David Zinder’s Body Voice Imagination is written by one of the master teachers of the Michael Chekhov technique of acting training. This book is a comprehensive course of exercises devoted to the development of actors’ creative expressivity, comprising both pre-Chekhov ImageWork Training and seminal exercises of the Chekhov technique. It also details the way in which these techniques can be applied to performance through a discovery of the profound connections between the actor’s body, imagination and voice.
This new edition has been fully updated, with revisions and new material:
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Updated exercises, reflecting developments in David Zinder’s own ImageWork Training
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An detailed description, with exercises, of ImageWork’s connections to the Chekhov technique
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A new chapter, bridging the gap between training and performance
Body Voice Imagination develops both a comprehensive physical training system and an emphasis on practical character work. This authoritative programme of ‘pre-Chekhov’ training is furnished with essential notes and advice from the author’s vast store of professional experience.
Preface to the Second Edition
Pre-text
Introduction
Part 1 : Logic
Chapter 1 : The Logic of Training
Chapter 2 : Training into Writing
Chapter 3 : Technicalities
Part 2 : Praxis
Chapter 4 : The Exercises
Chapter 5 : A Marriage of True Minds : Imagework Training and the Chekhov Technique
Appendix 1 : Exercises by Group, Number, and Pge Number
Appendix 2 : The Exercises in Alphabetical Order
Bibliography
Index
