A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology: The Secret Art of the Performer

by Eugenio Barba, Nicola Savarese

First published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Genres: Theatre, Nonfiction

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Eugenio Barba is an Italian author and theatre director based in Denmark. He is the founder of the Odin Theatre and the International School of Theatre Anthropology, both located in Holstebro, Denmark.

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

An extraordinary effort to catalog all the ways that theatrical traditions think about movement, space, intention, emotion, and the other basic elements of movement in space on a stage. The writing is sometimes highly theoretical and abstract as the authors grapple with concepts that are better felt than described, but you have to appreciate the effort. It's all here, from Asian traditions, to Indian dance, to French and European theatre. This book will change how you think about bodies in space, and staging.

[Jeffrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Euginio Barba and co. do extensive research in world theater anthropology, visiting the similarities and discoveries in theater and cultural practices around the globe.

Many chapters on Technique in movement and performance. Opposites, Pe-Expressivity, Omission, Rhythm, Dialation, Expressivity, Histoiography to where to train & study.

Lot's of inspiration from Grotowski, Meyerhold, Decroux, LeCoq, Kyogen, Picasso, Kabuki, Stanislavski, on & on..

This book is an exquisite reference book for actors and theater and world culture enthusiasts.

[Darwin Turner]

Un libro que recorre por medio de imagenes y diversas explicaciones todo lo complejo que es la actuación!! Me encantó leer este libro a lo largo de mi primer semestre de la carrera pues aunque he de admitir que en algunas partes se me hizo algo pesado por lo objetivo que es el libro y los conceptos que presenta, hubo parte que fomentaron mi curiosidad por este mundo tan grande del teatro y todos los procesos y el trabajo que implica ser actor, siendo que la autopercepción y la técnica me abrieron los ojos ante las infinitas posibilidades que hay frente a la creación de un personaje y todo lo que sucede en escena

[Sol Rezza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es un excelente libro que recorre conceptos y formas teatrales de una manera muy detallada. Es un libro profundo que invita a repensar la mirada del teatro y nuestra relación con el cuerpo.