TY - BOOK AU - Page,Kevin TI - Advanced consciousness training for actors: meditation techniques for the performing artist SN - 9781138503045 AV - PN2071.P78 P34 2018 U1 - 792.02/8019 23 PY - 2018/// CY - New York, London PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Acting KW - Psychological aspects N1 - A brief history of consciousness and actor training in the West -- The actor's instrument -- Consciousness explorers'postmodern practitioners on the leading edge -- Why do actors need advanced consciousness training or A.C.T.? -- The distracted actor-techno-cultural proliferation of mobile-digital technology -- What does meditation actually do? -- Guided consciousness exercises -- Mantra, movement, chanting -- Core practice-focused awareness and open monitoring exercises -- Conscious considerations -- A.C.T program design and the enlightened actor ER -