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Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who
has worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brook's theatre
company in Paris, he blends the Oriental tradition of supreme and
studied control with the Western performer's need to characterize
and expose depths of emotion.
In this practical and captivating study of the actor's art, Yoshi
Oida provides performers with all the simple tools which help place
the technique of acting behind a cloak of invisibility. Throughout,
Lorna Marshall provides a running commentary on Oida's work and
methods which helps the reader understand the achievement of this
singular artist. A brilliant book, "The Invisible Actor" is filled
with abundant insights to help actors perfect their craft.
The Invisible Actor presents the captivating and unique methods of
the distinguished Japanese actor and director, Yoshi Oida. While a
member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, Yoshi Oida
developed a masterful approach to acting that combined the oriental
tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western
performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion.
Written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the
audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too
conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies.
The audience must never see the actor but only his or her
performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides contextual
commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods. In a new foreword to
accompany the Bloomsbury Revelations edition, Yoshi Oida revisits
the questions that have informed his career as an actor and
explores how his skilful approach to acting has shaped the wider
contours of his life.
'Stimulating and intelligent' Yoshi Oida Seventy percent of
everyday conversation is conveyed through body language, twenty
percent is the voice and only ten percent is the meaning of the
words. In The Body Speaks, expert RADA trainer Lorna Marshall,
shows how to recognise and lose unwanted physical inhibitions that
our background, education or family have taught us and presents a
fundamental re-thinking of our relationship to the body and its
role in performance. Good performers - be they trapeze artists,
Shakespearean actors, Butoh dancers or film stars - are able to
fully reach their audience and engage with them because they have
learnt to use their bodies to its best effect. Through a series of
practical exercises, Lorna Marshall encourages us to unleash our
potential, discover new possibility for the body and express
ourselves more clearly. This new edition has been fully revised to
include the latest thinking on the subject and more exercises
particularly for performers in TV and film.
A practical, up-to-date, multidisciplinary source of information on the care of women in a primary care setting. More than sixty contributors provide clinically relevant information on diseases and disorders unique to women. The book addresses general topics affecting women’s health such as prevention, health care access, communication styles, and cultural and racial issues. Following the popular Lange CURRENT format, this comprehensive text features superbly organized rapidly accessible information.
Lorna Marshall's revolutionary new book, The Body Speaks, is a fundamental rethinking of our relationship to the body and its role in performance. Seventy percent of everyday conversation is conveyed through body language. Lorna Marshall shows us how to recognize and lose unwanted physical inhibitions that we've learned throughout life. Good performers--no matter whether they're trapeze artists or Shakespearean actors--are able to fully reach their audience and engage with them because they have learned to use their bodies to their best effect. Marshall encourages actors in training as well as those already working on the stage to unleash our potential and express ourselves more clearly in a book destined to become a standard volume on any working or training actor's bookshelf.
A founding member of Peter Brook's international theatre company,
Yoshi Oida infuses his acting and directing with the artistry of
the Oriental traditions and a mastery of Western forms. In this
disarmingly accessible study of the art of acting he shares his
unique experience and range of expertise. An Actor's Tricks offers
a meticulous scrutiny of the actor's preparation for performance
and comes with a foreword by Peter Brook. Drawing on an unrivalled
wealth and range of expertise in the fields of acting, directing
and training, Yoshi Oida and Lorna Marshall provide an
authoritative and fascinating study of the art of the actor. In
scrutinising the process of performance from the twin perspectives
of the actor and director, An Actor's Tricks is filled with hints,
insights and stories from productions with Peter Brook and from
around the world. Beginning with the daily preparation to train the
body, it moves to the process of rehearsal for a performance right
up to the moment when the actor steps onstage. An appendix of
practical exercises is included for the actor to follow. The books
combines principles and techniques from both Western and Eastern
disciplines of acting to provide a masterful study essential for
every actor and director.
"An Actor Adrift" is the remarkable account of Japanese actor
director Yoshi Oida, who in 1968 left Japan and joined Peter
Brook's international theatre company in Paris. Since then he has
become a leading member and trainer in the company. In this book,
part personal story and part a workbook for actors and directors
wishing to understand and employ Peter Brook's techniques, Oida
describes the formation and early training of Brook's company and
provides an account of the first decade of work. It provides a
fascinating account of the company's first public performance -
"The Conference of the Birds" in Iran, of the extraordinary
explorative journey that followed through Africa, of work in
America and of the return to work in France. While he relates
productions of "The Ik," "The Conference of the Birds," "The
Mahabharata," "Orghast" and "Timon of Athens," he interweaves his
vivid personal experience as an actor in whom Eastern and Western
culture and practices come together.
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