Semiotics And Pragmatics Of Stage Improvisation (bloomsbury Advances In Semiotics)
by Domenico Pietropaolo /
2016 / English / PDF
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Analysis of improvisation as a compositional practice in the
Commedia dell'Arte and related traditions from the Renaissance to
the 21st century. Domenic Pietropaolo takes textual material from
the stage traditions of Italy, France, Germany and England, and
covers comedic drama, dance, pantomime and dramatic theory, and
more. He shines a light onto 'the signs of improvised
communication'.
Analysis of improvisation as a compositional practice in the
Commedia dell'Arte and related traditions from the Renaissance to
the 21st century. Domenic Pietropaolo takes textual material from
the stage traditions of Italy, France, Germany and England, and
covers comedic drama, dance, pantomime and dramatic theory, and
more. He shines a light onto 'the signs of improvised
communication'.
The book is comprehensive in its analysis of improvised dramatic
art across theatrical genres, and is multimodal in looking at the
spoken word, gestural and non-verbal signs. The book focusses on
dramatic text as well as:
The book is comprehensive in its analysis of improvised dramatic
art across theatrical genres, and is multimodal in looking at the
spoken word, gestural and non-verbal signs. The book focusses on
dramatic text as well as:
- The semiotics of stage discourse, including semantic, syntactic
and pragmatic aspects of sign production
- The semiotics of stage discourse, including semantic, syntactic
and pragmatic aspects of sign production
- The physical and material conditions of sign-production including
biomechanical limitations of masks and costumes.
- The physical and material conditions of sign-production including
biomechanical limitations of masks and costumes.Semiotics and Pragmatics of Stage Improvisation
Semiotics and Pragmatics of Stage Improvisation is the
product of an entire career spent researching the semiotics of the
stage and it is essential reading for semioticians and students of
performance arts.
is the
product of an entire career spent researching the semiotics of the
stage and it is essential reading for semioticians and students of
performance arts.