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Theatrum Arbitri is a literary study dealing with the possibleinfluence of Roman comic drama (comedies of Plautus and Terence, theatre ofthe Greek and Roman mimes, and fabula Atellana) on the survivingfragments of Petronius' Satyrica.The theatrical assessment of this novel is carried out at the levels ofplot-construction, characterization, language, and reading of the text as ifit were the narrative equivalent of a farcical staged piece with thetheatrical structure of a play produced before an audience. The analysisfollows the order of each of the scenes in the novel.The reader will also find a brief general commentary on the less discussedscenes of the Satyrica, and a comprehensive account of the theatre of themimes and its main features. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Dance Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 582 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Royal Danish Ballet.(La Ventana, Kermesse and Mime)(Dance Review)
Author: Martha Ullman West
Publication: Dance Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 79Issue: 9Page: 76(3)

Article Type: Dance Review

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Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance.

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• a series of practical exercises offering an introduction to corporeal mime technique.

As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.

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Happiness is elusive. It can be a fleeting feeling that we never quite catch, and oftentimes it is because we can't quite identify its meaning. Some of us will do almost anything to achieve a taste of happiness. Some of us rely on our past memories to give our present life a happier gleam. What if we could do this at the touch of a button? Dr. Brenda Bravda has made a device that creates happiness from our happiest memories, and all from a push of a button. ... Read more

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Theatre: Art in Action teaches theater through hands-on performance-based exercises that have students assume the roles of actor, director, designer, technician, producer, stage crew, publicist, etc., to gain an appreciation for and understanding of theater as an art form, today and through history. Written by Dr. Robert Taylor and Dr. Robert Strickland, Theatre: Art in Action is an award-winning theater text that from planning stage to center stage will prove the ideal high school theater resource.

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we ended up not even using it for school
...and if i knew it had so little useable content in it anyway i would've never bought it. ... Read more

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Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot, unmistakeable with his pipe, brolly and striped socks, was a creation of sheer slapstick genius that made audiences around the world laugh at the sheer absurdity of life. This biography charts Tati's rise and fall, from his earliest beginnings as a music hall mime during the Depression, to the success of Jour de Fete and Mon Oncle, to Playtime, the grandiose masterpiece that left the once delebrated director bankrupt and begging for equipment to complete his final films. Analysing Tati's singular vision, Bellos reveals the intricate staging of his most famous gags and draws upon hitherto inaccessible archives to produce a unique assessment of his work and its context for film lovers and film students alike. ... Read more

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The Man Behind The Raincoat
Jacques Tati is finally exposed for all to analyze. His singlemindedness, his need for total control... He was an auteur of the French cinema, in complete control of his films from script to production to direction, to starring. No studio edits, no rewrites, no director's cut. His was the only cut. This singlemindedness stands in complete contrast to his complete ignorance of comedy and film, an ignorance he maintained purposely all his life. He knew nothing of competitors like Chaplin, and insisted old gags in his films were original ideas of his own, to the point of being insulted at the suggestion he copied them. Now we know we can believe him. He kept reinventing the wheel, instead of leveraging off others' experience to take his own humor to new heights. The result was steady decline in the quality of his films, leading to bankruptcy and a pathetic ending to a lifetime of dedication to his craft, and the good fortune to be able to realize his goals. This is the story of the man behind the rumpled raincoat and the odd posture, and it is well worth understanding.

Jacques Tati: 20th Century artist
David Bellos and Jacques Tati: What an odd combination. The odd thing about it is that David Bellos is a much-respected translator of French writer Georges Perec's novels, in addition to being Perec's biographer, and he's a much-admired expert on French literature. So why would he be interested in writing a biography of one of cinema's great clowns, Jacques Tati, especially when Bellos admits he is not a film fanatic and feels that if he had met Tati, he wouldn't have been able to spend more than five minutes in conversation with the man? Bellos cites his interest in Tati's artistry and his place in what the author calls "the trente glorieuses -- the 30 glorious years of rising prosperity in France from 1945 to 1975." These are the years during which Tati did his amazing work. He was not only one of the great filmmakers but also an artist who commented on humankind's interest and need for work and leisure -- with hilarious results. And his set designs have been a hit with architects around the world.

There is nothing more moderne than a Tati film. Tati made fun of the French love for le gadget: everything from Le Corbusier-style chaises longues to cars that had grills suitable for barbecuing. Jacques Tati is weak as a biography, insofar as Bellos doesn't get into Tati's head, but the book is strong when Bellos writes about Tati's films and his Kubrick-like madness in waiting for the perfect shot, perfect moment, perfect anything. Like Kubrick, Tati was an unforgiving perfectionist, and although he was a funnyman on film, Tati was quite moody and depressed during the shoots. His single-minded intensity in getting the film he wanted eventually destroyed him financially; for the masterpiece Playtime, Tati built a small modern city as a set, which caused his accountant to flip his lid. The film failed financially, and Tati never recovered from the disappointment.

