Responding to the revitalized interest in the area of training for performance,
this invaluable resource is the first academic book to provide a comprehensive
definition of one of the most frequently used terms in theatre and performance
studies. Rather than define training as a set of preparatory activities, this
book describes what training means through explaining four processes (each
conceived as a meta-disciplinary category: vocation, obedience, formation,
automatization) of training common to all institutional training contexts).