{"product_id":"the-actor-and-his-body-litz-pisk-9781474269742","title":"The Actor and His Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Once you start working with someone like Litz you don't ever want to stop if you can help it' - \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa Redgrave\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLitz Pisk was widely regarded as the most influential teacher of modern theatre movement of the 20th Century. She innovated and advocated a physical training that sought to combine awareness, emotion and imagination specifically for the actor's craft. Her seminal book, \u003ci\u003eThe Actor and His Body, \u003c\/i\u003eis the direct result of her unique dual career as a professional movement director and as an actor movement teacher working in leading British conservatoires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePisk's quest was to find expression for the inner impulse that motivated actors to move. Her teachings, as outlined in this book, offer insight on the specific craft of the actor, and the relationship between movement, imagination and the 'need' to move. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Actor and His Body\u003c\/i\u003e is also a practical manual for keeping the actor's body physically and expressively responsive. In addition, there are a range of movement exercises, illuminated by her exquisite line drawings, and a complete weekly programme which concentrates on movement practice within different timescales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis fourth edition features the original foreword by Michael Elliot as well as a new introduction by Ayse Tashkiran, contemporary movement director and Senior Lecturer at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, which contextualises Pisk's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Litz Pisk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474269745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474269742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Litz Pisk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46546085052671,"sku":"9781474269742","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a39340e-f3cb-4d5a-ab87-75482f252162.jpg?v=1738184085","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-actor-and-his-body-litz-pisk-9781474269742","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}