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Body Voice Imagination: Imagework Training and the Chekhov Technique

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ISBN: 9780415461986
AuthorZinder, David (Tel Aviv University, Isra
Pub Date23/04/2009
BindingPaperback
Pages320
CountryGBR
Dewey792.028
Quick overview Written by one of the master teachers of Michael Chekhov's actor training techniques, this title features a course of exercises that strengthen the link between the basic tools of voice and body and the limitless potential of the actor's imagination.
€34.44

David Zinder's Body Voice Imagination is written by one of the master teachers of the Michael Chekhov technique of acting training. This book is a comprehensive course of exercises devoted to the development of actors' creative expressivity, comprising both pre-Chekhov ImageWork Training and seminal exercises of the Chekhov technique. It also details the way in which these techniques can be applied to performance through a discovery of the profound connections between the actor's body, imagination and voice. This new edition has been fully updated, with revisions and new material: * Updated exercises, reflecting developments in David Zinder's own ImageWork Training * An detailed description, with exercises, of ImageWork's connections to the Chekhov technique * A new chapter, bridging the gap between training and performance Body Voice Imagination develops both a comprehensive physical training system and an emphasis on practical character work. This authoritative programme of 'pre-Chekhov' training is furnished with essential notes and advice from the author's vast store of professional experience.

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David Zinder's Body Voice Imagination is written by one of the master teachers of the Michael Chekhov technique of acting training. This book is a comprehensive course of exercises devoted to the development of actors' creative expressivity, comprising both pre-Chekhov ImageWork Training and seminal exercises of the Chekhov technique. It also details the way in which these techniques can be applied to performance through a discovery of the profound connections between the actor's body, imagination and voice. This new edition has been fully updated, with revisions and new material: * Updated exercises, reflecting developments in David Zinder's own ImageWork Training * An detailed description, with exercises, of ImageWork's connections to the Chekhov technique * A new chapter, bridging the gap between training and performance Body Voice Imagination develops both a comprehensive physical training system and an emphasis on practical character work. This authoritative programme of 'pre-Chekhov' training is furnished with essential notes and advice from the author's vast store of professional experience.