(Ebook) Etienne Decroux (Routledge Performance Practitioners) by Thomas Leabhart ISBN 9780415354370, 9780415354363, 9780203001028, 0415354374, 0415354366, 0203001028

(Ebook) Etienne Decroux (Routledge Performance Practitioners) by Thomas Leabhart ISBN 9780415354370, 9780415354363, 9780203001028, 0415354374, 0415354366, 0203001028

Routledge Performance Practitioners is a series of introductory guides to the key theatre-makers of the last century. Each volume explains the background to and the work of one of the major influences on twentieth- and twenty-first-century performance. These compact, well-illustrated and clearly written books will unravel the contribution of modern theatre's most charismatic innovators. Etienne Decroux is the first book to combine: an overview of Decroux's life and work an analysis of Decroux's "Words on Mime", the first book to be written about this art a series of practical exercises offering an introduction to corporeal mime technique. As a first step towards critical understanding, and as an initial exploration before going on to further, primary research, Routledge Performance Practitioners are unbeatable value for today's student.