Expressive Actor Integrated Voice Movement and Acting Training

Michael Lugering The Expressive Actor presents an integrated voice and body training program, providing actors with a unified approach to voice and body work. A wealth of exercises and diagrams guide the reader through this internationally taught program, making this an ideal step-by-step course for both solo and classroom use. This new Routledge edition has been fully updated, to include: A revised prologue, further discussing the historical and philosophical grounding of The Lugering Method A new introduction, with particular focus on the integrative nature of the method and how the book should be used. New developments, clarifications, and new exercises. 12 new exercises 6 new illustrative diagrams. Contents: Part 1: Prologue 1. Introduction to the Method 2. Overview of the Method 3. Introduction to the Actor Part 2: Principles of Expressive Action 4. Expressive Action 5. Expressive Action in Context 6. Architecture of an Expressive Action Part 3: Principles of Integration 7. Integration Part 4: Stacking 8. Introduction to Stacking 9. Moving 10. Breathing 11. Sounding 12. Speaking 13. Extending the Barre Part 5: Technique 14. Preliminaries 15. Voice and Body Exercises 16. Language and Character Exercise Epilogue Appendix I: Expressive Continuum Appendix II: Actions Bibliography