Shakespeare and Meisner: A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers (Gonsalves Aileen)
Shakespeare and Meisner: A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers (Gonsalves Aileen) This practical handbook is invaluable for anyone performing, teaching, studying or simply…
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Shakespeare and Meisner: A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers (Gonsalves Aileen)
This practical handbook is invaluable for anyone performing, teaching, studying or simply wanting a new way to enjoy Shakespeare. Sanford Meisner's work unlocks truthful acting. It provides an outline of Meisner's work and legacy, a discussion of that legacy in the light of the enduring global popularity of Shakespeare, and a wealth of practical exercises drawn from Meisner's techniques.Shakespeare writes about the truth in human relationships and human hearts.
Yet, following Meisner's note to his actors that 'text is your greatest enemy', Shakespeare and Meisner are often considered 'strange bedfellows'.The rhetorical complexity of Shakespeare's text can often be perceived as rules an actor must learn in order to perform Shakespeare 'properly'. They would seem a perfect match. Meisner's main rule is that 'you can't say ouch until you've been pinched': in other words, an