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" Jacques Copeau / "
Mark Evans.
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BL
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955440
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b709810
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| Main Entry
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Evans, Mark,1957-
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| Title & Author
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Jacques Copeau /\ Mark Evans.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2006.
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, ©2006
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| Series Statement
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Routledge performance practitioners
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xii, 173 pages :: illustrations ;; 21 cm.
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0203001001
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: 041535434X
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: 0415354358
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: 9780203001004
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: 9780415354349
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: 9780415354356
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0203001001
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9780203001004
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-168) and index.
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| Contents
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List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1. THE LIFE OF JACQUES COPEAU -- The formative years -- The Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier (1913-1917) -- Copeau and Craig -- Copeau, Jaques-Dalcroze and Appia -- The Vieux-Colombier in New York (1971-1919) -- The Company returns and the School re-opens (1919-1924) -- The Vieux-Colombier School (1920-1924) -- Copeau and Stanislavsky -- The retreat to Burgundy-Les Copiaus (1924-1929) -- Popular Theatre, The Comédie-Française, and sacred drama (1929-1949) -- Le Patron -- 2. COPEAU'S KEY WRITINGS AND IDEAS -- The Rejuvenation of the Theatre -- Art and collaboration -- A modern renaissance: Molière and Copeau -- 'A single act': Theatre as a collaborative activity -- All for one, and one for all: The Chorus -- Design: A minimum of means -- The director and the text -- The education of the creative actor -- 'The original crucible': Training and the child -- Training the natural actor -- Beginning with the 'natural body' -- The physically expressive actor -- Games: Rediscovering play -- Animal study -- Silent improvisations and mimed activities -- The actor and the mask -- The neutral or noble mask -- Popular forms of Theatre: Ancient, modern and sacred -- What is popular theatre? -- Models for a new popular theatre -- Commedia dell'Arte -- Mystery plays and open-air spectacles -- Popular theatre: Policy and decentralisation -- 3. COPEAU'S IDEAS IN PRODUCTION: LES FOURBERIES DE SCAPIN -- Les Fourberies de Scapin (The Tricks of Scapin) by Molière -- The play: A synopsis of the plot -- Why did Copeau choose this play? -- Staging -- The stage space -- Lighting -- The actors -- Rehearsing and acting: The actor's approach to Les Fourberies de Scapin -- Playing with objects -- Playing stock characters -- Playing the rhythm -- Playing the space -- A different kind of realism -- Symbolism and Scapin -- Framing the event -- Critical reaction -- Where next: A new Commedia? -- 4. ACROBATS OF THE SOUL: PRACTICAL EXERCISES FOR THE ACTOR -- Educating the actor: The context -- Before beginning -- Physical preparation -- Improvisation -- Mask-work -- The Chorus -- The journey's end -- 5. COPEAU'S LEGACY -- Bibliography -- Index.
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"A leading figure in the development of twentieth century theatre practice, Jacques Copeau pioneered work on actor-training, physical theatre and ensemble acting, and was a key innovator in the movement to de-centralize theatre and culture to the regions."--Jacket.
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Copeau, Jacques,1879-1949-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Copeau, Jacques,1879-1949-- Criticism and interpretation.
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Copeau, Jacques,1879-1949
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Copeau, Jacques,1879-1949.
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Copeau, Jacques.
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Theater-- France-- 20th century.
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Theatrical producers and directors-- France-- 20th century.
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Toneelregisseurs.
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Frankrijk.
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| Dewey Classification
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792.02/33092
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| LC Classification
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PN2638.C74E94 2006
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24.12bcl
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