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Cover; Halftitle; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; My Journey; Rudolf von Laban; Irmgard Bartenieff; How to Use This Book; Laban Basics; Introduction; Illustration 1: Front Body; Illustration 2: Back Body; Illustrations 3 & 4: Spine and Pelvic Bowl; Illustrations 5 & 6: Diaphragm and Intercostal Muscles; Illustrations 7, 8, 9, & 10: Stomach Muscles: Transverse Abdominis, Internal & External Obliques, Rectus Abdominis; Illustrations 11, 12, & 13: Psoas, Rhomboids, Quadratus Lumborum.

Chapter 4 Neutral Dynamic Alignment: Radiating Your Physical PresenceChapter 5 Resonance and Center Pitch: Revealing Your Vocal Presence; Expanding Your Vocal Range; Expressive Use of Resonance and Center Pitch; Chapter 6 Speech Shape: Fitness for the Actor's Articulators; Vowels and Diphthongs; Mouth-Shapes: Muscular Activity for the Articulators; Sound-Shapes; Level Two; Chapter 7 The Actor Revealed through Modes of Shape-Change; Exercises for Shape Flow, Spoke-like Directional, Arc-like Directional, and Carving; Floor Patterns.

Chapter 8 Filling Space: Exploring Your Physical and Vocal KinesphereCentral, Peripheral, and Transverse Pathways (CPT); Chapter 9 Consonants: Articulation and Rhythmic Explorations; More Muscular Activity for the Articulators; Chapter 10 Effort Life of Voice and Movement; Experiments with Effort; Flow; Weight; Time; Space; Exercises for Exploring the Effort Elements; Chapter 11 Effort Life and Precise Articulation; Short Vowels; More Diphthongs; Triphthongs; Create Your Own Culture of Sound; Back to the Beginning; Level Three; Chapter 12 Revealing Your State of Mind; States.

Exercises for Exploring the StatesChapter 13 Drives: Expressing Heightened Moments; Action Drives; Passion Drives; Vision Drives; Spell Drives; Exercises for Exploring the Drives in Body and Voice; Diction with Drives; Scene Work; Chapter 14 Space Harmony for Voice, Speech, and Movement; Dimensions and Planes; Body and Voice Meet Space; Exploring the Platonic Solids; Laban's Scales; Group Exploration with an Emphasis on Space; Experimentations in Transformation; Final Thoughts; Bibliography; Index; Books.

Illustrations 14, 15, 16, & 17: Hyoid Bone, Thyroid Cartilage, Masseter MuscleIllustration 18: Anatomy for Speech: Articulators; Illustrations 19, 20, & 21: Vocal Folds, Mouth; Anatomy Illustrations; Level One; Chapter 1 Breath: Inspiration for Creative Activity; Breathing through the Still Shape Forms; From Shape to Sound; Chapter 2 Bartenieff Fundamentals: Fitness that Supports the Actor; Chapter 3 Detailed Explorations for Breath Support; Relationship of the Intercostal and Abdominal Muscles to the Breath; Intercostal Strength and Ease; The Role of the Back in Breath Support.

* Individual, partner, and group exercises to make any actor more expressive * Crucial acting tips based on the work of distinguished theorist Rudolf Laban * 65 original illustrations of anatomy and warm-up exercises This in-depth, fully illustrated guide offers a groundbreaking approach to understanding physical and vocal movement that will enable readers to discover how to maximize their potential. Packed with practical exercises for individuals, partners, and group work, this book integrates voice, speech, and movement. Exercises for breath support, tone, range, art.

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