Thomas De Mallet Burgess, Nicholas Skilbeck

The Singing and Acting Handbook (eBook, PDF)

Games and Exercises for the Performer

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book is an unique resource which directly addresses all performers who sing and act, whether in opera, musical theatre or music-theatre. By looking beyond the separate acts of singing and acting the performer builds up a greater awareness of how the two interrelate to form a single powerful expression.
Using games, exercises and discussion, The Singing and Acting Handbook takes a stimulating approach to the demands made upon today's performers, and will equip both the experienced professional and the student to take full advantage of rehearsal and performance. With advice on approaches to learning music, interpreting scores, and building characters, it provides a long-awaited innovative resource for performers, directors, workshop leaders and teachers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000107593
• Artikelnr.: 60150011

Autorenporträt

Thomas de Mallet Burgess works internationally as a freelance director and workshop leader in opera, musicals and spoken theatre. In the UK he has worked for the Royal Opera House, Opera North, Welsh National Opera, the Royal Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Nicholas Skilbeck works internationally as a musical director, composer, vocal coach and pianist. He has worked for Cameron Mackintosh as Musical Director of Cafsand has led workshops in opera and musical theatre for Opera North, the Studio des Varietes in Paris, and the Royal Academy of Music.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part One Introduction
1 Singing and acting in performance
Introduction
Music and Drama
The Structure of Sung Theatre
The Past, the Present and the Challenge
Terminology
The Performer
The Fundamental Disciplines
The Indivisible Expression
Using the Exercises
The Workshop Process
The Leader and the Workshop Process
Part Two The Exercises
2 The fundamental disciplines
Preparing the Ground
Relaxation
Exercise 1
Dissociation
Exercise 2
Visualisation
Exercises 3
4
Warming
up
Exercises 5
6
Energising
Exercises 7
14
Concentration
Exercises 15
23
Awareness
Exercises 24
39
Imagination and Spontaneity
Exercises 40
47
3 Rhythm, pulse and time
Rhythm and Time
Exercise 48
Pulse
Exercises 49
60
Musical Structure
Exercises 61
64
Sustaining a Moment
Exercises 65
69
Using Rhythm and Pulse to Create Emotion
4 Music, text and the score
Approaching the Score
Learning the Score
Interpreting the Score
Exercise 70
The Relationship between Text and Music
Exercises 71
75
Exploring the Sound and Word Association
Exercises 76
79
Being Present
Exercises 80
86
Dialogue, Recitative and Heightened Text
Exercises 87
92
5 Character, emotion and sound
Character
Music and Character
Exercises 93
99
Acting in Sung Theatre
Exercises 100
101
Gesture
Exercises 102
106
Eye Language and Focus
Exercises 107
108
Emotion
Exercises 109
119
6 Conclusion
Appendix: Figures 1
28
Bibliography
Index of games and exercises by title and destination