The Ritual Theatre of Theodoros Terzopoulos
Author | : Freddy Decreus |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2019-03-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780429769092 |
ISBN-13 | : 0429769091 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Ritual Theatre of Theodoros Terzopoulos written by Freddy Decreus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ritual Theatre of Theodoros Terzopoulos outlines the story of the Athenian-based Attis Theatre and the way its founder and director, Theodoros Terzopoulos, introduced bio-energetic presences of the body on the stage, in an attempt to redefine and reappraise what it means today not only to have a body, but to fully be a body. Terzopoulos created a very specific attitude towards life and death, and it is this broad perspective on energy and consciousness that makes his work so appealing both to a general public and to students of arts, theatre and drama. Freddy Decreus’ study charts the career of Greece’s most acclaimed theatre director and provides a spiritual and philosophic answer in times where former Western meta-narratives have failed.