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Title Expressive gestures
Published Kriszta Doczy. 2004
London: Bloomsbury Video. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2022

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Description 1 online resource (1 video file)
Summary Alternatives to realism <i>Gestures</i> carry messages, very often unintentionally. In performance, one can say, expressive gestures reflect the person's inner emotional or mental state. They are non descriptive, non-illustrative and non-narrative yet far from abstract. Dramatic, meaningful, intriguing and moving - expressive gestures are the most powerful communicators between the performer and the audience. This communication can slip with ease onto a subconscious level: instead of "word processing", the meaning of the non-verbal message bypasses the mind and the spectator absorbs directly what she/he sees. The shape, direction, dynamics and emotional charge of the gesture of the performer will trigger associations, long lost memories, and emotions stored in the unconscious of the spectator. Some kind of non-linguistic truth - otherwise inaccessible and inexpressible - of the unconscious might surface. The focus of the film is on <i>gestures</i>and their "imaginative" application in non-realistic performance. Kriszta Doczy, theatre practitioner and lecturer has been involved in physical performance throughout decades and across continents. The video focuses on gestures with the special emphasis on imagination. The film is the first of a series planned to explore the physical aspects of performance. "Imagination is what makes the difference; between ordinary and extraordinary and between average and fascinating.."- KD
Credits Producer, Kriszta Doczy
Notes 9+
Compatible with accessibility standards for most Level A (Priority 1) and AA (Priority 2) success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) developed by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). With the exception that audio description is not available. All the other audio/video-related elements are supported (synchronised transcripts, captions, play & pause controls, lack of flashing elements etc)
Kriszta Doczy, formerly Krisztina Bodonyi, is a Hungarian born Australian film producer and founder of Contemporary Arts Media, a distributor of art films.
Subject -- Communication -- non-verbal
-- Physical theatre -- technique
Communication
Form Streaming video
ISBN 9781350899582
1350899585