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Acting Power : The 21st Century Edition by Robert Cohen; ProQuest (Firm) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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'Robert Cohen's book, Acting Power, follows the tradition of his other book, Acting One, and has been the veritable bible for acting teachers for the last quarter century.' - David Krasner, Emerson College 'This book, above all else, is an attempt to explore the qualities of acting power.... to suggest to you, the actor, an approach toward not merely good acting but powerful acting. Great actors display the power to frighten - and the power to seduce - and can shift between the one and the other like a violinist can her notes.' - From the Preface The first edition of Acting Power was a groundbreaking work of acting theory which applied sociological and psychological principles to actor training. The book went on to influence a generation of theatre and performance studies students and academics, and was translated into five languages. This carefully revised 21st Century Edition (re)considers, in the context of today's field: questions such as 'should actors act from the inside or the outside?' and 'should the actor live the role or present the role?'; contemporary research into communication theory, cybernetics, and cognitive science; brilliantly illuminating and witty exercises fo

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Author
Robert Cohen; ProQuest (Firm)
Publisher
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9780203075999
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Performing Arts, Sports, Literary Fiction
Updated
2026-03-24

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