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Anatomy of performance training /

"We train because we are human and we become human because we train. This is the surprising and original conclusion of Anatomy of Performance Training, in which John Matthews shows how training is a very human response to the problems of having a body and living in the world. Using illustrative...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Matthews, John, 1983- (Author)
Other Authors:	Park, Andy (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2014.
Subjects:	Acting. Performing arts. Movement (Acting) PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning.

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