The Invisible Actor (Performance Books)

About this book

Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who has worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brooks theatre company in Paris he blends the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performers need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. In this practical and captivating study of the actors art written with Lorna Marshall Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actors method and becomes too conscious of the actors artistry the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides a running commentary on Yoshi Oidas work and methods which help you understand the achievement of this singular theatrical artist.