Table of Contents

Part 1 Institutional training: theatre training in Poland, Kazimierz Braun; the Hochschule fur Schauspielkunst "Ernst Busch" Berlin -theatre training in post-GDR Berlin, Steve Earnest; mapping training/mapping performance - current trends in Australian actor training, Barry O'Connor; actor training in the United States - past, present and future (?), Ian Watson. Part 2 The East and experiments: invisible training in Balinese performance, Ron Jenkins and I. Nyoman Catra; a study in Motley - the Odin actors, Janne Risum; ambivalent positionings - Grotowski's art as vehicle and the paradox of categorization, Lisa Wolford; Beckett in Kyogen style - lessons in intercultural translation, Jonah Salz. Part 3 Some recent trends: Workshops for the World - the International Workshop Festival, Clive Barker and Dick McCaw; SITI, a site of stillness and surprise - Ann Bogart's viewpoints training meets Tadashi Suzuki's method of actor training, Eelke Lampe; entering the political discussion by artistic means - ELIA Master Class on Acting 1994, Jacqueline Martin; Alba emoting - a revolution in emotion for the actor, Roxanne Rix.

About the Author

Ian Watson teaches at Rutgers University-Newark where he heads the Theatre Arts Program. He is especially interested in interculturalism in the theatre