The Method Acting Exercises Handbook by Lola Cohen

By Lola Cohen

The process performing routines Handbook is a concise and functional consultant to the performing workouts initially devised by means of Lee Strasberg, one of many Method's ultimate practitioners. the tactic trains the mind's eye, focus, senses and feelings to ‘re-create’ – now not ‘imitate’ – logical, plausible and honest habit on level and in film.


Building on approximately 30 years of training across the world and on the Lee Strasberg Theatre and movie Institute in big apple and la, Lola Cohen info a chain of specific exercises in order to provide transparent guideline and assistance to this preeminent kind of actor education. via integrating Strasberg's voice along with her own tried and confirmed form of educating, Cohen demonstrates what may be received from the routines, how they can tell and encourage your studying, and the way they might be utilized for your appearing and directing perform.


As a spouse to The Lee Strasberg Notes (Routledge 2010), a transcription of Strasberg's personal instructing, The strategy performing workouts Handbook offers an exceptional and up-to-date consultant to this international popular procedure.

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