L'attore sincero: espansione ed integrazione del Sé (corporeo) dell'attore contemporaneo

Abstract

Relying on the contribution of disciplines such as clinical Psychology, more specifically bioenergetic analysis, the neurosciences and Theatre Studies have been developed some considerations about the competence and efficacy of the actor in contemporary scene. Two theoretical paradigms are involved, articulating the functions of the bodily Self and the different levels of conscious experience lived by the patient and, or, the actor. Just as for musical chords, these functions and, or, levels are liable to subdivisions, connections and combinations (supplementary functional connections). The methods of body mediation used in psychotherapy may lose their efficacy by idealizing any of these levels and functions to the detriment of the others. It is here discussed how such an effect may be produced by the actors' training systems and stage performance as well, thus affecting their competence and scenic credibility.