Reviews for Lucid Body: A Guide for the Physical Actor

The average rating for Lucid Body: A Guide for the Physical Actor based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-04-11 00:00:00 Michael Lacey The target audience is actors. I read it initially because I would like to be able to read my own poetry without sounding so wooden. I often wished I could get an actor to read my work at open mic because I'm such an abysmal reader. Yet I wrote with so much passion! This book is an easy read, with exercises at the end of each chapter designed to help you understand the concept of fluid/lucid/embodied acting. I think the author did pretty good explaining what she meant but I found when I got to the end and all 7 chakras were functioning simultaneously, some blocked, some balanced I was overwhelmed. Most of the book focuses on One chakra at a time. Or two or three. I wish she had included a little more on what a blocked or balanced looks like in addition to the exploded and imploded. Basically I understood what she meant, but I still felt unprepared at the end to pull it all together into a fully fleshed character (with shadow) like Lady MacBeth. But then again, I'm not a professional actor, I'm not even amateur. Perhaps the exercises in the book are easier to execute if you have taken a few drama classes. I would recommend this book to aspiring writers as well as actors because it truly explains the fundamentals of building a character. Also for anyone curious about the skill of acting. Lastly, you might enjoy doing the exercises in this book just for the fun of feeling more at home in your body. I suppose we all act from time to time in our daily lives. This book is not for learning how to "fake" act, i.e. it's not for pretending you like something you don't. But it is for uncovering when you inadvertently act, discovering when you have not been true to yourself.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-05-10 00:00:00 Matt Schweyer Without a doubt, this book has changed my acting career. This is a must read for actors because it shows you how you see the world, how your characters see the world and how to connect the two. It incorporates exercises that everybody can do at home. I can't wait to reread this book and get even more out it!