Choruses, Ancient and Modern - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Choruses, Ancient and Modern write by Joshua Billings. This book was released on 2013-09-19. Choruses, Ancient and Modern available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The ancient singing and dancing chorus has exerted a powerful influence in the modern world. This is the first book to look systematically at the points of similarity and difference between ancient and modern choruses, across time and place, in their ancient contexts in modern theatre, opera, dance, musical theatre, and in political debate.
Ancient Dramatic Chorus through the Eyes of a Modern Choreographer
Ancient Dramatic Chorus through the Eyes of a Modern Choreographer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient Dramatic Chorus through the Eyes of a Modern Choreographer write by Katia Savrami. This book was released on 2017-01-06. Ancient Dramatic Chorus through the Eyes of a Modern Choreographer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book critically analyses the work of Zouzou Nikoloudi, a major Greek choreographer (1917–2004), and the way she presented, with her company Chorica, the choral odes of ancient Greek drama, especially tragedy. It also sheds light on the theoretical underpinnings of Nikoloudi’s choreographic work, the result of her own research on this central problem in contemporary performances of ancient Greek drama, particularly the manner in which the ancient Greek chorus may be revived. More specifically, the book provides answers to several key questions concerning Nikoloudi’s work, namely: What were her views about ancient dramatic art and how were they influenced by the School of Koula Pratsika and Expressionist Dance? Which elements from her own training did she apply to her teaching method for actors and dancers and to what extent do these elements correspond to our existing knowledge about ancient Greek tragic drama? How did she integrate her embodied experiences and aesthetics into praxis while choreographing with her company? The book examines the work of Nikoloudi in relation to ancient Greek views of tragedy and the ways in which those views have been reinterpreted in contemporary dance practice, thus elucidating both the work of a distinguished twentieth-century Greek choreographer and our understanding of classical Greek aesthetic theories.
Ancient and Modern Organ Edition
Ancient and Modern Organ Edition - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ancient and Modern Organ Edition write by Tim Ruffer. This book was released on 2014-07-25. Ancient and Modern Organ Edition available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The world's most famous hymn book has been completely revised and now offers the broadest ever range of traditional hymns and modern compositions, from the Psalms to John Bell, Bernadette Farrell and Stuart Townend. Its 847 items have been specially selected for their singability, theological richness and relevance. Organ edition. 2 volume set.
Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor
Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor write by Zachary Dunbar. This book was released on 2018-11-11. Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book offers a provocative and groundbreaking re-appraisal of the demands of acting ancient tragedy, informed by cutting-edge scholarship in the fields of actor training, theatre history, and classical reception. Its interdisciplinary reach means that it is uniquely positioned to identify, interrogate, and de-mystify the clichés which cluster around Greek tragedy, giving acting students, teachers, and theatre-makers the chance to access a vital range of current debates, and modelling ways in which an enhanced understanding of this material can serve as the stimulus for new experiments in the studio or rehearsal room. Two theoretical chapters contend that Aristotelian readings of tragedy, especially when combined with elements of Stanislavski’s (early) actor-training practice, can actually prevent actors from interacting productively with ancient plays and practices. The four chapters which follow (Acting Sound, Acting Myth, Acting Space, and Acting Chorus) examine specific challenges in detail, combining historical summaries with a survey of key modern practitioners, and a sequence of practical exercises.
Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece
Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece write by Claude Calame. This book was released on 2001. Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this groundbreaking work, Claude Calame argues that the songs sung by choruses of young girls in ancient Greek poetry are more than literary texts; rather, they functioned as initiatory rituals in Greek cult practices. Using semiotic and anthropologic theory, Calame reconstructs the religious and social institutions surrounding the songs, demonstrating their function in an aesthetic education that permitted the young girls to achieve the stature of womanhood and to be integrated into the adult civic community. This first English edition includes an updated bibliography.
