1995

Shakespeare in Performance: Macbeth

The protagonists and the production: 1606-1623 Davenant and Betterton David Garrick Sarah Siddons The protagonists: chiasmus interpretation on stage Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh directed by Glen Byam Shaw The protagonists: chiasmus interpretations on television Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson directed by George Shaefer Eric Porter and Janet Suzman directed by John Corrie Nicol Williamson …

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The Tragic and the Ecstatic

 Introduction The Path to Schopenhauer Tristan and Schopenhauer Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg I: Minne Tristan and Gottfried von Strassburg II: Honor The Desire Music The Prelude: A Musico-poetic view Tragedy and Dramatic Structure The Two Death Motives Musico-poetic design in Act 1 Act 2, Scene 1: Night and Minne The Love Scene in Act …

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The Rainbow of Desire: The Boal Method of Theatre and Therapy

Translator’s Introduction Why this Book? My three theatrical encounters Part one: The theory[rtoc] Theatre, the first human invention Human beings, a passion and a platform: The ‘aesthetic space’ What is theatre? The Aesthetic Space • Characteristics and Properties of the Aesthetic Space • The first property of the aesthetic space: Plasticity (The aesthetic space liberates memory …

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