VPLYV JACQUA COPEAUA NA METODIKU HERECKEJ PRÍPRAVY MICHELA SAINT-DENISA: OD PRAXE ŠKOLY ÉCOLE DU VIEUX-COLOMBIER PO SÚBOR COMPAGNIE DES QUINZE

• Authors: Corponi Cecilia

Title variants

EN

Jacques Copeau’s influence in Michel Saint-Denis’ actor training. From the École du Vieux-Colombier to the Compagnie des Quinze

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The transmission of actor training is a complex topic within theatre studies. Michel Saint-Denis’ actor pedagogy, often neglected by theatre historians, is an exemplary case study for two main reasons. Firstly, he (Jacques Copeau’s nephew, student and heirs) was the first to translate the acting practices rediscovered in the École du Vieux-Colombier and by the Copiaus group into a fixed method. Secondly, he led and adapted Copeau’s teachings in the Anglophone theatrical world. This study explores the first institutional context created by Saint-Denis that also constitutes the prototype of his pedagogy: the London Theatre Studio, founded in 1935 and active until the outbreak of World War II. The study investigates the transition from an entirely experimental practice – that is, the research undertaken by Copeau with his pupils – to an established method. This system was conceived for transmission, and therefore standardised. Saint-Denis appears to be the custodian of Copeau’s legacy, responsible for translating a combination of experimental workshops into a structured method and for their further development in acting school programmes. Furthermore, upon his relocation from France to England, Saint-Denis contaminates the British theatrical milieu, becoming the link between two different theatre cultures.

Keywords

EN

THEATRE; ACTOR; TRAINING; COPEAU JACQUES; FRANCE

• Publisher: Institute of Theatre and Arts, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenské divadlo (Slovak Theatre)
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 322 – 334

Contributors

author

Corponi Cecilia

• Sapienza – Università di RomaVia dei Marucciai 800185 Roma, Italy

Identifiers

DOI

10.31577/sd-2019-0020