Alexander Technique

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Alexander Technique

A Personal and Critical Guide for Practitioners, Students and Performance Artists

Performance art Acting techniques Dance

Author: Peter Ribeaux

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Language: English

Published by: Methuen Drama

Published on: 25th July 2024

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 224 pages

ISBN: 9781350375000


From scrutinizing what exactly the Alexander Technique is to offering guidance on more advanced elements, such as core postural support and psycho-physical unity, this book offers a holistic insight to the Alexander Technique for practitioners and artists.

It is difficult to explain the Alexander Technique without hands-on instruction by a qualified teacher. Written by expert Alexander Technique practitioner Peter Ribeaux, who has a wealth of pedagogical and practice experience spanning 45 years, this book steps into that space.

In doing so, it refuses to shy away from some of the most alienating elements of the practice (e.g. the arcane language often used), instead breaking them down to make them more easy to understand, while also setting out the most elementary aspects of Alexander Technique for someone who may not yet be familiar with its principles.

The author uses his own extensive experience of the Technique to offer tried-and-tested advice and posits that the Alexander Technique is not just about posture, but about choice and the control of reaction.

Overall, the book provides a wide scope of the field, from concepts to techniques, as well as an exploration of its application within many different domains.

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