Foundations for Performance Training
- Author: Harker, Cara
Foundations for Performance Training
- Author: Harker, Cara
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- Outlines key physical and mental preparation tips and skills for students training to become performers.
- This book is meant to serve as a companion to live instruction in acting, musical theatre, theatre movement, physical theatre, and dance classes, encouraging a deeper analysis of studio work to ignite thoughtful in-class discussions, innovative research, and creativity in performance.
- Focuses on the development of the actor-dancer, instead of prioritizing one over the other.
Contents
- 1. Embracing Performance and Communing with the Audience: Acting, Dance, and the Performer's Role in Society
- 2. Performer Preparation: Practices from Theatre Movement for Mind/Body Connection and Free Expression
- 3. Performance Building Blocks: Key Concepts in Ballet Dance Technique for Presence and Authenticity on Stage and Screen
- 4. Discovering Character Motivation and Intention through Acting Technique and Physical Theatre
- 5. Jazz Dance and Musical Theatre: The Quintessential Combination of Acting and Dance in Performance
- 6. Auditioning: From a Necessary Evil to a Time to Shine
- 7. Performer and Theatre Maker: Creating New Works and Breathing New Life into Established Works
- 8. On Health and Wellness: Self-Care for Longevity as a Performer
