The Integrated Actor : Imagination, Body, Breath, Voice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Alex.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actors.

Voice culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2026.

Summary:

Combining work on physical and vocal embodiment with exercises in imagination and interpretation, this book facilitates a fuller, freer and more complete use of the self when it comes to creating a role.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

How to Use This Book

Introduction

1 Some Science

2 A Discussion about Truth

3 Imagination, Imagination, Imagination

4 Breath 1

5 Habitual Use - Old Habits, New Habits

6 Alignment and the Larynx

7 Working in Semi-Supine - Floor Work 1

8 The Concept of Centre - A Physical Centre

9 Pitch 1

10 Language and Text 1

11 Working in Semi-Supine - Floor Work 2

12 More about Breath - Breath Capacity

13 Language and Text 2 - Phrasing and Meaning

14 Semi-Supine - Floor Work 3 - Whispered 'Ah'

15 Freeing the Body to Free the Voice

16 Support

17 Resonance

18 Range, Pitch and Stress

19 The Channel for Sound

20 Language and Text 3

21 Language and Text 4 - Shakespeare

22 Other Aspects of Iambic Pentameter

23 Language and Text 5 - Shakespeare Sonnets

24 Punctuation

25 Integration: Imagination, Body, Breath, Voice

26 Working with Energy - Character Exercise

Conclusion

Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-350-44134-1

9781350441347

OCLC:

1574024357