Toward a General Theory of Acting: Cognitive Science and Performance

Toward a General Theory of Acting explores the actor's art through the lens of Dynamic Systems Theory and recent findings in the Cognitive Sciences. An analysis of different theories of acting in the West from Stanislavski to Lecoq is followed by an in depth discussion of technique, improvisation, and creating a score. In the final chapter, the focus shifts to how these three are interwoven when the actor steps in front of an audience, whether performing realist, non-realist, or postdramatic theatre. Far from using the sciences to reduce acting to a formula, Lutterbie celebrates the mystery of the creative process.

Author: J. Lutterbie
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/07/2011
Pages: 280
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780230113350

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2012

About the Author
John Lutterbie is a Professor at Stony Brook University, USA.