{"product_id":"actor-training-paperback","title":"Actor Training - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlison Hodge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eActor Training\u003c\/em\u003e expands on Alison Hodge's highly-acclaimed and best-selling \u003cem\u003eTwentieth Century Actor Training\u003c\/em\u003e. This exciting second edition radically updates the original book making it even more valuable for any student of the history and practice of actor training. The bibliography is brought right up to date and many chapters are revised. In addition, eight more practitioners are included - and forty more photographs - to create a stunningly comprehensive study. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe practitioners included are: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStella Adler; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEugenio Barba; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAugusto Boal; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnne Bogart; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBertolt Brecht; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeter Brook; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael Chekhov; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoseph Chaikin; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacques Copeau; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhilippe Gaulier; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJerzy Grotowski; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaria Knebel; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJacques Lecoq; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoan Littlewood; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSanford Meisner; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eVsevolod Meyerhold; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eAriane Mnouchkine; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonika Pagneux; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichel Saint-Denis; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWlodzimierz Staniewski; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eKonstantin Stanislavsky; \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eLee Strasberg\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe historical, cultural and political context of each practitioner's work is clearly set out by leading experts and accompanied by an incisive and enlightening analysis of the main principles of their training, practical exercises and key productions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an invaluable introduction to the principles and practice of actor training and its role in shaping modern theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlison Hodge has been a professional director since 1982. She was assistant director for Gardzienice Theatre and co-authored, with Wlodzimierz Staniewski, \u003cem\u003eHidden Territories: the Theatre of Gardzienice (Routledge, 2004).\u003c\/em\u003e She is director of The Quick and the Dead, an international theatre research company and a Reader in Theatre Practice at Royal Holloway College, University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133908390023,"sku":"9780415471688","price":102.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1db72c45d1b79a38c4ce3c18d2153145.webp?v=1732637623","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/actor-training-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}