Richard Schechner Bücher

In performances by Euro-Americans, Afro-Americans, Native Americans, and Asians, Richard Schechner has examined carefully the details of performative behavior and has developed models of the performance process useful not only to persons in the arts but to anthropologists, play theorists, and others fascinated (but perhaps terrified) by the multichannel realities of the postmodern world.Schechner argues that in failing to see the structure of the whole theatrical process, anthropologists in particular have neglected close analogies between performance behavior and ritual. The way performances are created—in training, workshops, and rehearsals—is the key paradigm for social process.

Here are the exercises which began as radical departures from standard actor training etiquette and which stand now as classic means through which the performer discovers his or her true power of transformation. This expanded edition offers a new generation of theater artists the gospel according to Richard Schechner, the guru whose principles and influence have influenced a quarter century of theater.

This book offers an engaging exploration of performance through various contextual and theoretical lenses. It presents a comprehensive overview that makes complex ideas approachable, encouraging readers to understand the multifaceted nature of performance. By examining different perspectives, it highlights the significance of context in shaping performance practices and theories, making it a valuable resource for both students and enthusiasts of the performing arts.

Zbierka esejí Richarda Schechnera, profesora na New Yorskej univerzite, objaviteľa a tvorcu novej akademickej disciplíny – performatívne štúdiá prináša historicky nové pojmy, idey a názory na divadelnú tvorbu. Režisér „škandalózneho“ Dionysus in 69, Višňového sadu v Indii a Hamleta v Číne, ktorého kritika hneď od začiatku divadelnej kariéry koncom šesťdesiatych rokov 20. storočia označovala ako enfant terrible akademického sveta, je radikálny pokračovateľ tradície slávnych divadelných pedagógov a tvorcov od Stanislavského cez Brechta až ku Grotowskému. Svoje myslenie o divadle postuluje v praxi, ale aj teoretickou tvorbou. Jeho dielo preložili do 14 jazykov a pre toto prvé slovenské vydanie sám zostavil poradie svojich esejí. Sú datované od sedemdesiatych rokov 20. storočia, posledné napísal v tomto tisícročí a dotýka sa v nich najaktuálnejších tém, napríklad teroristických útokov v USA...