The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1559362413 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Anne Bogart is a director, teacher and co-founder of the SITI Company. She has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 1997.. Tina Landau, noted director and playwright, is best known for her collaboration with Adam Geuttel on Floyd Collins and is a past recipient of the Princess Grace Award
She is the recipient of two OBIE Awards and a Bessie Award, and is an associate professor at Columbia University. Coupling this with Composition, which is the practice of selecting and arranging the separate components of theatrical language into a cohesive work of art, provides theatre artists with an important new tool for creating and understanding their art form.Primarily intended for the many theatre artists who, in the last several years, have become intrigued with Viewpoints yet have had no single source to refer to in their investigations. Her recent works include Alice’s Adventures; Bobrauschenbergamerica; Small Lives, Big Dreams; Marathon Dancing; and The Baltimore Waltz.Tina Landau, noted director and playwright, whose original work includes Space (Time magazine 10 Best), Dream True (with composer Ricky Ian Gordon) and Floyd Collins (with composer Adam Guettel), which received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical, an OBIE Award and seven Drama Desk nominations. Since that time, directors Anne Bogart and Tina Landau have expanded her notions and adapted them for actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and to generate bold, theatrical work.The Viewpoints are a set of names given to certain principles of movement through time and space—they constitute a language for talking about what happens on stage. She has been
Tina Landau, noted director and playwright, is best known for her collaboration with Adam Geuttel on Floyd Collins and is a past recipient of the Princess Grace Award. She has been an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company since 1997.. About the AuthorAnne Bogart is a director, teacher and co-founder of the SITI Company
Great read and insightful Bryan Runion Any theatre maker looking for a new book to read or if you are someone looking into the art of theatre, this is a great book to get your feet wet. The great thing about Viewpoints is that it is based off of life, everyday life, in fact. Anne Bogart just gave these awarenesses a name to be applied into the art of acting, collaboration and directing. Even as a theatre practitioner . "A great read for actors, directors, and performers of all levels." according to Casby. Aptly described in the title, "A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition". Perfect for new and veteran artists alike. Great information about ensemble building as well as getting outside of your comfort zone. The kind of book to go back and re-read with every new project. You'll find yourself applying techniques consciously as well as unconsciously.. Great tool for any acting teacher or director As an actor I've worked with viewpoints in college and in various productions. I love it. It's such a fantastic method for ensemble building and sensory work. I've recently started directing and wanted to learn more about the method of viewpoints. This book was essential! I felt so prepared on my first day of rehearsal and as a first time practitioner of viewpoints it made me fee