Yoshi Oida is a Japanese actor and director whose work in the West has mainly been for Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris. He blends the oriental acting tradition of supreme control with the Western performer's need to characterize and expose depths of emotion. This book presents his methods.[...]
A founding member of Peter Brook's international theatre company, Yoshi Oida infuses his acting and directing with the artistry of the Oriental traditions and a mastery of Western forms. In this disarmingly accessible study of the art of acting he shares his unique experience and range of expertise.[...]
A guide to stage movement provides exercises that help actors rid themselves of unwanted physical habits and discover new ways to communicate effectively through the body.[...]
'Stimulating and intelligent' Yoshi Oida Seventy percent of everyday conversation is conveyed through body language, twenty percent is the voice and only ten percent is the meaning of the words. In The Body Speaks, expert RADA trainer Lorna Marshall, shows how to recognise and lose unwanted physical[...]