Theatre Fundamentals: Breath of Performance

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1979

Creator: Indiana U Audio-Visual Center

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Demonstrates the proper blend of speech and body training which leads to effective use of the voice in theatre. Shows theatre students performing exercises designed to develop a sense of proper body alignment; foster efficient breathing, emphasizing the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm; and refine coordination of movement and voice. Uses models, animation, and cine-fluoroscopy to record the internal physiological reactions of the upper torso during both proper and improper breathing.

Complete Record: Demonstrates the proper blend of speech and body training which leads to effective use of the voice in theatre. Shows theatre students performing exercises designed to develop a sense of proper body alignment; foster efficient breathing, emphasizing the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm; and refine coordination of movement and voice. Uses models, animation, and cine-fluoroscopy to record the internal physiological reactions of the upper torso during both proper and improper breathing.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.