| The Lucid Body: A Guide for the Physical Actor Contributor(s): Simpson, Fay (Author), Howard, Michael (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1581156510 ISBN-13: 9781581156515 Publisher: Allworth OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Actors! Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life--however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be. Rooted in the xploration of the seven chakra energy centers, The Lucid Body reveals how each body holds the possibility of every human condition. Learn how to analyze the character, hear the inner body, dissect the self into layers of consciousness, and more. A step-by-step program guides the actors through phases of self awareness that expand emotional and physical range, not only on stage, but in daily life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning - Performing Arts | Television - Reference - Performing Arts | Film - Reference |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| LCCN: 2008037438 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.75 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Lucid Body reveals how each body holds the possibility of every human condition. With Fay Simpson's help, actors can better analyze character, hear their inner bodies, dissect the self into layers of consciousness, and more. Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life--however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be. Rooted in the exploration of the seven chakra energy centers, chapters include:
This book offers you a way of thinking and a set of tools that can lead you through a process of self-examination that will help you release old physical and emotional habits in the hope of expanding your acting potential. |