Synopses & Reviews
Novice actors and stage veterans alike will discover a deeper level of consciousness through the exercises outlined in
The Lucid Body: A Guide for the Physical Actor. Developed by Fay Simpson, an Actors Center member and co-founder of Impact Theatre, The Lucid Body is a cutting-edge technique that lets you combine eastern yoga elements with your contemporary western way of life to bring truth to your acting and inner clarity to your life.
The Lucid Body technique has been presented by the author for 15 years in workshops, rehearsals, and schools, teaching actors to access their seven chakra centers. Now you can practice in your own home what hundreds of others have already discovered at the Yale School of Drama, NYU, and the Michael Howard Studios. Add vital energy to your life and your acting with The Lucid Body.
Synopsis
Actors! Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life—however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be. Rooted in the exploration of the seven chakra energy centers, The Lucid Body reveals how each body holds the possibility of every human condition. Learn how to analyze the character, hear the inner body, dissect the self into layers of consciousness, and more.
Synopsis
The Lucid Body reveals how each body holds the possibility of every human condition. With Fay Simpson's help, actors can better analyze character, hear their inner bodies, dissect the self into layers of consciousness, and more. Engage your mind and your body in order to develop your characters fully. The Lucid Body technique breaks up stagnant movement patterns and expands your emotional and physical range. Through energy analysis, this program shows how to use physical training to create characters from all walks of life--however cruel, desolate, or neurotic those characters may be. Rooted in the exploration of the seven chakra energy centers, chapters include:
- Nonjudgmental Mind
- Audible Exhale
- Meditation
- What is a Chakra?
- The Heart
- The Throad
- The Crown
- Taking Off the Armor
- Finding Your Persona
- And much more,
This book offers you a way of thinking and a set of tools that can lead you through a process of self-examination that will help you release old physical and emotional habits in the hope of expanding your acting potential.
Synopsis
A step-by-step program guides actors through the phases of self awareness that expand emotional and physical range, not only on stage, but in daily life.
About the Author
Fay Simpson is the founder of The Lucid Body actor training method and the co-founder of Impact Theater. An award-winning performer and writer, she has taught at the Yale School of Drama and created, directed, and produced many productions. She lives in New York City.