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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Routledge Performance Practitioners |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1 A LIFE OF CONTRADICTIONS; Apprenticeship (1874-1905); St Petersburg (1906-17); Meyerhold and the Revolution (1917-22); The Meyerhold Theatre (1922-31); The death of Meyerhold and his theatre (1932-40); After Meyerhold; 2 MEYERHOLD'S KEY WRITINGS; Don't (always) believe what you read!; The key theoretical principles; Naturalism; Stylisation; Rhythm and music; The mask; The grotesque; Biomechanics and the actor of the future; Chaplin and Eisenstein: a theory of montage |
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3 MEYERHOLD'S KEY PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTORGogol's challenge; Meyerhold's response; Nikolai Gogol: the comet; Gogol's Government Inspector; Meyerhold's Government Inspector; 4 PRACTICAL EXERCISES; Practice: the living link with Meyerhold; Biomechanics' Key Skills; The exercises; Skills-based exercises; Back to the key skills; Improvisation exercises; Work on text; Conclusions; Bibliography; Books and articles; Films and videos; Index |
| Summary |
"Vsevolod Meyerhold considers the life and work of the extraordinary twentieth-century director and theatre-maker. This compact, well-illustrated volume includes:a biographical introduction to Meyerhold's lifea clear explanation of his theoretical writingsan analysis of his masterpiece production Revisor, or The Government Inspectora comprehensive and usable description of the 'biomechanical' exercises he developed for training the actor. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners offer unbeatable value for today's student."--Provided by publisher |
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Meyerhold, V. E. (Vsevolod Emilevich), 1874-1940
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Theatrical producers and directors -- Soviet Union -- Biography
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Theatrical producers and directors
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Soviet Union
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351174947 |
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1351174940 |
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