Rhythm and Musicality as Tools for Accessing Acted EmotionTools Evangelatou, Aphrodite. 2019. 'Rhythm and Musicality as Tools for Accessing Acted Emotion'. In: International Conference: Rhythm and Resonance in Acting Practice. Copenhagen International School of Performing Arts, Denmark 8-10 March 2019. [Conference or Workshop Item]
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Abstract or DescriptionBarba and Savarese start the section on Rhythm in their Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology with a Plato quote: ‘‘Rhythm is an emotion released in ordered movements.’’1 David Wiles unpacks the Plato quote further: ‘‘Rhythm is movement. Plato described rhythm as ‘ordered movement’ […] Try to imagine yourself listening to a rhythm and standing quite motionless. Because rhythm is motion, it is always linked to e-motion or feeling.’’2 This link between movement and rhythm that Wiles observes, only to connect it to ‘e-motion’ lies at the centre of this presentation, which explores the connection between rhythm, musicality, and emotion. If we can’t help but move when listening to music, perhaps we also can’t help but be moved by it? Notes 2. David Wiles, Theatre and Time (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), 15-16.
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