Synopses & Reviews
This is the first detailed and analytic study of the revolutionary impact of contemporary scientific views of nature on contemporary postmodern theater in all its aspects--directing, scripting, producing, and acting. Natalie Schmitt centers her analysis on the opposition between the philosophical system of Aristotle, which for centuries anchored Western concepts of theater, and the non-systematic theorizing of John Cage, whose formulations most clearly reflect the aesthetic principles of avant-garde theater.
Synopsis
This is the first detailed and analytic study of the revolutionary impact of contemporary scientific views of nature on contemporary postmodern theater in all its aspects--directing, scripting, producing, and acting.
About the Author
Natalie Crohn Schmitt is Professor of Theater at the University of Illinois, former Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University, and former Associate Editor of Theatre Journal.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. John Cage, Nature, and Theater
2. Family Plays
3. A Popular Contempiorary Work: A Chorus Line
4. Stanislavski's Nature; Stanislavski's Art
5. Improvising Ensembles
Conclusion