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In this rich resource for American actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and screen. Experts in a wide array of disciplines provide remarkable insight into the Alexander technique, the use of psychological gesture, period movement, the work of Rudolph Laban, postmodern choreography, and Suzuki training, to name but a few. Those 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.

In this rich resource for American actors, renowned movement teachers and directors reveal the physical skills needed for the stage and screen. This collection of essays explains not only particular disciplines and why the skills involved are valuable to performers, but also provides ready-to-use exercises and approaches for actors. Experts in a wide array of performance fields provide remarkable insight into the Alexander technique, the use of psychological gesture, period movement, the work of Rudolph Laben, postmodern choreography, and Suzuki training, to name but a few. Those who want to pursue serious training will be able to consult the appendix for listings of the best teachers and schools across the country. This inspiring collection is a must-read for all actors, directors, and teachers of theater looking for stimulation and new approaches.

Library Journal

One would think that "moving would be as natural as falling off a log, and yet when we stand in front of an audience, our hands grow large and heavy and our feet root to the floor....the contributors to the collection by Potter are well are of this problem and take different approaches to solving it.....As a collection, Potter's book offers a variety of viewpoint and focus. For example, Mary Fleishcher's article is about stillness-how to be silent, respond, return to stillness, and so on-while Marianne Kubik discusses Meyerhold's system of training actors and body movement. Theresa Lee examines the Alexander Technique. In all, there are 23 articles and almost as many approaches to body movement....discusses the importance of the synthesis of body and mind, discipline and spontaneity, and knowledge and instinct. Highly recommended for all library theater collections and large public libraries.

No entertainment fad or technology has changed the fundamental tool of the actor's craft: the body. The profusion of performance traditions in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries has led many actors to seek the one "right" approach, excluding all others. Consequently, fewer and fewer performers are being exposed to a wide range of disciplines. Movement for actors offers a diverse collection of essays from renowned movement teachers and directors on the physical skills needed for the stage and screen. The book traces how particular disciplines came into being, explains why skills involved are valuable to performers, and offers ready-to-use exercises. This volume includes interviews with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company and Annie-B Parson of Big Dance Theater, and essays from contributors such as director of movement training for Shakespeare & Co. Susan Dibble, Artistic Director of Dell'Arte International Joan Schirle, and many more