Play-Acting : A Guide to Theatre Workshops

Illustrations ix Acknowledgements x Preface xii PART ONE BODY and VOICE Introduction 3(59) 1 The Foot 5(8) 2 Connecting the Bones 13(10) 3 The Spine 23(6) 4 Stepping into Space 29(5) 5 Theatrical Space 34(4) 6 The Journey of Life 38(4) 7 Theatre of the Gods 42(5) 8 Life Games 47(6) 9 Breath 53(9) 10 A Word or Two 62(5) 11 Blind Man's Buff 67(3) 12 A Shakespeare Summer 70(6) 13 Text 76(4) 14 Rhythm 80(6) 15 The Drum 86(4) 16 Revision 90(5) PART TWO HEART and SOUL Introduction 95(2) 17 Senses and Chakras 97(8) 18 Box of Emotions 105(5) 19 One to Ten and Beyond 110(6) 20 Play 116(7) 21 Salt Labyrinth 123(8) 22 Dreamtime 131(7) 23 Transformations 138(5) 24 Through the Looking Glass 143(6) 25 Tango 149(7) 26 Animals and Archetypes 156(4) 27 Postcard People 160(5) 28 Playing with Gender 165(5) 29 Clothing 170(4) 30 Magic Silks 174(4) 31 Once Upon a Time 178(5) 32 Performance 183(6) Epilogue 189