Rhythm in Acting and Performance: Embodied Approaches and Understandings

by Eilon Morris

Overview

A study of the use of rhythm in European actor training and performance since the mid-19th century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472589859
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/27/2017
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Eilon Morris is a core member of DUENDE and OBRA Theatre Co, in which he works as a performer, composer and trainer. A percussionist and theatre practitioner, Eilon completed a PhD at Huddersfield University in 2013 examining the role of rhythm in psychophysical actor training and has contributed to the book Encountering Ensemble (2013) as well as having work published and presented in Stanislavski Studies, Total Theatre Magazine and at various international conferences. Eilon performs and teachers throughout Europe, presenting workshops and masterclasses at universities and other training centres.

Table of Contents

Part One – Establishing a Pulse
Chapter 1 - What Is Rhythm? An Open Question
Chapter 2 - An Epoch of Rhythm: Now & Then
Part Two - Stanislavski on Rhythm
Chapter 3 - Tapping Emotions: The Ins and Outs of Tempo-Rhythm
Part Three - Structure and Spontaneity
Chapter 4 - Suzanne Bing: Music and Games in Actor Training
Chapter 5 - Vsevolod Meyerhold: Rhythm Not Metre
Chapter 6: John Britton: Smashing the Ensemble Groove
Chapter 7: Anne Bogart and Tina Landau: A Horizontal Viewpoint
Part Four - The Ecstatic Performer
Chapter 8: Rhythm and Altered States of Consciousness: Entrainment & Communitas
Chapter 9: Jerzy Grotowski: Seeking Pulse, Movement and Rhythm
Chapter 10: Nicolás Núñez: Becoming Present
Chapter 11: Eilon Morris: Cultivating Simultaneity
Part Five - A Plurality of Voices Chapter 12 - Rhythming Words: Where, How & Why
Chapter 13 - Creating Spaces: Conversations with Judith Adams And Karen Christopher
Chapter 14 -The Poetry of the Breath - Conversations with Bruce Myers and Kate Papi
Chapter 15 -The Tune is a Framework - A Conversation with Chris Coe & Frankie Armstrong
Part Six - Reflections Glossary of Terms Notes

Editorial Reviews

Through a well-balanced dose of theory and practice as research from his years in rehearsal and training rooms as a theatre practitioner, percussionist, educator, and scholar, Morris adeptly unpacks the complex relationship with rhythm in training and performance. With risk of sounding overly effusive, as an acting instructor this is a book I have been wanting for years ... It will be a great addition to the conversations of acting instructors and artists in performance, but also for scholars looking to enrich the engagement of students in discussions of performance analysis.
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