Elements of performance, a guide for performers in dance, theatre and opera. Author: Koner, Pauline Published: 1993 Based on Koner's course at Juilliard School of Dance in New York, this book deals with the primary and secondary elements of performing. The primary elements are emotion, motivation, focus and dynamics; the secondary those of stage craft, props and costumes. The book discusses these theories and presents a method of exercises for study. |