{"product_id":"physicality-and-acting-by-shona-morris-9781350369146","title":"Physicality and Acting","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMovement teachers, from outliers to pioneers, have changed theatre and physical expression for ever.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn recognition of the movement pioneers, \u003cem\u003ePhysicality and Acting\u003c\/em\u003e is part-memoir and part-historical research as author Shona Morris traces the roots of her own pedagogy for movement training in drama schools from these radical beginnings. She acknowledges some of the shadows, which affected her own practice, the provenance of Laban in particular, and the current need for discourse to review these approaches, through practice-based research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes exercises and approaches developed by the author in the classroom and the studio that illustrate how actors can link their physicality to the craft of transformation and interpretation. The exercises accessibly cover both technical and expressive work, and offer principles for transformation through animal study, mask work, and character work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhysicality and Acting\u003c\/em\u003e also includes numerous practical examples, interviews and case studies of how to teach and apply movement to theatre making. It offers ways to facilitate your own vision and actor’s movement course in response to the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLively, imaginative, critical and investigative, this book mirrors Morris’s classes and her approach to theatre. It is an essential read for anyone interested in how actors are trained in movement and how theatre is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47496472068332,"sku":"9781350369146","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350369146-physicality-and-acting.jpg?v=1775797576","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/physicality-and-acting-by-shona-morris-9781350369146","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}