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Physical Expression on Stage and Screen: Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances
Bill Connington
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Description for Physical Expression on Stage and Screen: Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances
Paperback. A practical book on the Alexander Technique for actors and acting/movement teachers. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: ANC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408182642
SKU
V9781408182642
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About Bill Connington
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, ... Read more
Reviews for Physical Expression on Stage and Screen: Using the Alexander Technique to Create Unforgettable Performances
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.
Walton Wilson, Chair, Department of Acting, and Head of Voice and Speech, Yale School of Drama
In small, doable steps, Bill guides the actor toward a ... Read more
Walton Wilson, Chair, Department of Acting, and Head of Voice and Speech, Yale School of Drama
In small, doable steps, Bill guides the actor toward a ... Read more