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The Art of Stillness by Paul Allain

The Art of Stillness

The Theater Practice of Tadashi Suzuki

Paul Allain

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · June 14, 2003

For over forty years, Tadashi Suzuki has been a unique and vital force in both Japanese and Western theater, creating and directing many internationally acclaimed productions including his famous production of The Trojan Women, which subsequently toured around the world.

Theater History & CriticismTheater Production & DirectionDirector Studies
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Who it’s for
Paul Allain examines Suzuki’s training, collaborators, architecture, and international theater influence.
Themes
Suzuki method and theater training, International theater aesthetics, Architecture and performance
Genres
Director Studies, Theater History & Criticism, Theater Production & Direction

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For over forty years, Tadashi Suzuki has been a unique and vital force in both Japanese and Western theater, creating and directing many internationally acclaimed productions including his famous production of The Trojan Women, which subsequently toured around the world.

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An intergral part of his work has been the development and teaching of his rigorous and controversial training system, the Suzuki method, whose principles have also been highly influential in contemporary theater. Paul Allain, an experienced practitioner of the Suzuki method, re-evaluates Suzuki's work, giving a lucid overview of his development towards an international theater aesthetic. He examines Suzuki's collaborators, the importance of architecture and environment in his theater and his impact on performance all over the world. The Art of Stillness is a lively, critical study of one of the most important and uncompromising figures in contemporary world theater.

Suzuki’s Training

Paul Allain examines Suzuki’s training, collaborators, architecture, and international theater influence.

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  • An overview of Suzuki’s development toward an international theater aesthetic
  • Examination of Suzuki’s collaborators

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  • Discussion of architecture and environment in Suzuki’s theater
  • A critical study of the Suzuki method

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Director Studies74%
Theater History & Criticism59%
Theater Production & Direction39%

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Publisher categories

  • Theater
  • Theater History & Criticism
Authors
Paul Allain
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
June 14, 2003
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Suzuki method and theater training · International theater aesthetics · Architecture and performance
Reading lane
Theater