| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of plates; Preface; Editor's Introduction to the Routledge edition; Part I Move and Act; 1 Introduction; 2 Nonverbal communication; Two primate proto-humans meet; 3 Theory of pantomime; Speech; Play; Art; Energy; Matter; Stillness; Society; God; 4 Theory of improvisation; 5 Six original articles; Mimics or Masks?; Theatre of the Open Square; Pantomime in the Film Frame; Determining the Dimensions of Space (Elaboration on the System of Etienne Decroux); The Knight of the Blue Flag |
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Introduction to Theatre Anthropology6 Conclusion; Part II Action and Inaction; 7 Introduction; 8 Physical exercise sequence; Body warm-up; General warm-up; Partial warm-up; Balances; Warm-up variations; Pranayama (breathing control -- Sanskrit); Asana (body position -- Sanskrit); Dharana (concentration, focus -- Sanskrit); Dhyana (mediation, meditation -- Sanskrit); Nirvana (extinguishing passions, enlightenment, awakening -- Sanskrit); 9 Physical studies; Body part separations; 10 Pantomime exercise sequence; Technique of the mono-mime; Work with imaginary objects; Actual pantomime technique |
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11 Pantomime studiesPantomime separations; Techniques of group pantomime; 12 Main techniques and strategies of group pantomime; 13 Creating an original pantomime étude; Performance topics; Script technique; Analysis of the epos of Gilgamesh; The étude as a stage act; Techniques of plastic transformation; Specifics of the mono-étude; Work on classic pantomime scripts; Specifics of the group pantomime étude; 14 Creating a pantomime miniature and mime-drama; 15 Conclusion; Appendices; A Bibliography of basic literature; B Letters of endorsement; C Contributors' biographies; Index |
| Summary |
"Towards a Theory of Mime is a genuinely unique book about non-verbal communication and performance. Combining a broad global history of the evolution of human communication with an introduction to the general practice of mime, Alexander Iliev traces a lineage from Marceau and Barrault to his own distinguished practice as performer and teacher. The book moves from a fascinating description of the first principles of gestural language to a stunning sequence of specific exercises in practical training. Written in a sometimes poetic, always accessible and often humorous style, Towards a Theory of Mime conveys complex ideas in a strikingly accessible way"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
This book was originally published as volumes 1 and 2 (of 4) of Obshta teorii︠a︡ i praktika na pantominata (Sofia, Sonita & Phosphorus: 1993-97) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mime.
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Communication.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- General.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
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Communication
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Mime
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dabova, Milena, translator
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Chemers, Michael M., editor
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| ISBN |
9781317911579 |
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1317911571 |
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9781315850009 |
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1315850001 |
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