The Mystery of Eleonora Duse - (Arts, Creativities, and Learning Environments in Global Pers) by Mirella Schino (Hardcover)

About the Book

Eleonora Duse was one of the greatest actresses of all time, highly studied, yet still mysterious. This book explores her techniques and at the same time her magic, her ability to captivate spectators from all parts of the world.

Book Synopsis

Eleonora Duse was one of the greatest actresses of all time, beloved by audiences all over the world and considered Sarah Bernhardt's only rival. But she was also something else: an artist who brought a new vision to the stage. Placing themes like vulnerability, suffering, and pity at the center of the theater, she transformed theatre from entertainment or artistic admiration into an intense existential experience. She was capable of using both extraordinary and low-literary value plays to evoke these deep emotions. This book casts light on Duse's scenic techniques, strategies, motivations and needs. It reconstructs her revolution and analyses the efffect she had spectators - an efffect so intense that it bordered on magic

About the Author

Mirella Schino teaches history of performing arts at Roma Tre University. She has worked on: Eleonora Duse; Italian theater between the 19th and 20th centuries; Odin Teatret; theater movements of the 1970s; the great directors of the early 20th century.