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The Actor: Basic Technique, Body, Voice and Role
Performing Arts: Drama · Chapter 3 · Section A: Drama as Art
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- Stage positions and body positions in relation to the audience (full front, one-quarter, profile, three-quarter, full back)
- Body positions in relation to other actors: open, shared and given scenes; upstaging
- Turns, gestures, movement and approaches; crosses and counter-crosses
- Entering and exiting; handling properties
- The actor's instruments: body and voice (breath, projection, diction, pace, pitch); building a role