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Galvanizing Performance
Kathleen Juhl | Cathy Madden | Debi Adams | Sarah Barker | Corinne Cassini | Kate Conklin | Julianne Eveleigh | Paul Hampton | Julia Guichard | Harvey Thurmer | Michael Frederick | Elaine Williams | Patricia O'Neill | Robert Schubert | Crispin Spaeth
(2017)
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Abstract
The Alexander Technique is a specific form of mind/body practice that focusses on improving efficiency through learning and understanding movement and behavior. Galvanizing Performances applies the teachings of this practice to the performing arts. Through theatre, music, and dance, the contributors, all artists themselves, demonstrate how deliberate movement can improve an individual's art and benefit their general health and wellbeing.
Using specific case examples and in-depth analysis over a range of performance arts, this book supports instruction of effective movement and the Alexander Technique within different artistic disciplines for students and teachers alike.
The Alexander Technique is a specific form of mind/body practice that focuses on improving efficiency through learning and understanding movement and behaviour. Galvanizing Performance applies the teachings of this practice to the performing arts. Through theatre, music and dance, the contributors - all artists themselves - demonstrate how deliberate movement can improve an individual's art and benefit their general health and wellbeing.
Embody Magazine, Autumn 2017
Galvanizing Performance offers singers, voice teachers, and performers a wonderful blend of insightful reflections and practical details from current expert Alexander Technique instructors.
Whether or not we are familiar with AT, the introductions to each chapter expertly orient readers and ready us to dive into each author's thoughts with a clear understanding of their experience, perspective, and priorities.
Dana Zenobi, www.danazenobi.com
Galvanizing Performance has something for everyone from the novice AT student to the experienced teacher. With an all-star line-up of AT teachers contributing, the essays cover all performing arts disciplines and every teaching situation one can imagine.
Jennifer Mizenko, Professor of Dance and Movement
The editors have gathered a rich buffet of masterful Alexander Technique teachers who bravely pull back the curtain on their work with rare vulnerability, honesty, and perception. A 'must have' book for any teacher or artist wanting to infuse their work with AT, or needing fresh ideas for more effectively using it in their work and lives.
David Small, Associate Professor of Voice and 2011 NATS Master Teacher
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galvanizing Performance: The Alexander Technique as a Catalyst for Excellence, edited by Cathy Madden and Kathleen Juhl | 3 | ||
| Introduction | 9 | ||
| Hands Last by Debi Adams, The Boston Conservatory, Massachusetts | 25 | ||
| Full Embodiment: The Actor’s Way by Sarah Barker, University of South Carolina | 52 | ||
| Confident Creativity by Corinne Cassini, Appalachian State University, North Carolina, and Angers, France | 76 | ||
| Engaging the \nExpert Performer: Affinity as Pathway by Kate Conklin, teacher of the Alexander Technique and Fulbright Scholar | 97 | ||
| A Mirror, a Mask, and an Actor by Julianne Eveleigh and Paul Hampton, Federation University, Victoria, Australia | 123 | ||
| To Learn or to Un-Learn—That Is the Question: Collegiate Performers and End-Gaining by Julia Guichard and Harvey Thurmer, Miami University, Ohio | 150 | ||
| Alexander Technique Interventions for Stage Fright: An Interview with Michael Frederick and Elaine Williams by Kathleen Juhl, Alexander Technique private practice, Southwestern University, Texas | 179 | ||
| Mindful Bananas and the Alexander Technique by Kathleen Juhl | 202 | ||
| Report on a Five-Day Introductory Class for the University of Washington School of Drama by Cathy Madden, University of Washington | 220 | ||
| Glimpsing the Collaboratives: Alexander Technique Teachers Working with Teachers of Other Disciplines by Cathy Madden | 262 | ||
| Metaphorically Speaking: The Singer and the Alexander Technique by Patricia O’Neill, Louisiana State University | 277 | ||
| Of Testing Times and Hoped-For Miracles: The Alexander Technique and the Doubtful Musician by Robert Schubert, Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Melbourne, Australia | 298 | ||
| Is This Dance Made of Cake? An Exploration of Alexander Technique in Choreographic Process by Crispin Spaeth, dancer, choreographer, and producer, Seattle, Washington | 315 | ||
| Subject Index | 328 | ||
| Author Index | 334 | ||
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