Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor: A Guide for Actors and Directors

Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor offers a practical guide for actors and directors to discover new and valuable insights into characters through a contemporary approach to metaphor. It demonstrates the limitations of traditional metaphor use in character development and presents a method for applying structural metaphor to gain deep character insights. The book promotes stronger performance unity and production cohesion by offering a wholistic and cast-inclusive approach to character analysis.

Format: Hardback
Length: 92 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Exploring Character Through Structural Metaphor is a groundbreaking resource for performers seeking to delve deeper into their characters and unlock new and valuable insights. Grounded in a contemporary approach to understanding and applying the power of metaphor, this book offers a practical guide for both actors and directors. Rather than viewing metaphor as merely a clever comparison or figurative language, it presents it as a way of thinking that can be applied to character development. The book identifies the limitations of traditional approaches to metaphor in character development and presents a method for applying structural metaphor to uncover rich and in-depth character insights.

For directors, the model provides a holistic and cast-inclusive approach to character analysis, promoting stronger overall performance unity and production cohesion. The authors draw on their personal experiences to vividly demonstrate how applying this method can impact performance and production, making this book a valuable addition to an actors or directors set of character development resources.

Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032376059