Physical Expression on Stage and Screen

Bill Connington has devoted his career to helping performers—including Broadway actors, Metropolitan Opera singers, and renowned instrumentalists—manage their art through managing themselves. The former chairman of the board of the American Center for the Alexander Technique, Bill is currently a lecturer in acting at the Yale School of Drama and has taught performers at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, the Juilliard School, and the Actors Studio MFA Program.

• A Note on the ExercisesIntroductionPART ONE Preparing YourselfChapter 1 The Alexander Technique and Theater TrainingChapter 2 Sensory AwarenessChapter 3 Poise, Flow, and ChoiceChapter 4 The Use of Your SelfChapter 5 Changing Your Mind-BodyChapter 6 BreathingPART TWO Organic ExpressionChapter 7 Using Your ImaginationChapter 8 Conscious Imitation of OthersChapter 9 Using Voice and Movement to Stimulate the Mind-BodyPART THREE Putting It All TogetherChapter 10 Auditions, Rehearsals, and PerformancesChapter 11 Your Psycho-Physical Health and ChoiceTextual ReferencesAcknowledgmentsIndexExercise VideosContact

A clear, detailed, and practical account of how the Alexander Technique can help liberate performers from habitual psychophysical tensions, allowing them to access the deepest and most creative impulses in their work.