Acting Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process [Hardcover]

What is the relationship between 'body' and 'mind', 'inner' and 'outer' in any approach to acting? How have different modes of actor training shaped actors' experiences of acting and how they understand their work? Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo and Rebecca Loukes offer insight into such questions, analysing acting as a psychophysical phenomenon and process across cultures and disciplines, and providing in-depth accounts of culturally and historically specific approaches to acting. Individual chapters explore:

psychophysical acting and the legacy of Stanislavsky
European psychophysical practices of dance and theatre
traditional and contemporary psychophysical approaches to performance in India and Japan
insights from the new sciences on the 'situated bodymind' of the actor
intercultural perspectives on acting

This lively study is ideal for students and practitioners alike.

List of Figures.- Acknowledgements.- Notes on the Authors.- Preface; Phillip B. Zarrilli, Jerri Daboo, Rebecca Loukes.- 1. Introduction: Acting as Psychophysical Phenomenon and Process; Phillip B. Zarrilli.- 2. Psychophysical Acting in India; Phillip B. Zarrilli.- 3. Psychophysical Acting in Japan; Phillip B. Zarrilli.- 4. Stanislavsky and the Psychophysical in Western Acting; Jerri Daboo.- 5. Making Movement: The Psychophysical in 'Embodied' Practices; Rebecca Loukes.- 6. Beyond the Psychophysical? The 'Situated', 'Enactive' Bodymind in Performance; Rebecca Loukes.- Afterword: Dialogue and Paradox; Jerri Daboo.- Appendix I: An historical/contextual introduction to intercultural theatre; Phillip B Zarrilli.- References.- Endnotes.
Phillip B. Zarrilli is Professor of Performance Practice at the University of Exeter, UK, and the founding Artistic Director of The Llanarth Group, Wales, UK.

Jerri Daboo is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exeter, UK, and hal“\