Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater, with Some Thoughts on Muses (Especially Helga Testorf),

Yoshi Oida, Lorna Marshall

The Invisible Actor

Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who has worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, he blends the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. In this practical and captivating study of the actor's art written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides a running commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods which help you understand the achievement of this singular theatrical artist.

Mick Napier

Improvise.: Scene from the Inside Out

In this book, Napier takes an irreverent, but constructive look at the art and practice of improvised scenes.

Derek Hartley

Teach Yourself Tap Dancing [With CD]

@lt;p@gt;@lt;b@gt;Dance your way into a new hobby@lt;/b@gt;@lt;/p@gt;@lt;p@gt;Derek Hartley, a professional with 20 years of experienceperforming, teaching, and choreographing with his own company, teaches you the basics of rhythm and movement. With the help of a great practice soundtrack (on CD), he introduces you to all the basic steps and moves and then describes a number of fun routines to try. @lt;i@gt;Teach Yourself Tap Dancing@lt;/i@gt; covers the basics of traditional "show" tap as well as the more contemporary "rhythm" tap.@lt;/p@gt;