A Korean Approach to Actor Training
develops a vital, intercultural method of performer training, introducing Korean and more broadly East Asian discourses into contemporary training and acting practice.
This volume examines the psychophysical nature of a performer’s creative process, applying
Dahnhak
, a form of Korean meditation, and its central principle of
ki
-energy, to the processes and dramaturgies of acting. A practitioner as well as a scholar, Jeungsook Yoo draws upon her own experiences of training and performing, addressing productions including
Bald Soprano
(2004),
Water Station
(2004) and
Playing ‘The Maids’
(2013–2015).
A significant contribution to contemporary acting theory,
provides a fresh outlook on performer training which will be invaluable to scholars and practitioners alike.