Delsarte System of Dramatic Expression (Classic Reprint)

Decomposing Exercises: Fingers, Hand, Forearm, Entire arm, Head, Torso, Foot, Lower leg, Entire leg, Entire body, Eyelids, Lower jaw, 12 2. Harmonic Poise of Bearing: Standing, Change of centre of gravity forward, back and sideways, Rotation, Poise when seated 18 3. Gestures from the significant zones, mental, moral and vital 49 4. Standing in significant attitudes 66 5. The walk 73 6. Stage falls :B ack fall, Front fall, Kneeling, Bowing, Sitting, Rising from sitting, Rising from back fall, Rising from front fall, Rising from kneeling, Pivoting, Rising on toes 83 7. Sinking wrist, Serpentine movement, Feather movement 95 8. Opposition of torso and arms, Gladiator oppositions 101 9. The command Go, Evolution of motion in arms, Involution of motion from action to repose, Involution of body, Evolution of body, 104 10. Spiral movement 108 11.
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