Marcel Marceau Poetics Of Gesture

Author : Patrizia Iovine
Publisher : Youcanprint
ISBN 13 : 8831611291
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marcel Marceau poetics of gesture written by Patrizia Iovine and published by Youcanprint. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origins of theatre date back to 500 b. C. with religious rituals of ancient Greece. Mime drama dates back to Theocritus, to performances of folk life, to gatherings in honour of the God Dionysus, during which the use of a mask was introduced. The Romans used to mime political situations inventing satirical pantomimes. A silent genre developed in the town of Atella, the Atellan Farce, with fixed characters, ancestors of the stereotypes of the Commedia dell’Arte or theatre of the Zanni. The father of the family of the Zanni was the servant Arlequin. In the Commedia dell’Arte of the Sixteenth Century, the face was covered by a mask that would define the nature of the character. Created by Deburau in 1665, the melancholic Pierrot will step on stage and as his ancestors, he will be forever in love and rejected. With Molière, the use of the mask will start to change until it will disappear leaving space to the expressiveness of the face and nature of the character. With Carlo Goldoni the “Commedia di carattere” will flourish. In the Twentieth Century it’s Charlie Chaplin’s turn to write an important chapter of the art of mime with the romantic hero Charlot who wanders up and down the streets in the city of London in the Twenties, desperate and alone. In his gestural grammar, Etienne Decroux covers the face of the actors with a veil to leave only the body mass to speak. On the contrary, according to his pupil, Marcel Marceau, the face and the hands represent the backbone to gestural eloquence as in Oriental techniques with the aristocratic Noh and the commoner Kabuki. Starting from Graeco-Roman Statuary, retracing the phases of gestural art, remembering the myths of gesture and, working side by side with Decroux, Marceau will decide to generate the last heir of this imaginary dynasty, the merchant of illusions, Bip, leaving him free to live and dream in the temporal space of a performance. Transforming the invisible into visible, bringing into the theatres all around the world his pantomimes, the French Master has made palpable the art of emotions.

Author : Jacques Lecoq
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113424097X
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theatre of Movement and Gesture written by Jacques Lecoq and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-31 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his definition of the components of the art of mime, and discusses the explosion of physical theatre in the second half of the twentieth century. Interviews with major theatre practitioners Ariane Mnouchkine and Jean-Louis Barrault by Jean Perret, together with chapters by Perret on Étienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, fill out the historical material written by Lecoq, and a final section by Alain Gautré celebrates the many physical theatre practitioners working in the 1980s.

Author : Annette Lust
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810845930
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From the Greek Mimes to Marcel Marceau and Beyond written by Annette Lust and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the few studies covering the historical flow of mime from its beginnings to postmodern movement theatre, this book explores the evolution of mime and pantomime from the Greeks to the 20th Century, depicting the role of mime in dance, clowning, the cinema, and verbal theatre throughout the centuries. With over sixty illustrations, this worldwide study is indispensable for the student, teacher, or fan of mime.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yoga Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-07 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 30 years, Yoga Journal has been helping readers achieve the balance and well-being they seek in their everyday lives. With every issue,Yoga Journal strives to inform and empower readers to make lifestyle choices that are healthy for their bodies and minds. We are dedicated to providing in-depth, thoughtful editorial on topics such as yoga, food, nutrition, fitness, wellness, travel, and fashion and beauty.

Author : Jacques Lecoq
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134240988
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theatre of Movement and Gesture written by Jacques Lecoq and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-08-31 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in France in 1987, this is the book in which Lecoq first set out his philosophy of human movement, and the way it takes expressive form in a wide range of different performance traditions. He traces the history of pantomime, sets out his definition of the components of the art of mime, and discusses the explosion of physical theatre in the second half of the twentieth century. Interviews with major theatre practitioners Ariane Mnouchkine and Jean-Louis Barrault by Jean Perret, together with chapters by Perret on Étienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau, fill out the historical material written by Lecoq, and a final section by Alain Gautré celebrates the many physical theatre practitioners working in the 1980s.

Author : Colin Counsell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134592663
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance Analysis written by Colin Counsell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together texts in critical theory and shows how these texts can be used in the analysis of performance. Themed sections include decoding the sign; the politics of performance; the politics of gender and sexual identity; performing ethnicity; the performing body; the space of performance; audience and spectatorship; and the borders of performance--From publisher description.

Author : Shawn Wen
Publisher : Sarabande Books
ISBN 13 : 194644801X
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause written by Shawn Wen and published by Sarabande Books. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Threading the subtle seam between what lives and what remains, A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause succeeds in conjuring the poetry of Marcel Marceau's performance as both a character on stage and in history. . . . Like pulling a ghost from a dark room, this is an accomplished work of historical portraiture: precise in its objects, complex in its melancholy, and insightful in its humor." —Thalia Field Part biographic inquiry, part lyric portraiture, radio producer Shawn Wen reanimates world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau's silent art. The book opens in darkness, a single figure standing in the spotlight. It's Marceau in his signature hat, painted face, black clothes, and ballet slippers. Over time, the text accumulates objects: dolls, paintings, icons, wives, children, cities, and performances. By turns whimsical and melancholic, this spare volume takes shape through capsule histories, interview clips, vivid scenes, and archival research. Shawn Wen is a writer, radio producer, and multimedia artist. Her writing has appeared in The New Inquiry, The Seneca Review, The Iowa Review, The White Review, and the anthology City by City: Dispatches from the American Metropolis (Faber and Faber, 2015). Her radio work broadcasts regularly on This American Life, Freakonomics Radio, and Marketplace. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Ford Foundation Professional Journalism Training Fellowship and the Royce Fellowship.

Author : Leda Schubert
Publisher : Flash Point
ISBN 13 : 1466818158
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monsieur Marceau written by Leda Schubert and published by Flash Point. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcel Marceau, the world's most famous mime, enthralled audiences around the world for more than fifty years. When he waved his hand or lifted his eyebrow he was able to speak volumes without ever saying a word. But few know the story of the man behind those gestures . . . Distinguished author Leda Schubert and award-winning artist Gerard DuBois bring their own artistry to this gorgeously written and illustrated picture book biography. Monsieur Marceau is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012

Author : John Vernon
Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poetry and the Body written by John Vernon and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gloria Spielman
Publisher : Kar-Ben Publishing ™
ISBN 13 : 1512491217
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marcel Marceau written by Gloria Spielman and published by Kar-Ben Publishing ™. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the age of five, Marcel Marceau knew he wanted to be a silent actor, just like Charlie Chaplin. When World War II intervened, he joined the resistance, helping to get young Jews to safety during this dangerous time. But Marcel never forgot his dream of being a mime artist and entertaining the world.