As Bellos writes in his introduction to the book, he is hopeful that there will be other books on this peculiar film genius. This is only an introduction, and when one takes it as just that, this book is a must-read for Tati fans. Oh, and if you are not a Tati fan, I don't want to know you.

a serious study of tati's career
don't expect to read the normal gossip-laden biography. this is a most serious text detailing the comic genius and cinematic philosophy of the brilliant and (almost) tragic actor/director.

The itinerary of a life
Bellos presents the itinerary of a life and something more of a career, but Jacques Tati remains largely a mystery. I'll reread this biography, ignoring the narrow, academic view of intellect and flawless, postwarjudgments of wartime behavior, and I'll recommend it to others. But I'llcontinue to hope that someone will write a life of Tati filled with scenesas revealing and eloquent as Hulot's resetting of a brick in a crumblingParis wall. ... Read more

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A movement-based gudebook compendium, resource workbook, and practical manual for students, teachers, and theatre practitioners who are dedicated to the advancement of ensemble work. Usiing movement, text, sound, masks, and materials, these exercises are designed to instruct, provoke, and inspire participants to launch works that eventually transcend them. ... Read more

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Definite Read for Actors!
Mark Olson provides a series of routines to better your acting skills.This is a great book to get the actor more in depth and also gives certain exercises to student actors to further develop themselves.This would also be a great book for teachers as most of the exercises are done with an ensemble.
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Text in Korean. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. ... Read more

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Including:

Introduction
By Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter

Misunderstanding Delsarte
By Thomas Leabhart

Four Reflections of Francois Delsarte
By Alain Porte

Quiet Victory: The Professional Identity American Women Forged Through Delsartism
By Joseph Fahey

Consciousness and Inspiration in Delsartean Theory
By Elena Randi

Francois Delsarte, Prince Sergei Volkonsky and Mikhail Chekhov
By George Taylor and Rose Whyman

The Delsarte Attitude on the Legitimate Stage: Mary Anderson's Galatea and the Trope of the Classical Body
By Taylor S. Lake

Delsartean Traces in Dalcroze Eurhythmics
By Selma Landen Odom

The Aristocratic City: The Dance Aesthetic of Dorothee Gunther and the political Legacy of Francois Delsarte
By Karl Toepfer

Do You See What I See? The Impact of Delsarte on Silent Film Acting
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Including:

A Little More Healthy Sport! Bertolt Brecht and Objective Boxing
By Franco Ruffini

Play's The Thing
By John Rudlin

L'Homme De Sport: Sport, Statuary and the Recovery of the Pre-Cartesian Body in Etienne Decroux's Corporeal Mime
By Thomas Leabhart

The Sporting Acrobat. Meyerhold's Biomechanics
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Including:

An Interview with Marie-Helene Daste
By Jean-Louis Mingalon

My Grandfather Konstantin Sergeivich: An Interview with Eugenio Barba
By Seth Baumrin

A Little History of a Great Transmission, or, Simplon's Tunnel
By Corinne Soum

Disciples and Traitors
By Yves Marc

Knowledge is a Matter of Doing
By Walter Pfaff

Creating a Living Space or How to Transmit Performative Knowledge
By Walter Pfaff

Does Etienne Decroux's "Great Project" Exist?
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Exploring Theatre focuses on the development of the total student, which includes developing personal resources, self-confidence, the ability to work well with others, and a life-long appreciation of theater; learning to bolster self-concepts, build an ensemble, observe people and places more closely, move expressively, and become more aware of the senses; learning basic acting skills such as improvisation, characterization, role preparation, and stage movement; exploring a range of career or avocational opportunities in theater and theater education; understanding the various aspects of the production process; and studying special topics such as storytelling, clowning, oral interpretation, readers theater, and puppetry. This text is an ideal introductory theater text for both middle and high school.

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Pleasent Suerprise
Even though the description said used, this book was like new!I purchased it for one of the teachers at my school and she was amazed. ... Read more

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About the Book

This one-act children’s play, sure to entertain children and inspire adults, is a comment on society.12 Little Green Goblins move to a new lush planet, only to “permanently plasticize” their world in their greed. Is their any hope for their Green New World?


About the Author

Elizabeth Bracken Rand was born in England, and spent her childhood hopping between England, Australia and California.After college she move to Washington State and has been there since.She has a daughter who is a film maker and two sons at home.Besides being a writer, she has also worked as an architectural lighting designer, a theatrical lighting designer, and as a math/science teacher and a drama teacher.She enjoys camping with family and friends, mountain sports and traveling.She owns a rental cabin in Leavenworth, WA, which you can view at www.29PinesCabin.com.

Elizabeth Bracken Rand has the following books published:“Receivings” (under the pseudonym Robin Wade, in England, ISBN- 10: 1869822714, ISBN- 13: 978-1869822712), “52 Lessons I Learned About Life From Playing Solitaire:weekly inspirations” (Kindle), the “Changes for Julian” series (Kindle), “Olyander Rabbit Moves to the Rain Forest” – a play (Kindle) and “12 Little Green Goblins: a short story” (Kindle).
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The Stage and the School provides students and teachers with the tools needed to build key theater arts skills. Students receive instruction in classic training exercises, production techniques, and theater conventions.