Electronic Resource
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
New theatre quarterly
4 (1988), S. 181-192
ISSN:
0266-464X
Source:
Cambridge Journals Digital Archives
Topics:
Media Resources and Communication Sciences, Journalism
Notes:
‘Fools and graceless buffoons’ was one Italian playwright's view of Italian acting at the turn of the nineteenth century – and the political and linguistic fragmentation of the country continued to prevent any national approach to the problems of actor training. By the beginning of the present century the situation was beginning to improve, but until the ‘sixties the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Rome remained the single major training institution in the country. In this article, Roberto Tessari looks at the explosion of opportunities for actor training – and the wide range of approaches to it – which then occurred, largely since the ‘events’ of 1968. He quotes directly from the teachers involved to illustrate the aims of the various schools, which are now beginning a necessary process of consultation – over such matters as assessment procedures and the placement of students – through the annual ‘Prima del Teatro’ meetings hosted by the Pisa Theatre.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266464X00002712
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