Physical Expression on Stage and Screen

Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances

AvBill Connington

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

A tight throat; held breath; stiff muscles; stage fright: impediments to performance come in many guises, but they all spring from the same source—tension. In Physical Expression on Stage and Screen Bill Connington, a renowned teacher of the Alexander Technique, shows you how to recognize and release the tension that keeps you from performing at your best. If you’re ever not certain of what to do with your hands or how to make a meaningful gesture, or if your movement feels fine in daily life but then you suddenly become self-conscious when onstage or in front of a camera, this book is here to help. More than one hundred clear, accessible exercises—including many filmed tutorials available online—will enable you to • Move more naturally and easily• Breathe more freely• Speak more clearly• Free your creative impulses• Play a character with an unfamiliar physicality

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-06-19
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Bloomsbury 3PL
Antal sidor:200
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781408182642

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Bill Connington has devoted his career to helping performers—including Broadway actors, Metropolitan Opera singers, and renowned instrumentalists—manage their art through managing themselves. The former chairman of the board of the American Center for the Alexander Technique, Bill is currently a lecturer in acting at the Yale School of Drama and has taught performers at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, the Juilliard School, and the Actors Studio MFA Program.

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A clear, detailed, and practical account of how the Alexander Technique can help liberate performers from habitual psychophysical tensions, allowing them to access the deepest and most creative impulses in their work.

Innehållsförteckning

A Note on the ExercisesIntroductionPART ONE Preparing YourselfChapter 1 The Alexander Technique and Theater TrainingChapter 2 Sensory AwarenessChapter 3 Poise, Flow, and ChoiceChapter 4 The Use of Your SelfChapter 5 Changing Your Mind-BodyChapter 6 BreathingPART TWO Organic ExpressionChapter 7 Using Your ImaginationChapter 8 Conscious Imitation of OthersChapter 9 Using Voice and Movement to Stimulate the Mind-BodyPART THREE Putting It All TogetherChapter 10 Auditions, Rehearsals, and PerformancesChapter 11 Your Psycho-Physical Health and ChoiceTextual ReferencesAcknowledgmentsIndexExercise VideosContact