Book, Acting Rehearsals[LS]

Acting Rehearsals is a contribution for actors, actresses and all those interested in reflecting on the art of acting as a transformative performance. Renato Ferracini's entire attention is focused on thinking about how the art of acting is an art of constructing oneself and establishing sharing environments. Taking different references and covering central lines of tradition, the book opens up space for reflections on the role of the actor as the axis of the theatrical phenomenon, or rather, the art of performance. There is an explicit desire here for dialogue with artists who question their creative work. However, this is not a technical publication or an acting manual, although reading it can contribute to the actor's learning processes, given that its content talks about the actor in his most internal substrates, we know that fixed norms and procedures do not allow the creation of fundamental conditions for the art of acting. Here, on the contrary, the highlighted uncertainties can feed spirits that seek more than answers to their doubts and that want support in their search. With such quality, these Essays offer us an intriguing look at the actor's materials and make us reflect, making our thinking about acting more complex.