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Body language for actors portraying different cultures.

Title
  1. Body language for actors [videorecording] : portraying different cultures.
Published by
  1. [New York, N.Y.] : Insight Media, c2007.

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Additional authors
  1. Dresser, Norine.
  2. August, Alexandra.
  3. McHugh, Sean, actor.
  4. Asher, Joel.
  5. Insight Media (Firm)
Description
  1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (31 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  1. Diversity specialist and folklorist Norine Dresser explores how culture affects movement in order to teach actors how to portray characters from different cultures. She outlines differences in behaviors among non-U.S. cultures and introduces multicultural manners. The program covers such topics as greetings, shaking hands, physical contact between the sexes, eye contact, smiling, embracing, and kissing; it emphasizes that acceptable norms vary among cultures; and it examines cultural variations in eating customs, including the use of utensils and belching.
Alternative title
  1. Portraying different cultures
Subject
  1. Movement (Acting)
  2. Dance
  3. Acting > Technique
  4. Video
  5. Interpersonal relations and culture
  6. Body language
Genre/Form
  1. Video.
  2. Dance.
Contents
  1. Shaking hands -- Kissing -- Embracing -- Bowing -- Namaste -- Salaam -- Hand holding -- Hand gestures -- Smiling -- Eye contact -- Eating with knives and forks -- Eating with chopsticks -- Eating with bread -- Using a toothpick -- Eating noises.
Call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-3983
Credits (note)
  1. Producer and director, Joel Asher ; director of photography and editor, Art Simon ; camera, Stavro Khachikyan ; sound and production assistant, Walter Ruiz ; makeup, Douglas Valdez.
System details (note)
  1. DVD.
Title
  1. Body language for actors [videorecording] : portraying different cultures.
Imprint
  1. [New York, N.Y.] : Insight Media, c2007.
System details
  1. DVD.
Performer
  1. Diversity specialist, Norine Dresser ; actors, Alexandra August, Sean McHugh.
Credits
  1. Producer and director, Joel Asher ; director of photography and editor, Art Simon ; camera, Stavro Khachikyan ; sound and production assistant, Walter Ruiz ; makeup, Douglas Valdez.
Added author
  1. Dresser, Norine. Teacher
  2. August, Alexandra. Actor
  3. McHugh, Sean, actor.
  4. Asher, Joel. Producer
  5. Asher, Joel. Director
  6. Insight Media (Firm)
Publisher no.
  1. IM 16 Insight Media
Research call number
  1. *MGZIDVD 5-3983
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