[PDF] Tricking Power Into Performing Acts Of Love eBook

Author : Shepherd Siegel
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1631957317

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Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Lovetells the history of tricksters who challenged the boundaries of doctrine to light the way to a more peaceful and playful society.

Author : Shepherd Siegel
Publisher :
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 26,52 MB
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Play
ISBN : 9781732294844

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Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture journeys from ancient folkloric appearances of Tricksters such as Raven and ṣ -Elegba, to their confined role in Western civilization, and then on to Trickster's 20th century jailbreak as led by dada and the hippies. Disruptive Play bears witness to how this spirit informs social progress today, whether by Anonymous, Banksy, Bugs Bunny, or unrevealed mischief-makers and culture jammers. Such play is revolutionary and lights the path to a transformed society. Original Play is the frolic and noncompetitive play that animals and human babies do in order to have fun and to keep on playing...not to win or to lose. It is a substance of the universe that occurs in all life. It is the behavior by which love and belonging are expressed, given, and received. When play moves into contest or other roles and rules, with winners and losers, it becomes Cultural Play. Issues of ego and narcissism are issues for Cultural Play, not for Original Play. Disruptive Play occurs in the rare times when the rhythms of Original Play suddenly appear in a political or cultural setting, settings conventionally fraught with Cultural Play. Like driving a clown car across the field during an official NFL game. Or Raven tricking Chief into releasing the sun, the moon, and the stars into the sky. Or a surreptitious Banksy graffiti that invades a museum or the public commons. Tricking power into performing an act of love. Disruptive Play: The Trickster In Politics and Culture connects knowledge from mythology, folklore, popular culture, art, politics, and play theory to make its casethatto be playful means not taking power seriously. At critical mass, power collapses and leaves us swimming about in the waters of the amoral Trickster.New values emerge and could lead to some version of the dystopia that currently drenches popular culture. Or, if people can discern between the authentic contact and exhilaration of play, and branded, mediated, alienated pleasure, then we just might stumble and frolic our way to the Play Society. Disurptive Play is ideal for enthusiasts of the human condition and those who hold out for the vision, however slim, of the Play Society.

Author : Lynn V. Andrews
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,35 MB
Release : 1998-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0060929553

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In this powerful book, bestselling author and seer Lynn V. Andrews takes us on a journey toward self-completion by tackling the problem of imbalance--in life, in love, in work, in spirit. Drawing on a wealth of lessons learned during two decades of lecturing, teaching, and counseling and on powerful ancient traditions, Andrews outlines practical steps for focusing one1s spiritual and intellectual energy. Explaining the ways in which pursuing a career or raising a family has left many people, especially women, yearning for spiritual and emotional sustenance, Andrews teaches readers how to balance the need for love with the desire for power. By lighting a spiritual path, Lynn Andrews guides us inward, toward our true selves. Love and Power offers us the tools and the courage to weave power and love together into a vibrant tapestry, into a rich and harmonious life.

Author : Ivana Chubbuck
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 49,73 MB
Release : 2005-08-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781592401536

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In The Power of the Actor, a Los Angeles Times bestseller, premier acting teacher and coach Ivana Chubbuck reveals her cutting-edge technique, which has launched some of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood. The first book from the instructor who has taught Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Elisabeth Shue, Djimon Hounsou, and Halle Berry, The Power of the Actor guides you to dynamic and effective results. For many of today’s major talents, the Chubbuck Technique is the leading edge of acting for the twenty-first century. Ivana Chubbuck has developed a curriculum that takes the theories of the acting masters, such as Stanislavski, Meisner, and Hagen, to the next step by utilizing inner pain and emotions, not as an end in itself, but rather as a way to drive and win a goal. In addition to the powerful twelve-step process, the book takes well-known scripts, both classic and contemporary, and demonstrates how to precisely apply Chubbuck’s script-analysis process. The Power of the Actor is filled with fascinating and inspiring behind-the-scenes accounts of how noted actors have mastered their craft and have accomplished success in such a difficult and competitive field.