The surprising bonds that make us, break us, move us — Ceridwen Dovey, Anna McGahan, Ahona Guha
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Exploring Method Acting and Emotional Immersion in Performance
The chapter delves into the deep process of method acting, where actors tap into traumatic experiences to fully embody characters, leading to potential challenges in separating their own identity from the roles they portray. It discusses the toll of constant immersion in trauma for artistic inspiration and the use of empathy as a contrasting tool in acting. The conversation also explores the concept of attaching emotions and connections to inanimate objects in literature and a unique podcast experiment with space objects serving as narrators.
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