{"product_id":"before-the-curtain-opens-kate-kelly-9781911193432","title":"Before the Curtain Opens: Alexander Technique in the Actor's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Alexander Technique is a long-established, accessible and highly effective way of learning to change and retrain postural and behavioural habits that cause unnecessary tension, stress and illness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Developed over a century ago by F.M. Alexander (who taught the technique to George Bernard Shaw, Henry Irving, Aldous Huxley and many others), the Alexander Technique is a form of conscious awareness and mindfulness \u003cem\u003eavant la lettre\u003c\/em\u003e. It has always been used principally by actors - though it has wide applications in other professions and in daily life. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Kate Kelly has a lifetime's experience as an actor and Alexander teacher. In \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore the Curtain Opens\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, she invites performers of all sorts to examine the everyday habits of standing, sitting, breathing, speaking and reacting that spill over, unseen, into their professional lives.\u003cbr\u003e ​\u003cbr\u003e Using her own experience, miniature case studies, humour and unfailingly gentle kindness, she shines a spotlight on our deepest-rooted habits. On every page she offers advice, tips, techniques and guidance to help actors and performers retrain themselves in everything they do in daily life - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ebefore the curtain opens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviews: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kate Kelly-Tanguay's \u003cem\u003eBefore the Curtain Opens\u003c\/em\u003e distils a lifetime's lived experience of the Alexander Technique into an engaging and vivid introduction to what becomes a holistic philosophy of performance. A must-read for actors, drama students, and anyone who wants to feel more at easy within their own skin. Kate writes with a reassuring immediacy that makes your feel she is in the room with you\".\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Grant, Senior Lecturer in Drama, School of Creative Arts, Queen's University, Belfast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I find Kate Kelly's capacity to cover a great deal of ground wittily and succinctly very engaging. The writing was itself a kind of Alexander lesson and I felt better for it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStephen Dillane, Actor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Alexander Technique is a way of learning to change and retrain postural and behavioural habits that cause unnecessary tension, stress and illness. More than this, it is a form of conscious awareness and mindfulness avant la lettre. In this new book the Blake enthusiast and Alexander teacher Kate Kelly explores why Energy is Eternal Delight.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Blake Society Newsletter, June 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Kelly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911193430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911193432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triarchy Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d","brand":"Kate Kelly","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937432568063,"sku":"9781911193432","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_36fbb865-f99a-4afe-a87f-f39ccd064806.jpg?v=1681430032","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/before-the-curtain-opens-kate-kelly-9781911193432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}