Cynthia Baron

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Modern Acting: The Lost Chapter of American Film and Theatre (2016)Paperback - 2016, 13 November 2018

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Part of Series
Palgrave Studies in Screen Industries and Performance
Print Length
300 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Date Published
13 Nov 2018
ISBN-10
1349680834
ISBN-13
9781349680832

Description

Everyone has heard of Method acting . . . but what about Modern acting? This book makes the simple but radical proposal that we acknowledge the Modern acting principles that continue to guide actors' work in the twenty-first century. Developments in modern drama and new stagecraft led Modern acting strategies to coalesce by the 1930s - and Hollywood's new role as America's primary performing arts provider ensured these techniques circulated widely as the migration of Broadway talent and the demands of sound cinema created a rich exchange of ideas among actors.
Decades after Strasberg's death in 1982, he and his Method are still famous, while accounts of American acting tend to overlook the contributions of Modern acting teachers such as Josephine Dillon, Charles Jehlinger, and Sophie Rosenstein. Baron's examination of acting manuals, workshop notes, and oral histories illustrates the shared vision of Modern acting that connects these little-known teachers to the landmark work of Stanislavsky. It reveals that Stella Adler, long associated with the Method, is best understood as a Modern acting teacher and that Modern acting, not Method, might be seen as central to American performing arts if the Actors' Lab in Hollywood (1941-1950) had survived the Cold War.

Product Details

Author:
Cynthia Baron
Book Edition:
2016
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
13 November 2018
Dimensions:
21.01 x 14.81 x 1.75 cm
ISBN-10:
1349680834
ISBN-13:
9781349680832
Language:
English
Location:
London
Pages:
300
Weight:
394.63 gm

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