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Title

Towards a theory of mime / Alexander Iliev ; translated by Milena Dabova ; edited by Michael M. Chemers.

Author

Iliev, Aleksandŭr, 1956-

Publication

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2014.

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Additional Authors

• Chemers, Michael M.
• Dabova, Milena

Description

xv, 284 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"Towards a Theory of Mime is a genuinely unique book about non-verbal communication and performance. Combining a broad global history of the evolution of human communication with an introduction to the general practice of mime, Alexander Iliev traces a lineage from Marceau and Barrault to his own distinguished practice as performer and teacher. The book moves from a fascinating description of the first principles of gestural language to a stunning sequence of specific exercises in practical training. Written in a sometimes poetic, always accessible and often humorous style, Towards a Theory of Mime conveys complex ideas in a strikingly accessible way"--

Uniform Title

Obshta teorii︠a︡ i praktika na pantominata. English

Alternative Title

Obshta teorii︠a︡ i praktika na pantominata.

Subject

• Mime
• Communication
• PERFORMING ARTS / General

Note

• This book was originally published as volumes 1 and 2 (of 4) of Obshta teorii͡a i praktika na pantominata (Sofia, Sonita & Phosphorus: 1993-97)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I Move and Act -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nonverbal communication -- Two primate proto-humans meet -- 3. Theory of pantomime -- Speech -- Play -- Art -- Energy -- Matter -- Stillness -- Society -- God -- 4. Theory of improvisation -- 5. Six original articles -- Mimics or Masks? -- Theatre of the Open Square -- Pantomime in the Film Frame -- Determining the Dimensions of Space (Elaboration on the System of Etienne Decroux) -- The Knight of the Blue Flag -- Introduction to Theatre Anthropology -- 6. Conclusion -- pt. II Action and Inaction -- 7. Introduction -- 8. Physical exercise sequence -- Body warm-up -- General warm-up -- Partial warm-up -- Balances -- Warm-up variations -- Pranayama (breathing control --- Sanskrit) -- Asana (body position --- Sanskrit) -- Dharana (concentration, focus --- Sanskrit) -- Dhyana (mediation, meditation --- Sanskrit) -- Nirvana (extinguishing passions, enlightenment, awakening --- Sanskrit) -- 9. Physical studies.
• Contents note continued: Body part separations -- 10. Pantomime exercise sequence -- Technique of the mono-mime -- Work with imaginary objects -- Actual pantomime technique -- 11. Pantomime studies -- Pantomime separations -- Techniques of group pantomime -- 12. Main techniques and strategies of group pantomime -- 13. Creating an original pantomime etude -- Performance topics -- Script technique -- Analysis of the epos of Gilgamesh -- The etude as a stage act -- Techniques of plastic transformation -- Specifics of the mono-etude -- Work on classic pantomime scripts -- Specifics of the group pantomime etude -- 14. Creating a pantomime miniature and mime-drama -- 15. Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. Bibliography of basic literature -- B. Letters of endorsement -- C. Contributors' biographies.

ISBN

• 9780415725910 (hardback)
• 0415725917 (hardback)
• 9780415725927 (paperback)
• 0415725925 (paperback)
• 9781315850009 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013045627

OCLC

859383314

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library