The Development Of Alba Emoting
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The Development Of Alba Emoting
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Author : Susana Bloch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Development Of Alba Emoting written by Susana Bloch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Acting categories.
Collection of previously published journal articles describing the Alba Emoting system, a method for inducing, modulating, and expressing basic human emotions developed by psychologist Susana Bloch. The system is based on research by Dr. Bloch that identified the peculiar respiratory, muscular, and facial characteristics found to accompany six basic human emotions. While most of the articles describe Alba Emoting and the basic research behind its development, several articles specifically address the application of this system to acting and the training of actors.
Alba Emoting
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Author : Susana Bloch
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-17
Alba Emoting written by Susana Bloch and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-17 with categories.
The actor is an 'athlete of emotions, ' says Antonin Artaud, and though actors are an extreme case, now, thanks to Alba Emoting, the capacity to regulate our emotions in a simple physical way, without mental intervention, is possible for everyone. Alba Emoting: A Scientific Method for Emotional Induction offers us the means to reexamine six basic emotions that are universal: joy, sadness, anger, fear, erotic, and tenderness; to recognize them accurately, without confusions, and to express them genuinely, just as children do. Mastering the triad of "breath + posture + facial expression," one can Step-Out from a feeling of anger, attain neutrality, or even better, enter into a tender mood; one can transform sadness or paralyzing fear into mobilizing joy. From such an encounter with the essential, we can observe and better understand the complex mixed emotions that we normally feel, realize the anxieties, the neuroses, the depressions, and also the wonderful sublime emotions, such as that of spirituality. "One can lie through the mouth; the accompanying gesture, however, tells the truth," says Nietzsche. Alba Emoting is a system that allows people to get into physical contact with their neurologically basic emotions, by using precise breathing patterns, postural attitudes, and facial expressions that go beyond words.
The Mind And Body Connection
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Author : Elizabeth Ann Townsend
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Mind And Body Connection written by Elizabeth Ann Townsend and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Acting categories.
In my Master's Thesis, I intend to explore my application of two distinct methodologies, the Alba Emoting technique and Michael Chekhov's technique, and the impact both have had on my professional work, which includes acting and teaching. Dr. Susana Bloch, an internationally known research psychologist who specializes in neurophysiology and psychophysiology, developed Alba Emoting, a scientifically proven system of accessing real emotions through what she calls emotional effector patterns. These patterns consist of respiratory-postural-facial combinations for each of six basic emotions: anger, fear, joy, tenderness, erotic love, and sadness. She observed universal patterns for these basic emotions through experimentation and discovered that these specific and naturally occurring emotions can be induced by an individual through the conscious control of breathing rhythms, facial expressions, and body attitudes, (gestures and posture) when executed precisely. Her intention was to create a technique for accessing specific and repeatable organic emotions without bringing harm to the actor's psyche. Though her initial interest was in developing Alba Emoting for the actor, psychologists and others have found the technique extremely useful. Michael Chekhov worked with Stanislavski, Artistic Director of the Moscow Art Theatre, for 16 years as an actor. In 1923, Stanislavski named Chekhov the Director of the Second Moscow Art Theatre where Chekhov experimented and taught his own technique for the actor. Though Chekhov originally studied and applied Stanislavski's system to his acting, he did not agree with Stanislavski's use of Affective Memory which he found limiting and potentially harmful to the actor. Instead, Chekhov expanded on Stanislavski's theory of the method of physical action. Chekhov discovered that through specific and repeatable physical movements, the Psychological Gesture, the actor could awaken his will or action center. The P.G. is a tool used by the actor to increase her desire to act or to do. Chekhov understood the subtle nature of the mind/body connection and how this connection could be accessed through imagination, improvisation, psychological gesture, archetype, ensemble work, and atmosphere. Dr. Bloch discovered this mind/body connection through the physical actions of breathing patterns, physical postures, and facial expressions that when correctly utilized ignites the mind/body connection. The combination of these techniques gives the actor an excellent venue to access easily and effortlessly the desired energy with which to act in any given circumstance. In order to analyze the application of these two techniques, I will specifically address the Alba Emoting intensive workshop I participated in during May 20th through May 29th of 2006 at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. This workshop was prior to my development of Mrs. Webb in Our Town; therefore, I will address how I utilized this technique in my process of creating and performing the role. I will also discuss the impact of the Michael Chekhov technique on my acting since September of 2007 when I began to study and experience it. In order to demonstrate the possibility of implementing these two techniques in actors' training in general, I will examine how my learning of these techniques could be applied, as an interdisciplinary pedagogical method, to my teaching of acting. As an illustration of the marriage of these two techniques, I will discuss how each technique informed my work in the 2007 production of A Christmas Story at the Cleveland Playhouse. Through this discussion, I intend to prove that Alba Emoting and Michael Chekhov's technique can be joined to create a highly effective means of bringing clarity, specificity, and emotional truth to a role.
