My Breath in Art: Acting from Within

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 398 pages
• Published by: Applause Books February 1, 2000
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1557832811
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1557832818
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 9.6 ounces

Product Description
Filled with invaluable advice for all actors and vocalists, this guidebook by Beatrice Manley addresses such topics as: how to clear the body of emotional debris * how to get feedback from your body * what to do with your hands * how to release habitual tension * the inner structure of feeling * avoiding overpreparation * and many more.

Reader Reviews
What a delight it is to read a book about acting that is direct, funny and, at the same time, thought-provoking.This is a marvelous guide for young actors, encouraging them to PLAY, giving suggestionsthat are telling and which are charmingly illustrated by the text.One is left with the desire to share the authoršs discoveries, her love of language, her wisdom and profound knowledge of her craft.