The Actor “Comes to Live”. Dialogue between Lessing and Diderot
The actor is a man who can give the impression of a life which is not his. Such as in a painting, where colors make it live, the actor through his own body seems to be animated as well. Starting from Denis Diderot's and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's work, I will discuss the nature of this “an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Bucharest Publishing House
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Styles of Communication |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/communication/article/view/2532 |
| Summary: | The actor is a man who can give the impression of a life which is not his. Such as in a painting, where colors make it live, the actor through his own body seems to be animated as well. Starting from Denis Diderot's and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's work, I will discuss the nature of this “anima”: the way between flying ideas and concrete body on stage. The main objective for understanding this particular move will be to know the following aspects : In which spatio-temporal framework does it exist? Does it require an expert to understand drama? Can it be linked to a space and/or time research? Does this particular control of his senses owned by the actor involve a singular link to time and space? |
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| ISSN: | 2065-7943 2067-564X |