In this updated rich resource for actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and the screen. Readers will gain remarkable insights into the physical skills and techniques used in a wide variety of performance styles through ready-to-use exercises and approaches. Included in this new edition are chapters covering:Stage combatYoga for actorsMartial artsBody-mind centeringAuthentic movementBartenieff fundamentalsGrotowski-based movementThose who want to pursue serious training will be able to consult the appendix for listings of the best teachers and schools in the country. This inspiring collection is a must-read for all actors, directors, and teachers of theater looking for stimulation and new approaches.Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers. Read more

Are you tired of feeling insecure in your daily interactions? Or maybe it seems like others can read your thoughts while you’re left guessing what they’re really thinking? If so, keep reading, because I’m about to reveal something crucial. In every conversation, meeting, or presentation, body language plays a pivotal role in how others perceive you. Yet, despite your best efforts to communicate effectively, you might find yourself struggling with insecurity, misinterpreting nonverbal cues, or feeling unable to influence those around you. This can lead to disappointing results, frustration, and even missed opportunities in both your personal and professional life.But here’s the good news: you can change all of this.Imagine being able to accurately decode every gesture, microexpression, or glance, and consciously use your body language to influence and persuade anyone in front of you. "ADVANCED BODY LANGUAGE" is the book that will take you exactly where you want to be, transforming your insecurities into powerful and effective communication.This book provides a clear and detailed roadmap to help you:Accurately decode facial microexpressions to better understand others' hidden emotions.Use proxemics to enhance your social interactions, knowing exactly how much personal space to respect in any context.Harness eye contact to convey confidence and build instant trust.Deliberately employ hand and arm gestures to reinforce your verbal message.Calibrate your nonverbal communication to adapt and influence others effectively in any situation.Apply Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques to anchor positive emotional states and maintain control in stressful situations.Practice targeted exercises designed to improve your communication skills day by day.Transform social anxiety into confidence and self-mastery.Begin your journey toward unparalleled communication today. Don’t miss the chance to revolutionize how you connect with others, both at work and in your personal life. This book is the key to unlocking a new level of awareness and influence in your daily interactions.Don’t wait any longer. Transform your communication and earn the confidence and respect you deserve.Order "ADVANCED BODY LANGUAGE" now and take the first step toward a more confident and influential version of yourself! Read more

Irene Redfield is a Black woman living an affluent, comfortable life with her husband and children in the thriving neighborhood of Harlem in the 1920s. When she reconnects with her childhood friend Clare Kendry, who is similarly light-skinned, Irene discovers that Clare has been passing for a white woman after severing ties to her past—even hiding the truth from her racist husband.Clare finds herself drawn to Irene’s sense of ease and security with her Black identity and longs for the community (and, increasingly, the woman) she lost. Irene is both riveted and repulsed by Clare and her dangerous secret, as Clare begins to insert herself—and her deception—into every part of Irene’s stable existence. First published in 1929, Larsen’s brilliant examination of the various ways in which we all seek to 'pass,' is as timely as ever. Read more

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character mask and counter masks, bouffons, acrobatics, commedia, clowns and complicity: all the famous Lecoq techniques are covered in this book - techniques that have made their way into the work of former collaborators and students including Dario Fo, Ariane Mnouchkine, Yasmina Reza and Theatre de Complicite. The book contains a foreword by Simon McBurney, a critical introduction by Mark Evans and an afterword by Fay Lecoq, Director of the International Theatre School in Paris. Read more

Au début de l'histoire, la mort d'une femme qui, il y a longtemps déjà, a décidé de se taire. Elle adresse ses dernières volontés aux jumeaux Jeanne et Simon, ses enfants. Début d'un périple lourd de révélations sur leur identité. 4 hommes, 5 femmes / durée : 2 h 45 Read more

Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi, and in Western countries as "belly dance." Eyewitness accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material. The author shapes these numerous accounts into a coherent whole, providing a picture of Egyptian female entertainers of the period as professionals in the arts, rather than as a group of unnamed "ethnic" dancers and singers. Analysis is given of the contexts of this dance--that was a legitimate performing art form in Egyptian society appreciated by a wide variety of audiences--with a focus on actual performances--and a re-creation of choreography. Read more

Dynamitée par la violence du monde d’aujourd’hui, l’histoire intime d’Eitan, jeune scientifique allemand d’origine israélienne confronté à un violent conflit avec son père, montre comment, dans les luttes fratricides, il n’existe aucune réalité qui puisse dominer une autre. Tout conflit cache un labyrinthe où va, effroyable, le monstre aveugle des héritages oubliés.4 femmes, 4 hommes / 1 h 30 Read more

In "How to Mime: Your Essential Guide to Mastering Expression and Storytelling," mime virtuoso Marcel Leclair opens the doors to the mesmerizing world of mime.Trace mime's evolution from its ancient origins to contemporary stages and screens. Learn the core techniques of pantomime, gestures, and object miming to convey emotions and narratives without words.Whether you're a novice mime artist or an actor seeking to enrich performances, this guide is your trusted companion. With exercises to refine body control and expression, you'll grasp mime's timeless principles and its role in captivating audiences worldwide.Join Marcel Leclair on a journey of creativity, expression, and transformation as you step into the realm of silent storytelling. "How to Mime" unveils the secrets of this captivating art form, breathing life into its enchanting magic. Read more

Mime the Gap: Techniques in Mime and Movement explores the physicality of movement in storytelling, offering new ideas about acting and performance, whilst encouraging a contemporary resurgence of this traditional performance art. With detailed, step-by-step instructions of basic to advanced mime illusions, the book addresses the key areas of physicality, including when to move and when not to move, making the invisible 'visible' and the fundamental principles of physical articulation. Additional topics include how to use the elements of Fire, Earth, Water and Air for physical characterization; techniques for performing classic mime routines, such as the Glass Box and the Moonwalk; how to mime with props and objects, both visible and invisible; using breath, posture and gesture to enhance performance and perceptions, and finally, creating and producing an authentic performance. Offering numerous exercises suitable for solo or group work, this new book will help you to explore and develop your physicality and build an awareness of how to apply it to a performance.A practical guide to mime - a traditional performance art which is having a resurgence.Addresses the key areas of physicality including when to move and when not to move; making the invisible 'visible'; principles of physical articulation and much, much more.A valuable guide for acting students, mime artists and anyone looking to increase personal confidence and presentation skills.Gives detailed step-by-step instructions of basic to advanced mime illusions.Superbly illustrated with 181 colour photographs.Richard Knight has over thirty years experience of performing, directing and teaching in the theatre, film and television industry. Read more

Unlock the timeless art of physical comedy with "How to Master Physical Comedy," your essential guide to transforming movements into laughter. This comprehensive resource is perfect for performers, aspiring comedians, and anyone looking to add a touch of humor to their expression.Dive into the foundations of physical comedy, exploring body awareness, timing, and character creation. Discover the nuances of comedy through contrast, and learn to harness the power of props and slapstick gags. With step-by-step exercises, practical tips, and insightful techniques, you’ll develop a unique comedic voice that captivates audiences across various mediums.Each chapter is filled with inspiring examples from legendary practitioners such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Jacques Tati, illustrating the rich history and significance of physical comedy in theater, mime, and clowning. Explore the dynamics of ensemble work and improvisation, and gain invaluable insight into tailoring your performance for different audiences—whether on stage or screen, local or international.With "How to Master Physical Comedy," you’ll embark on an exhilarating journey of experimentation and creativity, encouraging you to embrace spontaneity and evolve as a performer. Filled with humor, wisdom, and practical exercises, this book is not just a guide—it's an invitation to connect with your audience through the pure joy of physical expression. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or just starting, this book will equip you with the tools to bring laughter to life and master the art of physical comedy! Read more

