[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Public Library: Learning to Use Your Body

[Donald Boozer]

The body is an actor's instrument as much as a violin is the instrume=
nt of a musician. This week's posting from the Literature Department =
at Cleveland Public Library highlights books on fine-tuning that inst=
rument.
The Literature Department is located on the second floor of the Main =
Library, downtown Cleveland, at East Sixth Street and Superior Avenue=
. Click on the link provided to access the library=92s catalog to res=
erve any of these titles.
For more information, visit our location, call 216-623-2881, or email=
 us at =93literature <at> cpl.org.=94


The Viewpoints Book: A Practical Guide to Viewpoints and Composition.
Anne Bogart and Tina Landau.
Theatre Communications Group, 2005.
(PN2071.M6 B64 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1559362413
"Over the past twenty years, Viewpoints training has ignited the imag=
inations
of choreographers, actors, directors, designers, dramaturgs and write=
rs. Viewpoints is
taught all over the world and used by countless theater artists in th=
e rehearsal process, yet its theory and application have rarely been =
documented. Now [the authors]
have created a book that distills the philosophy and provides a step-=
by-step recipe
for using Viewpoints as a training and rehearsal technique." -- from =
the back cover


The Body Speaks: Performance and Expression.
Lorna Marshall with a foreword by Yoshi Oida.
Palgrave, 2002.
(PN2071.M6 M37 2002)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1403960283
(Link includes cover art and table of contents)
"This ground-breaking book treats the body as a positive resource
rather than a problem to be managed, and encourages all of us --
performers and non-performers alike -- to unleash our potential
and express ourselves more clearly." -- from the back cover.


An Acrobat of the Heart: A Physical Approach to Acting Inspired by th=
e Work of Jerzy Grotowski.
Stephen Wangh.
Vintage Books, 2000.
(PN2071.M6 W36 2000)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0375706720
"Stephen Wangh reveals how Jerzy Grotowski's physical exercises
can open a pathway to the actor's inner creativity...[bridging] the g=
ap
between rigorous physical training and practical  scene and character
technique." -- from the back cover

Remember, books highlighted here can be borrowed through any CLEVNET =
library with the touch of a button. Whether you're from Cleveland, Sh=
aker Heights, Peninsula, or Twinsburg, just place a hold through the =
link provided and choose your library as the pickup location.
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Donald Boozer, Literature Department
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
donald.boozer at cpl.org
216-623-2881 / 216-623-7050 (fax)
http://www.cpl.org