PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hyvnar, Jan
TI  - 
DP  - 2021 Jun 15
TA  - ArteActa
PG  - 85--110
VI  - 4
IP  - 1
AID - 10.62804/aa.2021.003
IS  - 25711695
AB  - The paper aims to propose a basic theoretical framework for the discussion of acting in nonverbal theatre. Its author follows Helmuth Plessner's anthropologically focused philosophy, delineates general modes of human behavior as well as its specific visuality. The second part of the paper deals with the opposition and duality of mimesis and performance and their manifestations in nonverbal theatre. As an introduction to acting it strives to outline theoretical prerequisites for the research of various acting techniques in nonverbal theatre.The paper is the introductory study of the Encyclopedia of Nonverbal Theatre, in preparation under the auspices of the Department of Nonverbal Theatre at HAMU, Prague.