An Overview of Practical Aesthetics Action Talks and Bullsh*t Walks: Practical Aesthetics and the Principles of PragmatismPROVOCATION
Acting can be taught, and if taught, then learned and then anyone could learn to act and act well. To be an actor, does not require the mysterious impalpable thing called talent, or the ability to 'become' the character, none of these things are within our control. In this provocation, I will focus on the basics of Practical Aesthetics, an important progression of Stanislavski's work.
BACKGROUND
Practical Aesthetics is a set of pragmatic principles on the craft of acting. The technique falls into three areas, Philosophy, Script analysis and Performance Technique.
In 1983, David Mamet and William H Macy began to teach a group of students from the Drama Division at NYU under the auspices of the Practical Aesthetics Workshop. The technique derived from Stanislavski's work on physical action and Sanford Meisner's work on repetition and focus on the Other.
BACKGROUND
Practical Aesthetics is a set of pragmatic principles on the craft of acting. The technique falls into three areas, Philosophy, Script analysis and Performance Technique.
In 1983, David Mamet and William H Macy began to teach a group of students from the Drama Division at NYU under the auspices of the Practical Aesthetics Workshop. The technique derived from Stanislavski's work on physical action and Sanford Meisner's work on repetition and focus on the Other.
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