Pantomima para todos, apuntes de un mimo. Libro introductorio al mundo de la pantomina.Es un libro ilustrado donde pudemos realizar cada una de los ejercicios ilustrados en las fotos de referencias. Read more

Life in a Clown House: A Manual and a Memoir is an invaluable resource for both professionals and aspiring clowns. The first part of the book, The Manual, presents the Eccentric Principles, the core of the pedagogy she and her husband, Avner Eisenberg have developed and refined in over 25 years of teaching together. It all begins with the breath, and quickly moves into entrance onto the stage and the creation of the world of the clown. This is not the clown of the circus, but rather the clown that finds problems to solve at every turn. Even entering the stage is a problem to be addressed. Armed with this new approach, the reader is guided into a careful study of relationships with partners, place, and props. Having spent her formative years living and training in Italy, Julie brings a keen appreciation of the Commedia Dell’Arte to her practice of clowning with exercises from both the historical literature of Commedia and from her vast experience as a performer.The second part of the book, The Memoir, tells the stories of Julie’s days as the Clown of Piazza Navona in Rome, Italy, her extensive touring throughout Europe, and founding one of the first mime troupes in America. Following these early stories is Julie’s account, told with poignancy, humor, and grit, of confronting and living with a debilitating neurodegenerative condition.Life in a Clown House also includes a delightful photographic retrospective of Julie’s career as an actor, mime and musician. Read more

An exploration of Harold Pinter's work in the theatre - through interviews with the man himself and with actors and directors who worked with him.'Ian Smith paints a detailed picture of one of theatre's leading men in his collection of interviews, reviews and essays... a fascinating insight' - ObserverEight actors and directors who worked with Pinter in the theatre talk candidly about what it's like to appear in a Pinter play, to direct a Pinter play, to be directed by Pinter, to work alongside Pinter as an actor. The voices belong to directors Katie Mitchell and Sam Mendes, and to actors Barry Foster, Susan Engel, Roger Lloyd Pack, Roger Davidson, Douglas Hodge and Harry Burton.Before that come six interviews with Pinter himself, ranging from the earliest ever in 1960, when Pinter was 29, through the box-office successes of the seventies and the political plays of the eighties up to an extensive 1996 interview surveying the whole gamut of his work. Also included is an interview with Peter Hall, who directed the premieres of several of Pinter's best-known plays including The Homecoming and Old Times. Read more

"Threading the subtle seam between what lives and what remains, A Twenty Minute Silence Followed by Applause succeeds in conjuring the poetry of Marcel Marceau's performance as both a character on stage and in history. . . . Like pulling a ghost from a dark room, this is an accomplished work of historical portraiture: precise in its objects, complex in its melancholy, and insightful in its humor." —Thalia FieldPart biographic inquiry, part lyric portraiture, radio producer Shawn Wen reanimates world-renowned mime Marcel Marceau's silent art.The book opens in darkness, a single figure standing in the spotlight. It's Marceau in his signature hat, painted face, black clothes, and ballet slippers. Over time, the text accumulates objects: dolls, paintings, icons, wives, children, cities, and performances. By turns whimsical and melancholic, this spare volume takes shape through capsule histories, interview clips, vivid scenes, and archival research.Shawn Wen is a writer, radio producer, and multimedia artist. Her writing has appeared in The New Inquiry, The Seneca Review, The Iowa Review, The White Review, and the anthology City by City: Dispatches from the American Metropolis (Faber and Faber, 2015). Her radio work broadcasts regularly on This American Life, Freakonomics Radio, and Marketplace. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships, including the Ford Foundation Professional Journalism Training Fellowship and the Royce Fellowship. Read more

Sa femme a été assassinée et violée. Wahhch se lance sur les traces du meurtrier, un Indien mohawk qui profane les plaies ouvertes dans le ventre de ses victimes. De cette poursuite du monstre, les animaux sauvages ou domestiques sont les témoins, se relayant pour prendre en charge la narration. Une fascinante geste initiatique polyphonique et animiste. Read more

