Body Voice Imagination

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"David Zinder's long experience as a trainer of actors is distilled into this very useful, often wise, crystal clear book. The exercises are helpful for all levels of actors, from beginners to professionals."

- Richard Schechner, Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University

"Insightful, unpretentious, and thorough, Zinder conveys his own journey of discovery as he lays out a path for realizing creative potential."

- Anne Bogart, author of A Director Prepares

"Expanding upon the seminal approach of Michael Chekhov to acting, this very well organized, progressive workbook for the integrated development of the actor's body, voice, and imagination will be of great use as a sourcebook for teachers of acting.”

- Phillip Zarrilli, actor trainer, director, and Professor of Drama at the University of Exeter

In Body Voice Imagination David Zinder draws upon methods developed through his years of conducting workshops and classes. With a practitioner's theoretical and aesthetic concerns in mind, he has created exercises that prepare the actor to perform at the highest levelof creativity.

David Zinder is Adjunct Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and head of the acting program at Tel Aviv University. Since 1990 he has taught the Chekhov Technique as well as his own Image Work training throughout the United States and Europe. Recently he has begun directing projects in Romania.