THE SELF AND ACTION: TOOLS FOR AWARENESS AND CREATION ON THE WORK OF THE ACTOR

Authors

  • Luciana Paula Castilho Barone Colegiado de Artes Cênicas: UNESPAR: Curitiba: Paraná: Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14210/contrapontos.v20n2.p451-465

Keywords:

body-mind centering, Michael Chekhov’s acting technique, deep psychology.

Abstract

This paper discusses the tools needed for the creative work of the actor, starting with the deepening of self-knowledge. It presents the report of the author’s pedagogical experience of an extension course, taken in 2018, which formed part of a research project focusing on the relationship between the expansion of the actor’s psycho-physical awareness and the creation of a character. Practices investigated included active meditation, neutral mask, Somatic Education (through Body-Mind Centering™ body systems) and elements of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique. The close relationship between imagination and perception was addressed, both as a basis for broadening body and psychic awareness and as a source of psycho-physical creation.

Author Biography

Luciana Paula Castilho Barone, Colegiado de Artes Cênicas: UNESPAR: Curitiba: Paraná: Brasil

Luciana Barone é diretora, atriz, professora e pesquisadora teatral. Doutora em Multimeios (UNICAMP, 2007), Especialista em Psicologia Junguiana (IJEP, 2017) e Educadora do Movimento Somático (programa de Body-Mind Centering do Brasil,  2019).  Desde 2008, é professora de Interpretação da UNESPAR.

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Published

2021-03-07

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): DOSSIÊ: ARTES DO CORPO E EDUCAÇÃO

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