
Actor Training the Laban Way (Second Edition)
An Integrated Approach to Voice, Speech, and Movement
- 288 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Actor Training the Laban Way (Second Edition)
An Integrated Approach to Voice, Speech, and Movement
About this book
The Groundbreaking Actor Training Guide, Enhanced with New Videos and Expert Advice from Acting Professionals Actors, teachers, and students of performing arts: sharpen your skills and release your potential with Actor Training the Laban Way, a groundbreaking approach to physical and vocal movement. Utilizing theories of preeminent movement theorist Rudolf Laban, acting teacher and performer Barbara Adrian integrates voice, speech, and movement training with illustrated individual and group exercises that include:
- Breath Support
- Building Dynamic Alignment
- Expanding Vocal Tone and Range
- Articulation and Rhythmic Exploration
- Enhancing Strength and Stamina
- Improving Balance and Flexibility
- Developing a Relationship to the Environs
- Revealing Your Emotional State through Physical and Vocal Action
This second edition also includes an all-new chapter of advice from acting professionals on how they deploy these exercises and techniques in their acting preparation, practice, and performance. New appendices offer readers links to video supplements as well as exercises in IPA. Actor Training the Laban Way will make any performer more impulsive, imaginative, and expressive.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Anatomy Illustrations
- LEVEL ONE
- LEVEL TWO
- LEVEL THREE
- Appendix A: Videos of the Bartenieff Fundamentals
- Appendix B: IPA: Muscular Activity for the Articulators (MAA) and Charts
- Bibliography
- Index