THE CASTING OR THE TWO-HEADED SPECTATOR – A GIVE AND TAKE PROCESS – Cover Image

THE CASTING OR THE TWO-HEADED SPECTATOR – A GIVE AND TAKE PROCESS –
THE CASTING OR THE TWO-HEADED SPECTATOR – A GIVE AND TAKE PROCESS –

Author(s): Diana Aldea
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: casting; director; actor; limit encounter; emotion; non-verbal language; blocking; attention; observation; neurosciences.

Summary/Abstract: This paper analyses the process of casting in theatre, by focusing on the actor-director information exchanges. The author starts from the premise that a casting session is, essentially, a theatrical situation with two players who alternate their roles.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 259-271
  • Page Count: 13