Breath in Action

Contributors' Biographies.; Acknowledgements.; Dedication.; Foreword.; Cicely Berry, Voice Director, Royal Shakespeare Company.; Introduction. Jane Boston, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London, UK, and Rena Cook, University of Oklahoma School of Drama, USA.; Part I: Breath in the Body. Introduction. Jane Boston and Rena Cook.; 1. Anatomy of Breathing. Dr. Yolanda Heman-Ackah, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.; 2. A Short History of Breath From Womb to Tomb. Stephanie Martin.; 3. Effects of Posture and Diaphragmatic Breath. April Pierrot, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London, UK.; 4. The Art of Breathing. Jessica Wolf, Yale School of Drama, USA.; Part II. Breath and the Mind. Introduction. Jane Boston and Rena Cook.; 5. Breath and the Science of Feeling. Rebecca Cuthbertson-Lane.; 6. The Breathing Mind: The Feeling Voice. Joanna Weir Ouston, Oxford School of Drama, UK.; 7. The Art of Breathing. Kristin Linklater, Columbia University, New York, USA.; Part III: Breath and Holistic Practice. Introduction. Jane Boston and Rena Cook.; 8. Dahnjeon Breathing: Training Actors' Voices Through Korean P'ansori. Kristin Linklater.; 9. Transformative Breath: From Shamanism to Voice Practice. Marj McDaid, ArtsEd, London, UK.; 10. Qi Gong Breath. Michael Morgan, Yale School of Drama, USA.; 11. Integrated Movement Practices and the Breath. Debbie Green, Central School of Speech and Drama, London, UK.; 12. Breath, Theatrical Authenticity, and the Healing Arts. Rena Cook.; Part IV: Breath and Performance. Introduction. Jane Boston and Rena Cook.; 13. Transformation and the Actor: The Responsive Breath. David Carey, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London, UK.; 14. Breathing the Verse.: An Examination of Breath in Contemporary Actor Training. Jane Boston.; 15. An Integration of Breath, Body and Mind. Lisa Wilson, Department of Theatre, University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.; 16. Laban and Breath: The Embodied Actor. Katya Bloom, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London, UK.; 17. The Breath: Heart and Soul of the Self. Judylee Vivier, MFA Acting Program, Brooklyn College, New York, USA.; Index.