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Actor Trainingexpands on Alison Hodge's highly-acclaimed and best-sellingTwentieth Century Actor Training. This exciting second edition radically updates the original book making it even more valuable for any student of the history and practice of actor training. The bibliography is brought right up to date and many chapters are revised. In addition, eight more practitioners are included - and forty more photographs - to create a stunningly comprehensive study. The practitioners included are:Stella Adler;Eugenio Barba;Augusto Boal;Anne Bogart;Bertolt Brecht;Peter Brook;Michael Chekhov;Joseph Chaikin;Jacques Copeau;Philippe Gaulier;Jerzy Grotowski;Maria Knebel;Jacques Lecoq;Joan Littlewood;Sanford Meisner;Vsevolod Meyerhold;Ariane Mnouchkine;Monika Pagneux;Michel Saint-Denis;WÅodzimierz Staniewski;Konstantin Stanislavsky;Lee StrasbergThe historical, cultural and political context of each practitioner's work is clearly set out by leading experts and accompanied by an incisive and enlightening analysis of the main principles of their training, practical exercises and key productions. This book is an invaluable introduction to the principles and practice of actor training and its role in shaping modern theatre. | Actor Training by Alison Hodge, Paperback | Indigo Chapters