Acting after Grotowski

Theatre's Carnal Prayer
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-23659-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 134 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 243 g

For whom does the actor perform? To answer this foundational question of the actor’s art, Grotowski scholar Kris Salata explores acting as a self-revelatory action, introduces Grotowski’s concept of "carnal prayer," and develops an interdisciplinary theory of acting and spectating.

Acting after Grotowski: Theatre’s Carnal Prayer attempts to overcome the religious/secular binary by treating "prayer" as a pre-religious, originary deed, and ultimately situates theatre along with ritual in their shared territory of play.

Grounded in theatre practice, Salata’s narrative moves through postmodern philosophy, critical theory, theatre, performance, ritual, and religious studies, concluding that the fundamental structure of prayer, which underpins the actor’s deed, can be found in any self-revelatory creative act.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salata, Kris

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theaterregie, Theaterproduktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Phänomenologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Tanz Andere Darstellende Künste
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. Introduction. 1. Grotowski's Carnal Prayer 2. Two Performances of Prayer 3. The Rhizome of Working Points 4. For Whom Should I Perform? 5. On Prayer 6. The Event of the Encounter, the Event of Prayer. Epilogue.

Über Autor(innen)

Kris Salata is Professor at the School of Theatre, College of Fine Arts in Florida State University, U.S.A.