Psychophysical Acting is a direct and vital address to the demands of contemporary theatre on today s actor. Drawing on over thirty years of intercultural experience, Phillip Zarrilli aims to equip actors with practical and conceptual tools with which to approach their work. Areas of focus include:
- an historical overview of a psychophysical approach to acting from Stanislavski to the present
- acting as an energetics of performance, applied to a wide range of playwrights: Samuel Beckett, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane, Kaite O Reilly and Ota Shogo
- a system of training though yoga and Asian martial arts that heightens sensory awareness, dynamic energy, and in which body and mind become one
- practical application of training principles to improvisation exercises.
Psychophysical Acting is accompanied by Peter Hulton s interactive DVD-ROM featuring exercises, production documentation, interviews, and reflection.