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The Dances of Shakespeare
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Jim Hoskins is Professor of Theater at the Florida State University Asolo Conservatory and staff choreographer for the Asolo Theater. He has taught period movement and dance for the past 28 years in workshops around the country as well as at Penn State University and FSU. He previously was a performing actor and dancer.
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Speaking in Shakespeare's Voice
Speaking in Shakespeare's Voice: A Guide for American Actorsis a book for undergraduate and graduate students of acting as well as for the professional who would like to perform Shakespeare with the skill of a classical actor. It is also valuable for European actors interested in performing Shakespeare in American English and British actors who would like to explore Shakespeare from an American perspective. This guide focuses on the technical elements of voice and speech, including breathing, resonance, and diction, as well as providing an introduction to verse speaking and scansion and to Shakespeare's rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, alliteration, onomatopoeia, irony, metaphor, and wordplay. These topics are annotated with examples from Shakespeare's plays to demonstrate how an actor can apply the lessons to actual performance. The book also explores the history of Shakespearean performance in the United States and provides guidance on current editions of Shakespeare's text from the Folio to online Open Source Shakespeare. A helpful appendix offers examples of two-person scenes and contextualized monologues.
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