Restoration Of Breath
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Author : Sreenath Nair
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2007
Restoration Of Breath written by Sreenath Nair and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
Breath is the flow of air between life and death. Breathing is an involuntary action that functions as the basis of all human activities, intellectual, artistic, emotional and physical. Breathing is the first autonomous individual action that brings life into being and the end of breathing is the definitive sign of disappearance. Starting from the question how breathing affects the body, levels of consciousness, perception and meaning, this book, for the first time, investigates through a variety of philosophical, critical and practical models, directly and indirectly related to breath, aiming to establish breath as a category in the production and reception of meaning within the context of theatre. It also explores the epistemological, psycho-physical and consciousness-related implications of breath. Aristotle dedicated a volume to breath exploring and enquiring in to its presocratic roots. For Heidegger, breath is "the temporal extension" of Being. Artaud's theatricality is not representational but rather rooted in the actor's breathing. Jacques Derrida and Luce Irigaray investigate the phenomenon of breath in order to explain the nature of human consciousness. Breath as a philosophical concept and as a system of practice is central to Indian thoughts, performance, medicine, martial arts and spirituality. As the book argues, individual consciousness is a temporal experience and breath is the material presence of time in the body. Cessation of breath, on the contrary, creates pause in this flow of the endless identification of signifiers. When breath stops time stops. When time stops there is a 'gap' in the chain of the presence of signifiers and this 'gap' is a different perceptual modality, which is neutral in Zero velocity. Restoration of Breath is a practical approach to this psychophysical experience of consciousness in which time exists only in eternity and void beyond memory and meaning.
Action
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Author : John Kundert-Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2009-10-08
Action written by John Kundert-Gibbs and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-08 with Computers categories.
In order to bring a character to life, it is beneficial for animators to have a solid understanding of acting principles, and this book examines the important skills behind the artistry of creating animated characters. With a particular emphasis on a character’s motions and movement, this unique resource covers the basic elements of acting for CG animation and then progresses to more advanced topics such as internal intent and motivation. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Empathy In Psychotherapy
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Author : Frank-M. Staemmler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Release Date : 2012
Empathy In Psychotherapy written by Frank-M. Staemmler and has been published by Springer Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Psychology categories.
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Current Approaches In Drama Therapy
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Author : David Read Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Charles C Thomas Publisher
Release Date : 2009
Current Approaches In Drama Therapy written by David Read Johnson and has been published by Charles C Thomas Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Drama categories.
