William Esper, one of the leading acting teachers of our time, explains and extends Sanford Meisner's legendary technique, offering a clear, concrete, step-by-step approach to becoming a truly creative actor.Esper worked closely with Meisner for seventeen years and has spent decades developing his famous program for actor's training. The result is a rigorous system of exercises that builds a solid foundation of acting skills from the ground up, and that is flexible enough to be applied to any challenge an actor faces, from soap operas to Shakespeare. Co-writer Damon DiMarco, a former student of Esper's, spent over a year observing his mentor teaching first-year acting students. In this book he recreates that experience for us, allowing us to see how the progression of exercises works in practice. The Actor's Art and Craft vividly demonstrates that good training does not constrain actors' instincts—it frees them to create characters with truthful and compelling inner lives.
Damon Dimarco Knihy
Damon DiMarco je spisovatel a herec, který vnáší do své práce bohaté zkušenosti z obou oborů. Jeho psaní se často zaměřuje na analýzu veřejného intelektuálního myšlení a na to, jak mohou tvůrčí procesy obohatit akademické bádání. DiMarco se snaží propojit umělecké a akademické světy prostřednictvím svých workshopů a publikací. Jeho dílo vyzývá čtenáře k hlubšímu zamyšlení nad vztahy mezi kreativitou, komunikací a veřejnou sférou.
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