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Training for Performance: A Meta-Disciplinary Account
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Publication date August 16, 2011
Pages 301
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781408129173
ISBN-10 1408129175
Dimensions 1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight 1.10 lbs.
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $42.95
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'Training for Performance is the first work of its kind; not in the sense that it addresses training for performance, but in that it invites a critical questioning of the imperatives and the rhetoric which govern academic and practical concerns for training alike.' Dr Martin Welton - Queen Mary University of London

Training for Performance: a Meta-disciplinary Account is an innovative contribution to the field of work on contemporary actor and performer training. John Matthews introduces the concept of 'askeology' - a field of study that dissolves divisions between disciplines and their exercises - and identifies four meta-disciplinary categories in the process of training that are common to all institutional contexts: Vocation; Obedience; Formation and Automatisation.

Through the exploration of contrasting accounts of training and the differing cultural politics within which they operate, Matthews provides a highly original and comprehensive approach to defining one of the most frequently used terms in theatre and performance studies.

Training for Performance encourages performers to think afresh about how they understand and engage in their training and is an invaluable resource for any actor, student or professional interested in the process of performance.



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from Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (August 16, 2011)
9781408129180 | details & prices | 301 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $80.00
About: Responding to the revitalized interest in the area of training for performance, this invaluable resource is the first academic book to provide a comprehensive definition of one of the most frequently used terms in theatre and performance studies.
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from Bloomsbury Methuen Drama (August 16, 2011)
9781408129173 | details & prices | 301 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $42.95
About: 'Training for Performance is the first work of its kind; not in the sense that it addresses training for performance, but in that it invites a critical questioning of the imperatives and the rhetoric which govern academic and practical concerns for training alike.

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