Before acting: Artistic creation in an unstable society

In Before Acting, renowned American stage director Anne Bogart explores the creative process in all its forms when it unfolds under unfavorable conditions. In times like these, turbulent politically, socially, and economically on the new map drawn after 9/11, "inaction" is not an option: the "acting" of the title refers not only to the actor's performance, but to the act of reacting to everything, of taking that step forward that allows one to take action in the face of adversity. "The artistic experience is an intimate moment caught in the flow of time," she says in this book, where she reviews eight key concepts of the creative process, especially in theater.