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: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1474220673
• • ISBN-13: 9781474220675