{"product_id":"arthur-lessacs-embodied-actor-training-9781138094062","title":"Arthur Lessac's Embodied Actor Training","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Melissa Hurt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Theater - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book situates the work of the renowned voice and movement trainer Arthur Lessac in the context of contemporary actor training as a whole. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Hurt uses Maurice Merleau-Ponty's theories of embodiment to frame Lessac's approach in terms of Embodied Acting, a key subject in contemporary performance. In doing so, she explains how the actor can come to experience both technique and expression as a subjective whole, through meditation and spatial attunement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs well as feeding this somatic approach into a wider discussion of embodiment, the author provides concrete examples of how the practice can be put into effect, and studied at university level.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45238217572503,"sku":"9781138094062","price":4568.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138094062.webp?v=1769219017","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/arthur-lessacs-embodied-actor-training-9781138094062","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}