2nd Edition

Etienne Decroux

By Thomas Leabhart Copyright 2019
    182 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    182 Pages 33 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    Etienne Decroux is the primary creator of Corporeal Mime and one of modern theatre’s most charismatic innovators, known for his ground-breaking use of the body as the principal means of expression on stage. This second edition combines:

      • an overview of Decroux’s life and work
      • an analysis of Decroux’s Words on Mime, the first book to be written about this art
      • a series of practical exercises offering an introduction to Corporeal Mime technique.

    As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today’s student.

    List of plates

    List of figures

    Acknowledgments

    1_ A PROMETHEAN LIFE

    2_ SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF WORDS ON MIME

    3_ DECROUX AS DIRECTOR/CREATOR : HOW DID DECROUX MAKE A PERFORMANCE?

    4_ CORPOREAL MIME TECHNIQUE: PRACTICAL EXERCISES WITH IMMEDIATE APPLICATIONS

    Bibliography

    Index

    Biography

    Thomas Leabhart, who studied with Decroux for four years and served as his translator and teaching assistant, is Professor of Theatre and Resident Artist at Pomona College, California. He edits Mime Journal, performs and teaches internationally, and was for a decade a member of the Artistic Staff of Eugenio Barba’s ISTA (International School of Theatre Anthropology).