
In This Book, The Author Draws On A Wealth Of First-hand Experience To Present An Immersive, Engaging And Vital Insight Into The Role Of A Director. She Elegantly Blends The Personal And The Pedagogical, Illustrating How The Parameters Of Time, Space And Motion Are Essential When Creating A Successful Production. Throughout, She Explores And Recycles Her Own Formative Life Experiences In Order To Demonstrate That Who You Are Is As Integral To Being A Director As What You Do. Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. 1 Directing: The Parameters -- 1. Space -- 2. Time -- 3. Motion -- Pt. 2 Directing: The Specifics -- 4. Deciding To Be A Director -- 5. Choosing The Play -- 6. Reading The Play -- 7. Casting The Play -- 8. Rehearsing The Actors -- 9. Forging A Directing Language -- 10. Fluid Staging -- 11. Specialist Skills -- 12. Final Work In The Rehearsal Room -- 13. Technical Rehearsals -- 14. The Final Ingredient: The Audience -- Pt. 3 Directing: The Kwoth -- 15.a Figure In The Distance -- 16. My Salvation -- 17.i Became A Director One Weekend -- 18. The Plays And Poetry Of A German And A Spaniard -- 19. Things French. Di Trevis. Includes Index.
This book investigates the fundamental question of how a director's personal identity and formative experiences shape their professional practice in the theater. Di Trevis, an experienced director, utilizes her own career history and pedagogical insights to argue that the craft of directing is an extension of the individual's character. She provides a framework that balances the technical requirements of production with the subjective, internal development of the artist.
What You Will Find
Experts and practitioners in the field of theater arts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the literature on stage direction. Readers frequently note the balance between the author's technical instruction and her candid, reflective approach to the creative process.
Page Count:
200
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203816366
ISBN-13:
9780203816363
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