A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation

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dc.contributor.advisorMorris, Gayen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCalburn, Carolineen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-14T08:10:02Z
dc.date.available2015-09-14T08:10:02Z
dc.date.issued1994en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 186-191.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study documents Mavis Taylor's teaching of Improvisation at the University of Cape Town and provides a critical analysis of the improvisational methods she uses in the training of actors. It places her teaching within the wider field of improvisation understanding the importance of knowledge of 'self for the craft of acting. There is discussion around the role of the imagination and spontaneity in actor-training, and debate is raised regarding the concepts and practice of sensory and emotional memory training. The significance of teaching structure and form as a method for students to manipulate the medium of improvisation is argued, proposing that the creation of alternative meanings and 'realities' is the essence of acting.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCalburn, C. (1994). <i>A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13849en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCalburn, Caroline. <i>"A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13849en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCalburn, C. 1994. A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Calburn, Caroline AB - This study documents Mavis Taylor's teaching of Improvisation at the University of Cape Town and provides a critical analysis of the improvisational methods she uses in the training of actors. It places her teaching within the wider field of improvisation understanding the importance of knowledge of 'self for the craft of acting. There is discussion around the role of the imagination and spontaneity in actor-training, and debate is raised regarding the concepts and practice of sensory and emotional memory training. The significance of teaching structure and form as a method for students to manipulate the medium of improvisation is argued, proposing that the creation of alternative meanings and 'realities' is the essence of acting. DA - 1994 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1994 T1 - A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation TI - A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13849 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13849
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCalburn C. A critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Drama, 1994 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13849en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Dramaen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherImprovisation (Acting)en_ZA
dc.subject.otherActing - Study and teaching - South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleA critical documentation of Mavis Taylor's teaching of improvisationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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