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Shakespeare and Lecoq
A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers
Shakespeare and Lecoq
A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers
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This book provides actors, directors, teachers and students with a clear, practical guide to applying the work of influential theatre practitioner Jacques Lecoq to the process of rehearsing or workshopping the Shakespeare text.
Written by theatre practitioner Ed Woodall, who trained with Lecoq himself, and Shakespeare academic Abigail Rokison-Woodall, this guide begins with warm-ups and ensemble-building, and moves through explorations of the story, the world of the play, the text, character emotion, thought and physicality and staging.
Lecoq's method often relies on 'play', and play is often seen as trivial or inconsequential. This book argues that the more playful you are, the more playfully you investigate your speech or scene and the more physically motivated that playfulness is, the more vital and lifelike your acting of Shakespeare will be.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2. Building an Ensemble
Chapter 3. Exploring the Story
Chapter 4. Exploring the World of Play
Chapter 5. Exploring the World of Text
Chapter 6. Character 1 - Exploring Character, Emotion and Thought
Chapter 7. Character 2 - Exploring Character Physicality
Chapter 8. Character 3 - Exploring Character Types
Chapter 9. Laughter and Play
Chapter 10. Staging the Plays
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 13 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781350244085 |
| Imprint | The Arden Shakespeare |
| Illustrations | 8 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 9 x 5 inches |
| Series | Arden Performance Companions |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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