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Now if "method" has become a confusing word to you, you could, if you wish, use
the word "technique." Also, while some berate Method practitioners, I think few
will admit that they themselves have no technique. Ah, yes — but what technique
?
Now if "method" has become a confusing word to you, you could, if you wish, use
the word "technique." Also, while some berate Method practitioners, I think few
will admit that they themselves have no technique. Ah, yes — but what technique
?
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Now a word about the purpose of technique. Technique! -Kz is a guide; it is there
if, when, and as, you need it. If a \ painter wants a certain specific color, his
technique helps him to mix that color; then he's off again, painting. When a
composer ...
Now a word about the purpose of technique. Technique! -Kz is a guide; it is there
if, when, and as, you need it. If a \ painter wants a certain specific color, his
technique helps him to mix that color; then he's off again, painting. When a
composer ...
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Besides, this Method, or any theatre technique that you study, is not only for
serious playing. There is everything in the theatre: light comedy, farce, etc. Well,
what about farce? The other day an actor said to me, "I am in a farce and one
evening ...
Besides, this Method, or any theatre technique that you study, is not only for
serious playing. There is everything in the theatre: light comedy, farce, etc. Well,
what about farce? The other day an actor said to me, "I am in a farce and one
evening ...
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Contents
Background | 3 |
The Method Itself | 23 |
Some Attitudes toward the Method | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Method--or madness?: With an introd. by Harold Clurman |
| Author | Robert Lewis |
| Publisher | French, 1958 |
| Length | 165 pages |
| Subjects | › Acting Method (Acting) Method acting Performing Arts / Acting & Auditioning Stanislavsky method |
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