{"product_id":"9781350138841","title":"The Uncapturable : The Fleeting Art of Theatre","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Uncapturable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rubén Szuchmacher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Uncapturable\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging reflection on the art of the \u003ci\u003emise en scène\u003c\/i\u003e from the perspective of leading Argentinian theatre director Rubén Szuchmacher. It offers a timely and concise, though comprehensive, survey of the role and responsibility of the theatre director from the earliest times to the twenty-first century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSzuchmacher defines theatre as the confluence of four art forms - architecture, visual art, sound and literature - whose works only truly exist in the moment of encounter with an audience. He argues that, by taking full account of these four art forms, analysing them in detail and engaging thoughtfully with the many specialists who come together to bring a \u003ci\u003emise en scène\u003c\/i\u003e into being, the director of today can still create work that innovates and inspires. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Uncapturable\u003c\/i\u003e is as valuable to the apprentice director emerging from their training as it is to the veteran in need of fresh reflection. Szuchmacher draws on the unique learnings gleaned from working in Argentina, be it the impact on theatre of politics, the need for inventiveness in times of hardship, the phenomenon of Argentine 'circus theatre' or the adaptation of literary giants such as Borges, affording the Anglophone reader an alternative perspective on the ideas of theatre we often take for granted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSzuchmacher offers a unique blend of global knowledge, historical awareness and a pragmatic, resourceful and creative approach from a theatre artist working in Latin American through decades of change. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is translated from the Spanish by William Gregory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“For over fifty years actor-director Rubén Szuchmacher has been one of the best kept secrets in Latin American theatre. Here, in his acclaimed first book, he provides a series of shrewd reflections on theatre and the ways in which its mysteries come into being in the presence of the audience. The poetics of space, the logic of time and the relationship between \u003ci\u003emise en scène\u003c\/i\u003e and direction are all explored with clarity and vigour. \u003ci\u003eThe Uncapturable\u003c\/i\u003e is an erudite, lively and highly readable book about the hows and the whys of theatre-making, drawing on Szuchmacher's lived experience of training generations of actors, directors, teachers and programmers in Argentina.” —\u003ci\u003eProfessor Maria Delgado, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350138841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40739415097550,"sku":"9781350138841","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350138841","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}