Action Theater Articles

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Nisker, Mudita, "The Improvisation of Presence," Inquiring Mind, Volume 13, No.2,1997:an interview with Ruth Zaporah exploring the relationship between Action Theater and the Buddist prospective. Zaporah, Ruth, "Dance: A Body with a Mind of Its Own," Movement Research Performance Journal, Fall/Winter 1996/7, No.13, pp. 29. Zaporah explores the relationship between the body and presence. Zaporah, Ruth, "Improvisations in War," Contact Quarterly, Winter/Spring 1995, Volume 20, No.1, pp.22-25. In June 1994 Zaporah trsavelled throughout war torn Yugoslavia performing and teaching. Here she recounts some of her experiences. Zaporah, Ruth, "Stalk," Contact Quarterly, Winter/Spring 1994, Volume 19, No.1, pp.22-23. Zaporah draws a relationship between improvisation and heightened awareness. Zaporah, Ruth, "Improvisation in Performance," Contact Quarterly, Summer/Fall 1992, pp. 43- 46, a discussion between Ruth Zaporah, Nancy Stark Smith and Barbara Dilley. All masters in their own forms of physical performance, these three share some ideas. Zaporah, Ruth,: "A Way To Proceed," Contact Quarterly, Fall 1991, pp. 10-16. This article follows one day in a typical Action Theater training. Cushman, Anne, "The Spirit of Creativity," Yoga Journal, September/October 1991, pp. 50- 58,102-103. A description of Zaporah and her work as an expression of spirit. Zaporah, Ruth, "Basic Steps Toward Pretending," Contact Quarterly, Fall 1990, pp. 25-28. The Action Theater training places limitations on students, encouraging spontaneour rather than habitual response. This article examines four limitations. Zaporah, Ruth, "An Alternative Training," Contact Quarterly, Fall 1988, pp. 7-13. Zaporah tells how collaborations with other artists contributed to her own learning. Becker, Nancy, "Action Theatre," New Performance, Volume 1, No.2, 1985. A description of Zaporah and her work.

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