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Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-364) and index.

General introduction : between theory and practice / Phillip B. Zarrilli -- The actor's presence : three phenomenal modes / Bert O. States -- On acting and not-acting / Michael Kirby -- "Just be your self" : logocentrism and difference in performance theory / Philip Auslander -- Meyerhold's biomechanics / Mel Gordon -- Etienne Decroux's Promethean mime / Deidre Sklar -- Actor training in the neutral mask / Sears A. Eldredge and Hollis W. Huston -- Eastern and Western influences on performer training at Eugenio Barba's Odin Teatret / Ian Watson -- Bali and Grotowski : some parallels in the training process / I Wayan Lendra -- Culture is the body / Tadashi Suzuki -- My bodies : the performer in West Java / Kathy Foley -- "On the edge of a breath, looking" : disciplining the actor's bodymind through the martial arts in the Asian/Experimental Theatre Program / Phillip B. Zarrilli -- Effector patterns of basic emotions : a psychophysiological method for training actors / Susana Bloch, Pedro Orthous and Guy Santibaänez-H -- Brecht and the contradictory actor / John Rouse -- Dario Fo : the roar of the clown / Ron Jenkins -- Forum theatre / Augusto Boal -- An epic system / Duane Krause --Resisting the "organic" : a feminist actor's approach / Lauren Love -- Rachel Rosenthal creating her selves / Eelka Lampe -- Task and vision : Willem Dafoe in LSD / Philip Auslander -- David Warrilow : creating symbol and cypher / Laurie Lassiter.

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