The Interpreter as Actor: Towards a Theatre-Informed Interpreting pedagogy

Konstantinos Kritsis

doi:10.30827/sendebar.v32.17743

Autores/as

Konstantinos Kritsis University of Cyprus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8011-2138

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/sendebar.v32.17743

Palabras clave:

interpretación, improvisación, interpretación teatral, juegos de rol, formación, teatro

Resumen

Una de las maneras más recurrentes, entre las muchas que utiliza el lenguaje metafórico para describir la interpretación del discurso hablado, hace referencia a las similitudes del trabajo de los intérpretes con el de los actores teatrales que imitan el estilo y la conducta de diferentes hablantes. El paralelismo entre intérpretes y actores, no obstante, es más profundo: ambos comparten una relación similar con la palabra escrita y hablada; ambos se basan en sus habilidades de comunicación verbal y no verbal para codificar y descodificar la información transmitida en tiempo real al público; ambos reciben retroalimentación inmediata de su actuación y emplean herramientas similares cuando se preparan para actuar. Al marcar las áreas en las que se ven relacionados su trabajo y su formación, el presente estudio traza lo que tienen en común intérpretes y actores, y contribuye al desarrollo de una pedagogía de la interpretación que implique el teatro.

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Biografía del autor/a

Konstantinos Kritsis, University of Cyprus

Konstantinos Kritsis joined the Department of English Studies at the University of Cyprus in 2019 as Lecturer in Translation and Interpreting Studies. He has pursued his academic studies (BA in Interpreting, Ionian University, Greece; MA and PhD in Translation Studies, University of Warwick, UK; and MAS - Master of Advanced Studies in Interpreter Training, University of Geneva, Switzerland) and career alongside his professional work as freelance translator and interpreter between Greek, English, and German. His teaching experience includes designing and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate courses/modules in both disciplines in different academic settings in Europe (Ionian University, Greece; University of Hull, UK) and the Middle East (Sohar University, Oman). His research interests centre on the interfaces between the theories and practices of theatre, translation, and interpreting as well as on issues pertinent to cross-linguistic/-cultural discourse analysis.

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