O ator como atleta das emoções: o rasaboxes | Michele Minnick Towson University (Towson, MD, USA) e Paula Murray Cole Ithaca College (Ithaca, NY, USA)

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Resumo Neste artigo, originalmente publicado na revista Movement for Actors, em 2002, Michele Minnick e Paula Murray Cole discutem a teoria e prática de rasaboxes, uma abordagem ao treinamento do performer baseada na emoção, criada por Richard Schechner e desenvolvida pelas autoras. Elas explicam a teoria e conduzem a alguns exercícios fundamentais, dando exemplos de suas próprias aplicações do trabalho em ensaios e performances. Palavras-chave | Treinamento | Ator | Fisiologia | Emoção | Performance Abstract In this article, originally published in Movement for Actors in 2002, Michele Minnick and Paula Murray Cole discuss the theory and practice of the rasaboxes, an emotion-based approach to performer training originated by Richard Schechner and developed by the authors. They explain the theory take us through some of the fundamental exercises, giving examples of their own applications of the work to rehearsals and performances. Keywords | Training | Actor | Physiology | Emotion | Performance Michele Minnick (CMA, MA), performer e diretora, analista Laban de movimento, Mestre em teatro e fomentadora de rasaboxes nos EUA e no Brasil (www.rasaboxes.org). Professora de teatro na Towson University, em Maryland, Michele é membro da companhia de Richard Schechner East Coast Artist, e co-diretora de educação, junto com Paula Murray Cole. Ela ensina nos programas de certificado em Análise Laban do Movimento em Nova Iorque e no Rio de Janeiro. Michele Minnick (CMA, MA in Theatre) is a performer, director, Laban movement analyst, and developer of the rasaboxes in the U.S. and Brazil (www.rasaboxes.org), and teaches theatre at Towson University in Maryland. Michele was a member of Richard Schechner’s company East Coast Artists, and co-director of education with Paula Murray Cole. She teaches and presents the rasaboxes in the U.S. and internationally. She teaches in the LMA certification programs in New York and Rio de Janeiro. Paula Murray Cole (MFA, LMT) é professora assistente de interpretação no Ithaca College, em Ithaca, NY, co-diretora de educação para a East Coast Artists. Desenvolveu o treinamento rasaboxes com Michele Minnick na New York University e no Ithaca College; ensina na University of Tennessee, em Knoxville; na Central Washington University; na The Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre; e no Actors Movement Studio (NY). Ela é colaboradora do Rasaesthetics, de Richard Schechner, para quem está produzindo o documentário em vídeo Crossing the Line: Inside Schechner’s Performance Workshop. Paula Murray Cole (MFA, LMT), is Assistant Professor of acting at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. As co-director of education for East Coast Artists, she developed rasaboxes training with Michele Minnick at NYU and Ithaca College, and has taught rasabox work at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Central Washington University, the The Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Theatre, and Actors Movement Studio (NY). A contributer to Rasaesthetics, by Richard Schechner. Paula is producing the documentary video Crossing the Line: Inside Schechner’s Performance Workshop.