This second edition of Current Approaches in Drama Therapy offers a revised and updated comprehensive compilation of the primary drama therapy methods and models that are being utilized and taught in the United States and Canada, including four new approaches. It is intended as a basic textbook for the field of drama therapy. Section I provides a context for the state of the field of drama therapy in North America, describing the history of the field, stages in professional development, theory building, emerging areas of interest, and challenges for the future. Section II includes the Integrative Five Phase Model, Role Method, Developmental Transformations, Ritual/Theatre/Therapy, Healing the Wounds of History, Narradrama, Omega Transpersonal Approach, Psychoanalytic Approach, Developmental Themes Approach, ENACT Method, STOP-GAP Method Bergman Drama Therapy Approach, Rehearsals for Growth, and Performance in drama therapy. Section III describes four related approachesOCoPsychodrama, Socio-drama, Playback Theatre, and Theatre of the Oppressed, each of which has had significant influence on drama therapy practice. A distinct index of key concepts in drama therapy is included, demonstrating the consolidation and breadth of theory in the field. This highly informative and indispensable volume is geared toward drama therapy training programs, mental health professionals (counselors, clinical social workers, psychologists, creative art therapists, occupational therapists), theater and drama teachers, school counselors, and organizational development consultants."
Performer Training
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Author : Ian Watson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Performer Training written by Ian Watson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Performing Arts categories.
Performer Training is an examination of how actors are trained in different cultures. Beginning with studies of mainstream training in countries such as Poland, Australia, Germany, and the United States, subsequent studies survey: · Some of Asia's traditional training methods and recent experiments in performer training · Eugenio Barba's training methods · Jerzy Grotowski's most recent investigations · The Japanese American NOHO companies attempts at integrating Kyogen into the works of Samuel Beckett · Descriptions of the training methods developed by Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart at their Saratoga International Theatre Institute · Recent efforts to re-examine the role and scope of training, like Britain's International Workshop Festival and the European League of Institutes of Arts masterclasses · The reformulation of the use of emotions in performer training known as Alba Emoting.
The Drama Therapy Decision Tree 2nd Edition
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Author : Paige Dickinson
language : en
Publisher: Intellect Books
Release Date : 2024-03-12
The Drama Therapy Decision Tree 2nd Edition written by Paige Dickinson and has been published by Intellect Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-12 with Psychology categories.
This substantially revised and expanded edition of the The Drama Therapy Decision Tree provides an integrated model for therapeutic decision-making by uniting drama therapy interventions with diagnostic information, individual and group processes, psychological distance, the drama therapy pie, and global outcomes. This book is a practical guide in four sections, not a checklist. Rather than using a standardized protocol that makes the decisions for the therapist, drama therapy is based on dynamic, embodied, creative action with participants in the here and now. Conscious planning on the part of the drama therapist before the session supports spontaneity and creativity, preparing them to make good therapeutic decisions in the moment during the session. The opening section guides readers through the foundational principles leading readers into Section Two, The Decision Tree, which is a series of questions for early career drama therapists to ask themselves as they prepare treatment plans for clients. Diversity, Equity, and Ethics are covered in Section Three from the point of view of creative arts therapy practitioners. Section Four looks at Integrating the Five Phases of Treatment with the Drama Therapy Pie, following different populations (diagnosis) of clients through the five phases of group therapy in order to illustrate how the Decision Tree supports intervention choice in the different phases of treatment. The authors strive to provide a common language for communicating what drama therapists do and how they do it in order to demystify drama therapy for other mental health and medical professionals. Using the decision tree as a guide, early career drama therapists can move forward confidently and ground their work with participants in an integrated system. An online searchable database of drama therapy interventions provides descriptions, therapeutic outcomes addressed, and other useful information provides a wealth of additional supporting material. There is also a separate online resource of deroling activities. The online resources can also be an asset for non-drama therapists who are wanting to incorporate a more active and embodied component safely into their work, particularly in terms of warm-ups, closure, and deroling.
Embodied Acting
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Author : Rick Kemp
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012
Embodied Acting written by Rick Kemp and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A pragmatic intervention in the study of how recent discoveries within cognitive science can and should be applied to performance. Drawing on his experience the author interrogates the key cognitive activities involved in performance inc non-verbal communication; thought, speech, and gesture relationships; empathy, imagination, and emotion.