Training Actors in the Ateneo Theater Arts Program: Negotiating Western Practices within Cultural Parameters

• Main Authors: Abad, Ricardo G., Maramara, Melissa-Vera M.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2016
• Subjects: accommodation; Stanislavsky; Meisner Technique; Viewpoints; acting methods; Filipino cultural traits
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol6/iss2/2; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1194/viewcontent/PAHA_206.2_202_20Article_20__20Abad_20and_20Maramara.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Anglo-American or Western acting practices, largely influenced by the works of Russian theater theorist Konstantin Stanislavsky, lie at the core of acting courses in the Philippines and many countries of the world. In Western societies, these practices are taught in a cultural context where individu...