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We went through the "money" improvisations. He counts the money -- and this is what springs the topic! The paper money is the prop that brings them together! Even the appearence of Pooh-Bah on stage is motivated now -- the "smell" of money (Ko-Ko counts them on stage)!
One takes money from another, gets more, the money are taken back. It went on and on...
We keep the best, we cut the rest.
This "money etude" was evolving even after we opened the show!
Now, we already have those indications in the script about "acting areas" -- but to help the actor to go from "First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chamberlain, Attorney General, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Privy Purse, or Private Secretary"?
Are there some symbols in his costume to indicate all those functions?
Remember our two gods of art and theatre from Fundamentals of Acting?
Dionysus -- Biomechanics
Method -- Apollo
Analysis + Physical Improv
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The Kabuki Theatre of Japan One of the most comprehensive handbooks available on Kabuki theatre provides readers with all the information they need to understand and appreciate this exciting amalgam of dramatic and musical arts. A clear and thoughtfully written text describes the theater’s development in the context of Japanese history, with detailed analyses of actors’ techniques, music and dance, plays and playwrights, the playhouse’s design evolution, and six representative Kabuki plays. Includes glossary of Japanese terms. Invaluable to students, scholars and anyone intrigued by classical Japanese theater.
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Chinese Theater: From Its Origins to the Present Day
2004 & After
The Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre This paperback edition, incorporating corrections and updates, contains more distilled information on the theatrical arts of Asia-Oceania than any other single volume yet published. A broad-ranging pan-Asian essay lucidly explores the basic themes of ritual, dance, puppetry, masks, training, performance, while national entries provide the historical development of theater in twenty countries. Major theater forms of each country are accompanied by entries on significant playwrights, actors and directors. An index and reading lists make this work indispensable.
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