Tensegrity and actor training
A methodological model based on Deleuzian Potential and Liminality for the holistic integration of body, voice, and emotion in contemporary acting training.
Keywords:
tensegrity, training, body, voiceAbstract
This paper proposes Tensegrity as a physical and philosophical paradigm to revolutionize actor training. The actor and the stage are conceived as a dynamic tensegrity system, where stability emerges from the balance between continuous tension and discontinuous compression. The methodology, inspired by Deleuzian Potency (Body without Organs) and scenic Liminality, seeks to free the interpreter from habitual rigidities to achieve total availability. By integrating Argentine praxis (Bartis, Serrano), it is demonstrated that Tensegrity optimizes energetic efficiency and redefines actor presence as a state of adjustable resilience essential for contemporary theatre.
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