Directors on Directing: A Source Book of the Modern TheatreToby Cole, Helen Krich Chinoy Less than 200 years ago the director was only an "ideal" projected by disgruntled critics. Today, productions wouldn't be able to survive with our the adept talents of the director. This book has been known for years as the guide to the "unknown theater" of the director. This collection is comprised of the voices of the modern theater as they state their credos and explore their craft. Topics include: the emergence of the director; behind the fourth wall; the art of rehearsal; light and space; and much more. Directors and avid theater-buffs. |
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... tion in terms of musical analogies . The Inspector General , for ex- ample , was planned along the lines of a sonata . Each new improvisa- tion was then a variation on a theme . Norris Houghton , in Moscow Rehearsals , remarks : " One ...
... tion in terms of musical analogies . The Inspector General , for ex- ample , was planned along the lines of a sonata . Each new improvisa- tion was then a variation on a theme . Norris Houghton , in Moscow Rehearsals , remarks : " One ...
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... tion , without , of course , sacrificing their independence in the proc- ess . " Brecht's call to " all the sister arts " was not for the Wagnerian purpose of producing a " composite art work ( Gesamtkunstwerk ) in which they all ...
... tion , without , of course , sacrificing their independence in the proc- ess . " Brecht's call to " all the sister arts " was not for the Wagnerian purpose of producing a " composite art work ( Gesamtkunstwerk ) in which they all ...
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... tion , where the dramatic leaven is mysteriously at work , the director watches with patience , discretion and tenderness over the straggling elements he has assembled to give life to the playwright's work . His job is accomplished ...
... tion , where the dramatic leaven is mysteriously at work , the director watches with patience , discretion and tenderness over the straggling elements he has assembled to give life to the playwright's work . His job is accomplished ...
Contents
Helen Krich Chinoy | 3 |
George II Duke of SaxeMeiningen | 81 |
André Antoine | 89 |
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