The Intercultural Performance Reader - 9780415081535

Taylor & Francis

Patrice Pavis gathers together key artists and scholars from around the world to provide, for the first time, a truly international overview of the new possibilities and politics of the exciting field of intercultural performance. > \nWhat can performers in the West learn from the technical performance traditions of Africa and Asia?\n\nThe Intercultural Performance Handbook opens up a new world of technique for performers. The first ever full-length, fully illustrated manual for practitioners, it provides:\n\nA guide to the physical, vocal and improvisational dynamics of non-Western performance\nA new vocabulary with which to interpret plays from around the globe.\nGames to use for exploring rhythm, movement, balance, tension and gesture, breathwork, stylisation, and the use of the voice\nA practical, hands-on approach to creating vibrant theatrical work\n\nStudies on intercultural performance are usually written by scholars and researchers. John Martin explains the definition and.