Kemp, Rick
Embodied Acting: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Performance
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415507882
- author:
- Kemp, Rick
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 21.2 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
- Genre:
- Health, Family & Lifestyle, Psychology & Psychiatry, Cognition & Cognitive Psychology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Embodied Acting explores how recent discoveries in cognitive science can inform and transform the acting process. For too long, a separation between mind and body has dominated actor training, but this binary is now seen as illusory.
The book delves into the impact of a more holistic approach to the "bodymind" on performance, examining key cognitive activities involved in acting such as non-verbal communication, thought, speech, gesture, self and character relationships, empathy, imagination, and emotion. Practical exercises and accessible explanations are used to illustrate these concepts.
Blending theory, practice, and cutting-edge neuroscience, Embodied Acting presents a radical re-examination of the unconscious activities engaged in creating and presenting a role. This new volume offers a fresh perspective on the work of influential practitioners and provides a valuable resource for actors, directors, and scholars alike.
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