Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet
This article proposes a reflection on the notion of stage presence. In reviewing the terms frequently used to evoke this essential quality of acting – perceptible to anyone but always difficult to define –, the author shows to which degree the concept of presence can be oscillating and ideologica...
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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| description | This article proposes a reflection on the notion of stage presence. In reviewing the terms frequently used to evoke this essential quality of acting – perceptible to anyone but always difficult to define –, the author shows to which degree the concept of presence can be oscillating and ideological. From a historical approach, he discusses the evolution of ideas and criteria for the actor's presence since staging, in the late nineteenth century, began to assert itself as a form of art. His reflection is based mainly on the experiments developed by Stanislavski and, later on, by Ariane Mnouchkine. In general, the author demonstrates how presence studies allow for an assessment of the actor's impact upon the public. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81879ce2306f424390666fdfb17a421b2022-12-21T18:32:09ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença2237-26602011-05-01112842Incandescence, the Flower and the ParapetJean-François DusigneThis article proposes a reflection on the notion of stage presence. In reviewing the terms frequently used to evoke this essential quality of acting – perceptible to anyone but always difficult to define –, the author shows to which degree the concept of presence can be oscillating and ideological. From a historical approach, he discusses the evolution of ideas and criteria for the actor's presence since staging, in the late nineteenth century, began to assert itself as a form of art. His reflection is based mainly on the experiments developed by Stanislavski and, later on, by Ariane Mnouchkine. In general, the author demonstrates how presence studies allow for an assessment of the actor's impact upon the public.http://seer.ufrgs.br/presenca/article/view/21328PresenceActingReceptionConstantin StanislavskiAriane Mnouchkine |
| spellingShingle | Jean-François Dusigne Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet Revista Brasileira de Estudos da Presença Presence Acting Reception Constantin Stanislavski Ariane Mnouchkine |
| title | Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet |
| title_full | Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet |
| title_fullStr | Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet |
| title_short | Incandescence, the Flower and the Parapet |
| title_sort | incandescence the flower and the parapet |
| topic | Presence Acting Reception Constantin Stanislavski Ariane Mnouchkine |
| url | http://seer.ufrgs.br/presenca/article/view/21328 |
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