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Fantasia has developed a pragmatic and American performance technique, which has been expanded and refined in performances and workshops throughout the world. ""Instant Shakespeare"" should allow performers, directors and teachers of all cultures and levels of experience to demystify Shakespeare and perform his texts in ways that are clear, fresh and unpretentious. His methods are based in rigorous analysis of the text and structure of Shakespeare's plays, and enriched by his insight into Elizabethan performance practices gleaned from his association with the reconstruction of the Globe. Employing analogies from music and architecture, he insists upon the hard and sometimes tedious work that necessarily underlies solid artistic choices. He show how to understand Shakespeare's vocabluary as well as the structure and essential dramatic event of each play. He provides exercise monologues, exercise scenes and tools for textual analysis, explains correct breathing and lays out his philosophies of training and performance.

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Persuasive and interesting. -- Michael York Accessible to novices...and refreshing for veterans who enjoy viewing familiar matter from a novel perspective. CHOICE It is difficult to recall the last book that offered as much. Foreword Reviews This is a great book! Louis Fantasia makes Shakespeare (and all performing) as easy as Antony, Beatrice, Cleopatra! -- Joan Van Ark Louis Fantasia's lively guide is a manifesto of liberation for Shakespeare fans. -- Camille Paglia, University Professor and Professor of Humanities, University of the Arts, Philadelphia Louis Fantasia knows his Shakespeare, and knows how to make Shakespeare come alive in the theatre. -- Anthony B. Dawson, former president of the Shakespeare Association of America The best that can be said for this book is, 'Try it'... THIS BOOK WORKS! Shakespeare Newsletter Engaging and useful...particularly valuable to teachers. Shakespeare Magazine

Louis Fantasia knows his Shakespeare, and knows how to make Shakespeare come alive in the theatre.--Anthony B. Dawson

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