The Laban Workbook for Actors: A Practical Training Guide with Video

by Jennifer Mizenko, Katya Bloom, Claire Porter, et al.

The Laban Workbook is a compendium of unique exercises inspired by the concepts and principles of movement theorist and artist, Rudolf Laban.

Written by five internationally recognized movement experts, this textbook is divided into single-authored chapters, each of which includes a short contextual essay followed by a series of insight-bearing exercises. These expert views, honed in the creation of individual approaches to training and coaching actors, provide a versatile range of theory and practice in the creative process of crafting theatre. Readers will learn:

Enhanced expressivity of body and voice;
Clearer storytelling, both physical and vocal, facilitating the embodiment of playwrights' intentions;
Imaginative possibilities for exploring an existing play or for creating devised theatre.

Featuring many exercises exploring the application of Laban Movement Studies to text, character, scene work, and devised performances - as well as revealing the creative potential of the body itself - The Laban Workbook is ideal for actors, teachers, directors and choreographers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474220673
• ISBN13: 9781474220675
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"