(toward) a phenomenology of acting

In (toward) a phenomenology of acting, Phillip Zarrilliconsiders acting as a -question- to be explored in the studio and then reflected upon.

This book is a vital response to Jerzy Grotowski-s essential question: "How does the actor -touch that which is untouchable?-" Phenomenology invites us to listen to "the things themselves", to be attentive to how we sensorially, kinesthetically, and affectively engage with acting as a phenomenon and process. Using detailed first-person accounts of acting across a variety of dramaturgies and performances from Beckett to newly co-created performances to realism, it provides an account of how we -do- or practice phenomenology when training, performing, directing, or teaching. Zarrilli brings a wealth of international and intercultural experience as a director, performer, and teacher to this major new contribution both to the practices of acting and to how we can reflect in depth on those practices.