Voice into acting : integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach / Christina Gutekunst and John Gillett ; illustrations by Dany Heck.

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Gutekunst, Christina

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Methuen Drama, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 316 p. ; ill. pbk. 25cmISBN:

9781350064928
9781350064911

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Voice into actingDDC classification:

792.028 23 GUT

Contents:

Introduction Part I: Laying the Foundations 1. The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice 2. The Organic Acting Approach and the Brain

Part II: The Essential Vocal Six – And Integrating Acting into Voice 3. Alignment: Backbone of the Action 4. Breath: The Great Creative Connector 5. Centred Onset of Sound: The Vocal Identity of the Actor 6. Pitch Range: The Music of Meaning 7. Resonance: Vibrating the Experience 8. Articulation: Shaping Thought and Action Part III: Integrating Voice into the Organic Acting Process 9. Interval: Receiving and Responding 10. Awareness, Ease and Focus 11: The Action: Given Circumstances, Interaction and Objectives 12. Vocal Embodiment of Actions 13. Seeing, Sensing and Feeling 14. Character and Voice 15. The Actor in the Space Part IV: Integrating Voice in Rehearsal and Performance: Putting It All Together 16. Meeting the Play and the Character 17. From Impulse to Action 18. From Action to Form Conclusion

Summary: How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vocal skills? How do we make an imaginary world real, create the life of a role, and fully embody it vocally and physically so that voice and acting become one? Christina Gutekunst and John Gillett unite their depth of experience in voice training and acting to create an integrated and comprehensive approach informed by Stanislavski and his successors – the acting approach widely taught to actors in drama schools throughout the world. This updated edition contains: a new chapter on vocal embodiment of actions, new findings from neuroscience supporting the approach, more exercises, warm-up routines for training, rehearsal and performance, and a completely new glossary of terms. The authors create a step-by-step guide to explore how voice can: - Respond to our thoughts, senses, feelings, imagination and will - Fully express language in content and form - Communicate imaginary circumstances and human experience - Transform to adapt to different roles - Connect to a variety of audiences and spaces Featuring 55 illustrations by German artist, Dany Heck, Voice into Acting is an essential manual for the actor seeking full vocal identity in characterization, and for the voice teacher open to new techniques or an alternative approach to harmonize with the actor's process.

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Revised edition of Voice into Acting: integrating voice and the Stanislavski approach / Christina Gutekunst and John Gillet. 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
Part I: Laying the Foundations
1. The Organic Acting Approach and the Voice
2. The Organic Acting Approach and the Brain

Part II: The Essential Vocal Six – And Integrating Acting into Voice
3. Alignment: Backbone of the Action
4. Breath: The Great Creative Connector
5. Centred Onset of Sound: The Vocal Identity of the Actor
6. Pitch Range: The Music of Meaning
7. Resonance: Vibrating the Experience
8. Articulation: Shaping Thought and Action
Part III: Integrating Voice into the Organic Acting Process
9. Interval: Receiving and Responding
10. Awareness, Ease and Focus
11: The Action: Given Circumstances, Interaction and Objectives
12. Vocal Embodiment of Actions
13. Seeing, Sensing and Feeling
14. Character and Voice
15. The Actor in the Space
Part IV: Integrating Voice in Rehearsal and Performance: Putting It All Together
16. Meeting the Play and the Character
17. From Impulse to Action
18. From Action to Form
Conclusion

How can actors bridge the gap between themselves and the text and action of a script, integrating fully their learned vocal skills? How do we make an imaginary world real, create the life of a role, and fully embody it vocally and physically so that voice and acting become one?

Christina Gutekunst and John Gillett unite their depth of experience in voice training and acting to create an integrated and comprehensive approach informed by Stanislavski and his successors – the acting approach widely taught to actors in drama schools throughout the world.

This updated edition contains: a new chapter on vocal embodiment of actions, new findings from neuroscience supporting the approach, more exercises, warm-up routines for training, rehearsal and performance, and a completely new glossary of terms.

The authors create a step-by-step guide to explore how voice can:

- Respond to our thoughts, senses, feelings, imagination and will
- Fully express language in content and form
- Communicate imaginary circumstances and human experience
- Transform to adapt to different roles
- Connect to a variety of audiences and spaces

Featuring 55 illustrations by German artist, Dany Heck, Voice into Acting is an essential manual for the actor seeking full vocal identity in characterization, and for the voice teacher open to new techniques or an alternative approach to harmonize with the actor's process.

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