Feldenkrais for Actors: How to Do Less and Discover More by Victoria Worsley (En

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A practical guide to the Feldenkrais Method, for actors. Written by an experienced actor, theatre-maker and Feldenkrais practitioner.

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'The Feldenkrais Method is unique... I haven't found any other movement study that opens up such a rich and continuing area of enquiry' John Wright, from his ForewordSpontaneity, sensitivity, simplicity and flexibility in any situation are just some of the qualities that the Feldenkrais Method has inspired in performers around the world. It uses movement to enable you to feel, adapt and respond in new ways – not just in limited, habitual patterns – thereby increasing your physical, emotional and mental potential.Written by an experienced actor, theatre-maker and Feldenkrais practitioner, Feldenkrais for Actors leads you through a range of topics where using the Method can help, such as:Presence and PostureThe Role of TensionEmotion, Character and CreativityVoice and BreathInjury and AnxietyAlso included are dozens of exercises and lessons so that you can experience how the Method will help you in practice.Feldenkrais for Actors is the result of thirty years of study and experience of the Method, and the benefits it can bring. It is invaluable for actors at any stage of their career, as well as for singers, dancers, musicians, martial artists, athletes and more.'A very readable, very practical book... makes a very passionate, detailed and accessible argument for how and why the Feldenkrais Method can be useful to an actor's continuing creative development'— Theatre, Dance and Performance Training'An essential read… a useful guide to Feldenkrais and his work'— Word Matters - Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama

Author Biography

Victoria Worsley is a qualified practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method, with decades of experience of working as an actor, movement director and theatre-maker. She teaches Feldenkrais in drama schools, at the Actors Centre in London, and for other performance companies and organisations, as well as coaching actors on an individual basis.

Review

'A very readable, very practical book... makes a very passionate, detailed and accessible argument for how and why the Feldenkrais Method can be useful to an actor's continuing creative development' * Theatre, Dance and Performance Training *'An essential read… a useful guide to Feldenkrais and his work' * Word Matters - Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama *

Long Description

Spontaneity, sensitivity, simplicity and flexibility in any situation are just some of the qualities that the Feldenkrais Method has inspired in performers around the world. It uses movement to enable you to feel, adapt and respond in new ways - not just in limited, habitual patterns - thereby increasing your physical, emotional and mental potential. Written by an experienced actor, theatre-maker and Feldenkrais practitioner, Feldenkrais for Actors leads you through a range of topics where using the Method can help, such as: Presence and Posture; The Role of Tension; Emotion, Character and Creativity; Voice and Breath; Injury and Anxiety. Also included are dozens of exercises and lessons so that you can experience how the Method will help you in practice. Feldenkrais for Actors is the result of thirty years of study and experience of the Method, and the benefits it can bring. It is invaluable for actors at any stage of their career, as well as for singers, dancers, musicians, martial artists, athletes and more. ('The Feldenkrais Method is unique...I haven't found any other movement study that opens up such a rich and continuing area of enquiry' John Wright, from his Foreword)

Review Quote

'A very readable, very practical book... makes a very passionate, detailed and accessible argument for how and why the Feldenkrais Method can be useful to an actor's continuing creative development'

Competing Titles

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Details ISBN1848424175 Author Victoria Worsley Year 2016 ISBN-10 1848424175 ISBN-13 9781848424173 Media Book Publisher Nick Hern Books Pages 280 Imprint Nick Hern Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 792.028 Format Paperback Subtitle How to Do Less and Discover More Short Title Feldenkrais for Actors Language English AU Release Date 2016-11-17 NZ Release Date 2016-11-17 UK Release Date 2016-11-17 Publication Date 2016-11-17 Audience General We've got this

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