Use and Training of the Human Voice: A Bio-Dynamic Approach to Vocal Life (1996)
Arthur Lessac
This introductory text details Arthur Lessac’s proven procedures for understanding, training, and improving the voice and speech of the performer by exploring the varied qualities of the physical energies associated with producing sounds.
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Use and Training of the Human Voice: A Bio-Dynamic Approach to Vocal Life (1996)
By Arthur Lessac
This introductory text details Arthur Lessac’s proven procedures for understanding, training, and improving the voice and speech of the performer by exploring the varied qualities of the physical energies associated with producing sounds.
Body Wisdom: The Use & Training of the Human Body
Arthur Lessac
This release of Body Wisdom marks the forty-first anniversary (1978-2019) of Arthur Lessac's groundbreaking work that incorporated an unusual philosophy, a sensible system of creative work and exercises, and a vital concept of psychosomatic health into a single discipline applicable to theatre, athletics, therapy, and life in general. Order on Amazon.com
Play with Purpose: Lessac Kinesensics in Action (2017)
Editors: Marth Munro, Sean Turner, & Allan Munro
Arthur Lessac's passing in 2011 has not only left the Lessac community grieving for a remarkable man, but has brought into sharp focus the need for a continuation of his vision. This book does exactly that. Beyond furthering his vision, this book brings together artist-scholars who extend his vision into multi-disciplinary domains. By weaving together diverging theoretical and contextual terrains, the book stands testimony to the richness and malleability of Lessac Kinesensics.
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Essential Lessac: Honoring the Familiar in Body, Mind, Spirit (2014)
Arthur Lessac and Deborah Kinghorn
Honoring the familiar in body, mind, and spirit, ESSENTIAL LESSAC offers physical instruction for well-being, and a concrete path out of anger, depression, and hate...into happiness, trust, and love.
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Arthur Lessac's Embodied Actor Training
Melissa Hurt
Arthur Lessac’s Embodied Actor Training situates the work of renowned voice and movement trainer Arthur Lessac in the context of contemporary actor training. Supported by the work of Constantin Stanislavsky and Maurice Merleau-Ponty's theories of embodiment, the book explores Lessac's practice in terms of embodied acting, a key subject in contemporary performance. In doing so, the author explains how the actor can come to experience both skill and expression as a subjective whole through active meditation and spatial attunement.
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Collective Writings on the Lessac Voice and Body Work: A Festschrif
Munro, Turner, Munro & Cambpell
By situating various writing models, this Festshrift offers up opportunities for its reader to look deeper at the interconnectiveness of Lessac Kinesensics across historical, social, and research landscapes. It pays tribute to Arthur Lessac (1909-2011) and his ‘lifetime of work.’ It offers up possibilities for his work to continue in the future – by looking deeper at ways his work influenced to the personal and professional lives of those exposed to his approach over a 50 year period of time (1960-2009). Finally, it provides evidence of research done around Lessac Kinesensics – indicating ways that Lessac Kinesensics has effectively contributed to various fields — including Vocology, Voice therapy, Performance efficiency and well-being (1990-209).
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The Vocal Vision: Views on Voice by 24 Leading Teachers, Coaches & Directors
Chapters by Arthur Lessac and Sue Ann Park
Purchase a copy of the The Vocal Vision: Views on Voice by 24 Leading Teachers, Coaches & Directors at Hal Leonard Books, or online at Amazon.com.
Stage Dialect Studies: A Continuation of the Lessac Approach to Actor Voice and Speech Training
Barry Kur
Purchase a copy of the Stage Dialect Studies: A Continuation of the Lessac Approach to Actor Voice and Speech Training via the author directly by contacting Barry Kur, the Director of Certification at (814) 238-8271 or at bxk1@psu.edu.
"Inner Space", a Music CD composed by Nancy Krebs
This CD contains 29 minutes of relaxing music designed for warm ups, guided meditations and other Body Work explorations. Use your imagination and find your own uses! Purchase a copy of the "Inner Space" music CD by contacting the composer, Nancy Krebs, directly at nancykrebs@verizon.net.