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000  02276nam  2200301 a 4500
001     94007809
008  940228s1995    enk      b    001 0 eng  
010      $a94007809
019  1   $a10842301
019      $a94007809
020      $a0415100836 (hbk.)
020      $a0415116740 (pbk.)
041  1   $aeng$hita
050  00  $aPN2041.A57$bB3713 1995
082  00  $a792$220
092      $a792$bBAR 1995
100  1   $aBarba, Eugenio.
240  10  $aCanoa di carta.$lEnglish.
245  14  $aThe paper canoe :$ba guide to theatre
         anthropology /$cEugenio Barba ; translated by Richard
         Fowler.
260      $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c1995.
300      $ax, 187 p. ;$c24 cm.
504      $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 173-181)
         and index.
505  0   $a1. The Genesis of Theatre Anthropology -- 2.
         Definition -- 3. Recurring Principles -- 4. Notes for the
         Perplexed (And for Myself) -- 5. Energy, or Rather, the
         Thought -- 6. The Dilated Body: Notes on the search for
         meaning -- 7. A Theatre Not Made of Stones and Bricks -- 8.
         Canoes, Butterflies and a Horse.
520      $aEugenio Barba, director, theorist and founder of
         Odin Teatret, is today one of the major points of reference
         for contemporary theatre. The Paper Canoe is the first major
         study of theatre anthropology; it distils all the research
         of ISTA, the International School of Theatre Anthropology,
         and focuses upon the pre-expressive level of the performer's
         art. Barba defines this as the basic technique which creates
         'presence' on stage; a dilated and effective body which can
         hold and guide a spectator's attention. The Paper Canoe
         alternates between detached analysis and the observations of
         an ardent traveller who reveals the value of theatre as a
         discipline and a revolt. It comprises a fascinating dialogue
         with the masters of Asian performance and the makers of
         twentieth-century theatre, such as Stanislavski, Meyerhold,
         Craig, Copeau, Brecht, Artaud and Decroux, making their
         thoughts and techniques accessible and relevant to
         contemporary practice.
520  8   $aThe Paper Canoe establishes beyond doubt the
         importance of Barba's practical and theoretical work for
         today's students and practitioners of performance.
650   0  $aTheater.
650   0  $aAnthropology.
650   0  $aExperimental theater.