Yale Directing Readlist

[WDCham]

There have been numerous postings re:directing reading lists, specifically
wondering what was read @Yale (as a reference point).

The first year Yale directing seminar is a survey of 20th century western
performance literature (w/some social history) starting with Stanislavski
and the MXAT, Meyerhold, Michael Chekov. Then to Weimar Germany: Piscator
and Brecht primarily. Then to the U.S.--1st Group Theatre and Actors
Studio, then the reaction against realism in U.S.: Living theatre, Open,
Mabou, Wooster Group. Then, finally European postmodernism (starting with
Harvey's THE CONDITION OF POSTMODERNITY): Wilson, Bausch, Brook, and
Mnouchkine (the latter two representing excursions into
interculturalism--readings from Bharucha THEATRE AND THE WORLD and Pavis
THEATRE AT THE CROSSROADS OF CULTURE. The last few weeks of the first
year are preparations for Shakespeare production (the focus of the second
year) with readings from Styan SHAKESPEARE'S STAGECRAFT and Kennedy
FOREIGN SHAKESPEARE; CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCE.

[NQuinn]

Thank you so much; that is exactly what I needed!
Do you have more TITLES (_which_ Meyerhold, etc.)?

-- Nick

[NathanThomas]

In article <3kkdct$e...@newsbf02.news.aol.com> nqu...@aol.com

Ed Braun's studies and Marjorie Hoover's "The Art of Conscious
Theatre" are all good books. However, if you can lay your hands
on Konstantine Rudnitisky's "Meyerhold: The Director," it is an
outstanding book.
(Robert Leach's book for Cambridge's Director in Perspective
series is also quite good.)

An unapologetic Meyerhold fan,
Nathan
nat...@adv.cal.msu.edu

[WDCham]

Nathan: I have compiled the beginnings of a bibliography on Meyerhold.
Perhaps you have too. If you would like to share e-mail me directlly.
WDC...@AOL.com (David Chambers)