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Play Acting

By Luke Dixon
Series: Performance Books
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Play Acting by Luke Dixon is a diverse collection of acting exercises sourced globally. Structured into four sections from Body to Voice, heart and mind, it guides readers through essential elements for actor training. The book includes voice warm-ups, bodywork exercises, spatial interactions, and character creation techniques, drawing inspiration from Japanese Butoh, African dance, Shakespearean verse, and children’s games.
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Ideal for actors seeking to refresh their skills, workshop facilitators, and newcomers to acting alike.

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A collection of acting exercises from around the world. There are voice warm-ups and bodywork through to interacting with space and creating characters all drawing on influences from Japanese Butoh to African dance, Shakespearean verse and children's games.

A collection of acting exercises from around the world. There are voice warm-ups and bodywork through to interacting with space and creating characters all drawing on influences from Japanese Butoh to African dance, Shakespearean verse and children's games.

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

A collection of acting exercises from around the world. Divided into four parts, from "Body" through to "Voice, heart and mind", the book covers all the elements the reader needs to engage to train as an actor.

There are voice warm-ups and bodywork through to interacting with space and creating characters. Drawing on influences from Japanese Butoh to African dance, Shakespearean verse, and children's games, this book is aimed at actors who need to refresh their skills, those who would like to take part in or run workshops, and many who have no experience at all.

Play Acting is a valuable resource for anyone interested in developing their acting abilities, whether you are an experienced actor or completely new to the field.

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Praised by the Independent as "outstanding physical theatre...electrifying...an appearance of the most voluptuous glamour," this book offers captivating and dynamic material for actors.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9780413772947

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2003

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Methuen Drama

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 274g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Luke Dixon is a director, teacher and academic. He is internationally known for both productions of Shakespeare and site-specific work. He was run workshops and training programmes in Asia, Africa, North and South America, throughout Europe and in the UK. His doctoral thesis was in the performance of gender and he has published widely on that subject as well as on multilungual and multicultural performance. Luke is Artistic Director of Theatre Nomad and the International Workshop Festival. His Play-acting: A guide to theatre workshops was published by Methuen Drama in 2003.

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