Modern Theories of Performance From

The modern era in the theatre is notable for the influential role of theoretical practitioners whose writings have shaped a sense of the possibilities of performance. This book is a critical exploration of the theoretical writings of key modern theorists from Stanlislavski to Boal. It offers not only a summary of these theories but a critical commentary on their composition as discourses.

Jane Milling and Graham Ley are both Lecturers in Drama at the University of Exeter.

Preface

vi

Stanislavski's Theoretical System

1

(26)

Proposals for Reform: Appia and Craig

27

(28)

Adolphe Appia

30

(10)

Edward Gordon Craig

40

(15)

The Popular Front: Meyerhold and Copeau

55

(32)

Vsevolod Meyerhold

60

(16)

Jacques Copeau

76

(11)

Artaud and the Manifesto

87

(30)

Contexts

90

(6)

Writing and the Manifesto

96

(21)

Grotowski and Theoretical Training

117

(30)

`Towards a Poor Theatre'

123

(9)

Post-Production Writing and Theorizing

132

(15)

Boal's Theoretical History

147

(26)

Boal on Aristotle

150

(5)

Boal on Machiavelli and Shakespeare

155

(4)

Boal on Hegel and Brecht

159

(10)

Boal and Freire

169

(4)

Conclusion: From Theoretical Practitioners to Theorized Performance

173

(6)

Notes

179

(14)

Index

193

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Modern Theories of Performance From Stanislavski to Boal

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