Description
SECTA
Book Summary
Claudia Castellucci, founder of Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio, presents in Secta an ambitious daily exercise book that aspires to establish a new school of dramatic technique. Far from being a conventional manual, the work is structured as a work journal that questions the very foundations of theatrical education. The reader will find here a radical proposal that does not seek to train artists in the traditional sense, but to explore gesture, repetition, and discipline as paths toward a profound and transformative knowledge of the stage. An essential text to understand the thought of one of the most influential figures in contemporary theater.
What is it about?
Secta is a pedagogical project in book form. Its author, Claudia Castellucci, unfolds a notebook of exercises and days that form the basis of a school of dramatic technique. However, this school is not that of the individual artist or of interpretive virtuosity. It is a school that delves into the nature of gesture, into the power of repetition, and into the discipline of the body as a vehicle for knowledge. Through a structure that imitates the rhythm of a workshop, the reader is invited to participate in a learning process that questions theatrical conventions and proposes an alternative path for stage creation, where technique becomes an end in itself and not a mere means for expression.
Main themes
- Theatrical pedagogy and the founding of a school of dramatic technique.
- Gesture as the fundamental unit of stage expression.
- Repetition and discipline as methods of knowledge.
- Critique of the traditional notion of the artist and virtuosity.
- The relationship between the body, movement, and theatrical creation.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at professionals and advanced students of the performing arts, theater directors, playwrights, performers, and choreographers. It will also be of great interest to researchers and theorists of contemporary theater, as well as to any reader interested in radical pedagogical proposals that challenge conventional educational models. This is not a work for those looking for a traditional acting manual, but for those willing to immerse themselves in deep and demanding theatrical thought.
What this book contributes
- Direct access to the working method of one of today's most influential stage creators.
- A set of practical exercises that can be applied in theatrical training and creation processes.
- An original and provocative reflection on the meaning of teaching theater.
- A tool to rethink the relationship between technique, discipline, and artistic expression.
Technical specifications
- Author: CASTELLUCCI, CLAUDIA
- Publisher: EDICIONES LA UÑA ROTA
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: THEATER STUDIES, PLAYS, THEATRICAL TEXTS, LITERARY ESSAYS
- Collection: LIBROS DEL APUNTADOR
- Publication date: February 2025
- Number of pages: 536
- Weight: 874 g
Editorial assessment
Secta is a singular work that transcends the genre of the theatrical manual to become a document of living thought. Claudia Castellucci offers a pedagogical proposal that is consistent with her trajectory, demanding and radical, inviting us to question the foundations of stage practice. Its length and density make it an immersive read, ideal for those seeking to delve into the most innovative currents of contemporary theater. A book that will undoubtedly mark a milestone in the debate on performer training.