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Engaging the Savage Imagination: an actors search for the heart of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream

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dc.contributor.advisorGreyeyes, Michael J.
dc.creatorBergquist, Adam Lane
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-24T17:31:09Z
dc.date.available2016-11-24T17:31:09Z
dc.date.copyright2013-04
dc.degree.disciplineTheatre
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMFA - Master of Fine Arts
dc.description.abstractThis thesis will explore the notion of the Savage Imagination as it applies to an actors' process in preparation for and performance of the role of Bottom in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. It establishes a working definition of the Savage Imagination then offers possible ways to apply it to the art of acting. The research is directed into three major areas: psychological, physical and experiential. Drawing from the works of Carl Jung, Declan Donnellan, Eric Morris, Janet Sonenberg and Keith Johnstone (among others), as well as concepts taught at York University by Paul Lampert, Erika Batdorf, Gwen Dobie (Alexander Technique) and Melee Hutton (David Rotenberg's States of Being), it references personal and academic discoveries in the fields of creativity, performance and improvisation. A production history of the play is included, with emphasis on the role of Bottom. It concludes with selected journal entries from rehearsals and performance.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/32641
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordssavage imagination
dc.subject.keywordsWilliam Shakespeare
dc.subject.keywordsacting
dc.subject.keywordscreativity
dc.subject.keywordsperformance
dc.subject.keywordsimprovisation
dc.titleEngaging the Savage Imagination: an actors search for the heart of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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