TY - BOOK AU - Royston,Darren ED - Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Great Britain), TI - Dramatic dance: an actor's approach to dance as a dramatic art SN - 9781408173817 (pbk.) : U1 - 792.8 23 PY - 2014/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Methuen Drama KW - Dance KW - Psychological aspects KW - Drama KW - Movement (Acting) KW - Performing Arts KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - At head of cover title: RADA; Includes bibliographical references; Specialized N2 - Dance is part of the art of theatre, a part which connects to movement, to communication, to improvization, and to performance. It cannot exist on its own in the context of dramatic performance, but works in conjunction with other elements to enable meanings to be created in performance. 'Dramatic Dance' sets a programme for actors to perform dance as part of the drama, offering several approaches which can contribute to developing this understanding, to training this skill, and always ensuring that the whole active and thinking body and mind are fully engaged with the task of making dance an integral and vital part of theatre ER -