Physicality and Acting
Movement Training as a Catalyst for Change
$47.03
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
10 June 2026
Summary
Movement teachers, from outliers to pioneers, have changed theatre and physical expression for ever.
In recognition of the movement pioneers, this book is part-memoir and part-historical research as author Shona Morris traces the roots of her own pedagogy for movement training in drama schools from these radical beginnings. She acknowledges some of the shadows, which affected her own practice, the provenance of Laban in particular, and the current need for discourse t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350369146 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1350369144 |
| Author: | Shona Morris |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Methuen Drama |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 10 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 488g |
| Dimensions: | 242mm x 168mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
Shona Morris
Shona Morris is a movement teacher, movement director and actor. She has held positions at RADA (Lead Movement Tutor), Drama Centre London (Course Leader BA Acting) and Rose Bruford (Head of Movement), and taught at many other schools, including Manchester School of Theatre, Mountview and LAMDA. From 2003 to 2015, she was Head of Movement and visiting artist at the Stratford Festival Theatre, Ontario, Canada. She has taught movement, neutral mask and chorus work nationally and internationally, and has worked as a movement director on many productions, as well as creating her own work as a writer and director. She trained at L’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris and worked as an actor for 20 years, before training with Trish Arnold for 13 years.
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