The clown and the king: undergraduate actor training and wellbeing
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Article Title | The clown and the king: undergraduate actor training and wellbeing |
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ERA Journal ID | 123604 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | McDonald, Janet (Author), Alderdice, Scott (Author) and Cutcliffe, Katrina (Author) |
Journal Title | Theatre, Dance and Performance Training |
Journal Citation | 10 (1), pp. 68-84 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1944-3919 |
1944-3927 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/19443927.2018.1494036 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19443927.2018.1494036 |
Abstract | This paper explores the use of clown-state as a strategy for increasing wellbeing within the rehearsal process of King Lear with final year (undergraduate) acting students. In this context, actors-in-training experience the body’s capacity for resilience through experimentation with the grotesque and ambivalence in order to create Shakespearean characters. It is posited that the navigation of these experiences constitutes ‘rehearsing for resilience’ to increase individual and group wellbeing. |
Keywords | wellbeing in actor-training, clown-state, critical dramaturgy, grotesque realism, Stanislavski |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 369999. Other creative arts and writing not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Creative Arts |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5390/the-clown-and-the-king-undergraduate-actor-training-and-wellbeing
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