The Laban Workbook For Actors: A Practical Training Guide With Video (Theatre Arts Workbooks)

The Laban Workbook is a compendium of unique exercises inspired by the concepts and principles of movement theorist and artist, Rudolf Laban. Written by five internationally recognized movement experts, this textbook is divided into single-authored chapters, each of which includes a short contextual essay followed by a series of insight-bearing exercises. These expert views, honed in the creation of individual approaches to training and coaching actors, provide a versatile range of theory and practice in the creative process of crafting theatre. Readers will learn: Enhanced expressivity of body and voice; Clearer storytelling, both physical and vocal, facilitating the embodiment of playwrights' intentions; Imaginative possibilities for exploring an existing play or for creating devised theatre. Featuring many exercises exploring the application of Laban Movement Studies to text, character, scene work, and devised performances - as well as revealing the creative potential of the body itself - The Laban Workbook is ideal for actors, teachers, directors and choreographers.

• | Author: Katya Bloom|Barbara Adrian|Tom Casciero|Jennifer Mizenko|Claire Porter
• | Publisher: Methuen Drama
• | Publication Date: Nov 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 296 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Drama
• | ISBN-10: 1474220665
• | ISBN-13: 9781474220668