415354358 (pbk. ) LC classification PN2638. C74 E94 2006 Review "A leading figure in the development of twentieth century theatre practice, Jacques Copeau pioneered work on actor-training, physical theatre and ensemble acting, and was a key innovator in the movement to de-centralize theatre and culture to the regions."--Jacket. Contents List of figures--Acknowledgements--1. THE LIFE OF JACQUES COPEAU--The formative years--The The?a?tre du Vieux-Colombier (1913-1917)--Copeau and Craig--Copeau, Jaques-Dalcroze and Appia--The Vieux-Colombier in New York (1971-1919)--The Company returns and the School re-opens (1919-1924)--The Vieux-Colombier School (1920-1924)--Copeau and Stanislavsky--The retreat to Burgundy-Les Copiaus (1924-1929)--Popular Theatre, The Come?die-Franc?aise, and sacred drama (1929-1949)--Le Patron--2. COPEAU'S KEY WRITINGS AND IDEAS--The Rejuvenation of the Theatre--Art and collaboration--A modern renaissance: Molie?re and Copeau--'A single act': Theatre as a collaborative activity--All for one, and one for all: The Chorus--Design: A minimum of means--The director and the text--The education of the creative actor--'The original crucible': Training and the child--Training the natural actor--Beginning with the 'natural body'--The physically expressive actor--Games: Rediscovering play--Animal study--Silent improvisations and mimed activities--The actor and the mask--The neutral or noble mask--Popular forms of Theatre: Ancient, modern and sacred--What is popular theatre? --Models for a new popular theatre--Commedia dell'Arte--Mystery plays and open-air spectacles--Popular theatre: Policy and decentralisation--3. COPEAU'S IDEAS IN PRODUCTION: LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN--Les Fourberies de Scapin (The Tricks of Scapin) by Molie?re--The play: A synopsis of the plot--Why did Copeau choose this play? --Staging--The stage space--Lighting--The actors--Rehearsing and acting: The actor's approach to Les Fourberies de Scapin--Playing with objects--Playing stock characters--Playing the rhythm--Playing the space--A different kind of realism--Symbolism and Scapin--Framing the event--Critical reaction--Where next: A new Commedia? --4. ACROBATS OF THE SOUL: PRACTICAL EXERCISES FOR THE ACTOR--Educating the actor: The context--Before beginning--Physical preparation--Improvisation--Mask-work--The Chorus--The journey's end--5. COPEAU'S LEGACY--Bibliography--Index. LC Subjects Copeau, Jacques, 1879-1949--Criticism and interpretation. Other Subjects Copeau, Jacques, 1879-1949 Copeau, Jacques. Toneelregisseurs. Frankrijk. Form/Genre Criticism, interpretation, etc. 1. Jacques Copeau 6/25/22, 8: 25 AM Printable Record Page https: //catalog. loc. gov/vwebv/printResults. do 2/2 Notes Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index. Series Routledge performance practitioners Routledge performance practitioners. Dewey class no. 792.02/33092 Other class no. 24.12 National bib no. GBA618919 National bib agency no. 013391480 Other system no. (OCoLC)ocm62302391 Invalid ISBN 9780203001004 (ebk. ) 0203001001 (ebk. ) Content type text Media type unmediated Carrier type volume
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