Objectives, Obstacles, and Tactics in Practice is the first book that compiles practical approaches of the best practices from a range of practitioners on the subject of working with Stanislavski's "objectives," "obstacles," and "tactics."The book offers instructors and directors a variety of tools from leading acting teachers, who bring their own individual perspectives to the challenge of working with Stanislavski's principles for today's actors, in one volume. Each essay addresses its own theoretical and practical approach and offers concrete instructions for implementing new explorations both in the classroom and in the rehearsal studio.An excellent resource for acting and directing instructors at the university level, directing and theatre pedagogy students, high school/secondary theatre teachers, and community theatre leaders, Objectives, Obstacles, and Tactics in Practice serves as a resource for lesson planning and exploration, and provides an encyclopedia of the best practices in the field today. Read more

This dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, part of the bestselling Drama Games series, offers 80 games and exercises to explore the fundamental concepts of clowning and physical comedy, encourage playfulness, curiosity and collaboration, and help develop performance material.These active and engaging games focus on a wide range of core skills, including:Building and strengthening connections through collaboration and ensemble workDeveloping physical and mental flexibilityUsing restrictions, problems and accidents to devise routines and scenesUsing props to reveal thoughts and emotions and deepen relationshipsThroughout, the focus is on how to develop a playful mind and body, listen to and observe the world around you, and improve your ability to express yourself physically.This essential book is invaluable for actors, improvisers, comedians, directors and teachers looking to explore the principles of clowning to enrich performance skills, generate original material or bring a fresh approach to scripted work.'There are eighty games in this book: eighty opportunities to capture a mood, provoke a response and excite creativity. They are a gift. I wish I'd had this book a couple of decades ago' John Wright, from his Foreword'The perfect companion for any director, this is the most imaginative and comprehensive book of theatre games I have seen' Cal McCrystal (comedy director for The Mighty Boosh, One Man, Two Guvnors and Paddington) Read more

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The San Francisco Mime Troupe Reader is a long-overdue collection of some of the finest political satires created and produced by the Tony Award-winning company during the last forty years.It is also a history of the company that was the theater of the counterculture movement in the 1960s and that, against all odds, has managed to survive the often hostile economic climate for the arts in the United States. The plays selected are diverse, representing some of the Troupe's finest shows, and the book's illustrations capture some of the Troupe's most memorable moments.These hilarious, edgy, and imaginative scripts are accompanied by insightful commentary by theater historian and critic Susan Vaneta Mason, who has been following the Troupe for more than three decades. The Mime Troupe Reader will engage and entertain a wide range of audiences, not only general readers but also those interested in the history of American social protest, the counterculture of the 1960s-particularly the San Francisco scene-and the evolution of contemporary political theater. It will also appeal to the legions of Troupe fans who return every year to see them stand up against another social or corporate Goliath. Read more

This book provides a fascinating and concise history of devised theatre practice. As both a founding member of Philadelphia’s Pig Iron Theater Company and a Professor, Telory Arendell begins this journey with a brief history of Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop and Living Newspapers through Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble and Joe Chaikin’s Open Theatre to the racially inflected commentary of Luis Valdez’s Teatro Campesino and Ariane Mnouchkine’s collaboration with Théâtre de Soleil. This book explores the impact of devised theatre on social practice and analyzes Goat Island’s use of Pina Bausch’s gestural movement, Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed in Giving Voice, Anna Deavere Smith’s devised envelope for Verbatim Theatre, The Tectonic Theatre Project’s moment work, Teya Sepinuck’s Theatre of Witness, Pig Iron’s use of Lecoq mime to build complex physical theatre scripts, and The Riot Group’s musical arrangement of collaborative devised text. Included are a foreword by Allen J. Kuharski and three devised plays by Theatre of Witness, Pig Iron, and The Riot Group.Replete with interviews from the initial Pig Iron collaborators on subjects of writing, directing, choreographing, teaching, and developing a pedagogical platform that supports devised theatre. Read more