- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc (29 Mar 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1566634326
- ISBN-13: 978-1566634328
- Product Dimensions: 22.3 x 13.6 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,329,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Louis Fantasia knows his Shakespeare, and knows how to make Shakespeare come alive in the theatre.--Anthony B. Dawson
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Fantasia has developed a pragmatic and American performance technique, which has been expanded and refined in performances and workshops throughout the world. "Instant Shakespeare" should allow performers, directors and teachers of all cultures and levels of experience to demystify Shakespeare and perform his texts in ways that are clear, fresh and unpretentious. His methods are based in rigorous analysis of the text and structure of Shakespeare's plays, and enriched by his insight into Elizabethan performance practices gleaned from his association with the reconstruction of the Globe. Employing analogies from music and architecture, he insists upon the hard and sometimes tedious work that necessarily underlies solid artistic choices. He show how to understand Shakespeare's vocabluary as well as the structure and essential dramatic event of each play. He provides exercise monologues, exercise scenes and tools for textual analysis, explains correct breathing and lays out his philosophies of training and performance.
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Instant Shakespeare
14 July 2007
Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a good way to present Shakespeare to students where they can understand what the Bard meant to do in his plays, you can't go wrong.
Highly recommended for teachers, also for anyone trying to digest nuances in Shakespeare's work
Highly recommended for teachers, also for anyone trying to digest nuances in Shakespeare's work
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A tested technique for actors, directors and teachers
3 Jun 2002
Format:Hardcover
Instant Shakespeare provides a tested technique for actors, directors and teachers of Shakespeare's plays, allowing performers from all cultures and levels of experience to perform his places with a fresh new attention to detail. From an analysis of the problems involved in the usual interpretation and training of Shakespearean actors to a solid understanding of his vocabulary and play structure, this is an excellent literary guide.
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