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Systematisches Verzeichniss der schweizerischen Vögel, welche im Museum der Stadt Bern aufgestellt sind
No full text[Friedrich Meisner
Meisner in Practice
No full textA step-by-step introduction to the key features of the Meisner Technique, including a full set of practical exercises.
The Meisner Technique is at the forefront of actor training today: with its radical simplicity it has the power to reconnect actors with their bodies and emotions.
Developed by the teacher and actor Sanford Meisner, the technique places emphasis on truthful interaction between actors. The aim is for the actor ‘to live truthfully under imaginary circumstances’ – to remain truly ‘in the moment’.
In Meisner in Practice, Nick Moseley offers actors a step-by-step introduction to the salient features of the technique, and puts these to the test through a succession of increasingly challenging practical exercises. He also addresses certain pitfalls and problems that he has encountered over many years of teaching Meisner in drama schools
Oral History Interview: Lorraine Meisner (0646)
No full textChildhood; Undergraduate education at Wayne University; MA in anthropology and PhD in zoology and genetics at University of Chicago; Work in Boston, Virginia and Palo Alto; Appointment to Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene; Work with committee on childcare; Committee on Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action in Faculty Appointment; Discusses two gender discrimination cases; Gender pay equity; Research; Teaching.In her 2003 interview, Lorraine Meisner, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, professor of population health sciences, and chief of the cytogenetic section of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of hygiene, reflects on her upbringing, education, and career. She shares the educational challenges she faced as a woman, and later the struggle of balancing her career with motherhood. Meisner highlights the lack of women in science fields and discusses the impact of federal legislation on affirmative action. Some of her own efforts lead to improvements in childcare and salary equity, but systemic biases persist. She emphasizes the importance of role models and mentorship for women in academia. Meisner discusses her research on environmental toxicants and DNA probes, particularly in breast cancer, which resulted in her receiving a significant grant from the Army. She highlights the historical misconceptions about breast cancer spreading via lymphatics, and advocates for less invasive surgical methods based on genetic markers. Meisner also describes her work on peripheral blood for leukemia diagnosis, which lead to her tenure. She criticizes institutional discrimination, and shares an instance of a less qualified man being hired instead of her. Meisner continues to advocate for non-invasive cancer treatments and advancements in genetic research. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Archives and Records Management Oral History Program
The Meisner Technique - a Demonstration
No full textThis session focuses on the technique of acting developed by Sanford Meisner (1905-1997), and how it evolved. Many people today are familiar with the Russian acting theorist Constantine Stanislavski (1863-1938), who was Sanford Meisner’s teacher and who collaborated with the playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). Stanislavski was the first to implement a change in how actors approach theatre; his techniques and those of Meisner are similar in that they both enable actors to abandon the artifice of nineteenth-century acting and to achieve greater truthfulness on stage. I will discuss the similarities and differences of both techniques, while also demonstrating specific Meisner techniques I have learned after extensive study and implementation of Meisner in my own work
A Showcase of Sanford Meisner\u27s Acting Theory: An Experimentation
No full textSanford Meisner\u27s theories of acting are based upon his belief thaf good acting is defined by living truthfully under imaginary\u27 circumstances (Meisner 15). However, it seems that his theories are more appropriately applied to realistic texts. In my project I explored the use of Meisner\u27s acting techniques in a non-realistic text, Fickv Stingers, written by Eve Lewis, which 1 directed in a rehearsal process with an ensemble of four actors. This work resulted in a showcase of our work together on February 23, and 24, 1997. In Lewis\u27 play she examines the power relations which encompass the issue of rape.
Lewis\u27 text seemed sufficiently removed from realism to allow for an effective testing of Meisner\u27s theories on a non-realistic text. Realism is defined by drama critic Patricia Schroeder to include three components: chronological plot, familiar characters, and conventional dialogue (Schroeder 104). Fickv Stingers does not comply with Schrader\u27s guidelines as the text is non-linear, character relationships are unspecified, and dialogue is comprised of monologues interspersed with random conversation.
Actual testing of Meisner\u27s theories occurred while rehearsing Lewis\u27 play. In addition to a discussion of Meisner\u27s acting theory, the following study documents the results of applying Meisner techniques in the rehearsal process, and my assessment of the viability of my work with Meisner\u27s theories. The document is organized in three chapters: Chapter One explains Meisner\u27s methodology, Chapter Two describes rehearsal work, and Chapter Three is an assessment of the experiment
A Meisner Warm-Up: Advancing the Technique
No full textWhy is there no warm-up for the Meisner technique? Why do standard vocal warm-ups not actually prepare the actor for performance? This thesis seeks to remedy both of these issues in 21st century actor training. It does so by creating a warm-up for the Meisner technique that will also prepare actors’ voice, body, and presence. This warm-up was formed by combining Meisner repetition exercises and the Miller Voice Method. The final warm-up was presented as a workshop for actors at the 2020 Southeastern Theatre Conference
Die Radikalisierung des politischen Projekts der Moderne: Marcuses emanzipatorische Vernunft für eine rationale Gesellschaft
No full textThe essay delves into the concept of the radicalising project of modernity by spelling out Marcuse's philosophy with a particular stress on his theorisation of emancipatory reason
Epistola Ad Io. Adamum Schierium A. M. De Laurentio Martyre Et De Condito In Eius Honorem Monasterio Ad Schoeningam
No full textAutopsie nach Ex. der ULB Sachsen-AnhaltVorlageform des Erscheinungsvermerks: Lipsiae Prostat Apvd Io. Christophorum Meisnervm Bibliopolam Gvelpherbytanvm MDCCLXIII
Meisner and the problem of character
No full textThis thesis maintains that even though the principles of the Meisner Technique are an essential component of building an actor's performance, it does not address all of the actor's needs when doing character work. Using my own performance of Israel Slotin in the California Repertory production of Louis Slotin Sonata in the spring of 2011, I will posit that for extreme character work the actor needs a combination of the Meisner Technique, Michael Chekhov's exercises, research, and human observation. Chapter 1 centers on a description of the Meisner Technique and my history with it. Chapter 2 concentrates on other roads to the character beyond the Meisner Technique. Chapter 3 explains my process of using the above means to address the character of Israel Slotin
Splitting of topological charge pumping in an interacting two-component fermionic Rice-Mele Hubbard model
No full textA Thouless pump transports an integer amount of charge when pumping
adiabatically around a singularity. We study the splitting of such a critical
point into two separate critical points by adding a Hubbard interaction.
Furthermore, we consider extensions to a spinful Rice-Mele model, namely a
staggered magnetic field or an Ising-type spin coupling, further reducing the
spin symmetry. The resulting models additionally allow for the transport of a
single charge in a two-component system of spinful fermions, whereas in the
absence of interactions, zero or two charges are pumped. In the SU(2)-symmetric
case, the ionic Hubbard model is visited once along pump cycles that enclose a
single singularity. Adding a staggered magnetic field additionally transports
an integer amount of spin while the Ising term realizes a pure charge pump. We
employ real-time simulations in finite and infinite systems to calculate the
adiabatic charge and spin transport, complemented by the analysis of gaps and
the many-body polarization to confirm the adiabatic nature of the pump. The
resulting charge pumps are expected to be measurable in finite-pumping speed
experiments in ultra-cold atomic gases, for which the SU(2) invariant version
is the most promising path. We discuss the implications of our results for a
related quantum-gas experiment by Walter et al. [arXiv:2204.06561].Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures. Revised version essentially as published. Data
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