1st Edition

The Expressive Actor Integrated Voice, Movement and Acting Training

By Michael Lugering Copyright 2013
    280 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    280 Pages 70 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    "The study of acting should not begin with an exploration of feeling, perception, imagination, memories, intention, personalization, self-identification... or even performance—but physical action."

    Michael Lugering's The Expressive Actor presents a foundational, preparatory training method, using movement to unlock the entire acting process. Its action-based perspective integrates voice, movement and basic acting training into a unified approach.

    A wealth of exercises and diagrams guide the reader through this internationally taught program, making it an ideal step-by-step course for both solo and classroom use. Through this course, voice and body training becomes more than a simple skill-building activity – it is the central prerequisite to any actor training.

    This new Routledge edition has been fully updated, to include:

      • A revised prologue, further discussing the historical and philosophical grounding of The Lugering Method
      • A new introduction, with particular focus on the integrative nature of the method and how the book should be used.
      • New developments, clarifications, and 12 new exercises.
      • 6 new illustrative diagrams.

    Part 1: Prologue  1. Introduction to the Method  2. Overview of the Method 3. Introduction to the Actor  Part 2: Principles of Expressive Action  4. Expressive Action  5. Expressive Action in Context  6. Architecture of an Expressive Action  Part 3: Principles of Integration  7. Integration  Part 4: Stacking  8. Introduction to Stacking  9. Moving  10. Breathing  11. Sounding  12. Speaking  13. Extending the Barre  Part 5: Technique  14. Preliminaries  15. Voice and Body Exercises  16. Language and Character Exercise  Epilogue  Appendix I: Expressive Continuum  Appendix II: Actions  Bibliography

    Biography

    Michael Lugering is the founding director of the Expressive Actor, a non-profit arts organization committed to integrated methods of actor training, and a Full Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has taught master classes in acting, voice, movement and classical text throughout the US, Korea, and the UK.

    The Expressive Actor by Michael Lugering presents a comprehensive training method – bringing together voice, movement and basic acting skills. It’s very specific and very detailed with lots of impressive exercises and diagrams.’ – Susan Elkin, The Stage