Expressive Actor

<p>The study of acting should not begin with an exploration of feeling perception imagination memories intention personalization self-identification... or even performance—but physical action.</p><p>Michael Lugering's <em>The Expressive Actor</em> presents a foundational preparatory training method using movement to unlock the entire acting process. Its action-based perspective integrates voice movement and basic acting training into a unified approach. </p><p>A wealth of exercises and diagrams guide the reader through this internationally taught program making it an ideal step-by-step course for both solo and classroom use. Through this course voice and body training becomes more than a simple skill-building activity – it is the central prerequisite to any actor training. </p><p>This new Routledge edition has been fully updated to include: </p><ul> <ul> <p> </p> <li>A revised prologue further discussing the historical and philosophical grounding of The Lugering Method </li> <p> </p> <li>A new introduction with particular focus on the integrative nature of the method and how the book should be used. </li> <p> </p> <li>New developments clarifications and 12 new exercises. </li> <p> </p> <li>6 new illustrative diagrams.</li> </ul> </ul>