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Drama

Starting points for research in drama

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Introduction

This page is intended to be a starting point for MFA Grad Actors in Prof. Cynthia Bassham's Voice classes. Some of these materials are available online, but others are only available in a physical book. If there is an ebook available, make sure you have connected to VPN first. More information is here: https://www.lib.uci.edu/connect If it is a physical book, be sure to check if it's currently available (as opposed to checked out) and which library building you need to go to. Some fo the anatomy/medical type of books are in the Science Library, but most others are in Langson Library.

This page is sub-divided into the following categories:

Fitzmaurice Voicework

Voice Classics

Breathing

Movement & Voice

Vocal Health

Anatomy

General Skeletal/Muscular System

Respiration / Speech / Singing / Hearing / Language Sciences

Other Books

Singing

Energy, Imagery, and Spirit

Creating Work

Sample of Solo Performers and Performances

Anne Galjour

Danny Hoch

  • Alive & Kicking (VHS in UCI Libraries) 
    • Includes interviews with Hoch and excerpts from multiple performances
  • Some People (Youtube)
  • Jails, Hospitals, and Hip-Hop (Hemispheric Institute)
    • Requires Flash plugin. You might need to highlight the black video screen to see the black on black text in order to get your Flash to play.
  • Hip-Hop Theatre (Hemispheric Institute)
    • Requires Flash plugin. You might need to highlight the black video screen to see the black on black text in order to get your Flash to play.
  • Till the Break of Dawn (Hemispheric Institute)
    • Requires Flash plugin. You might need to highlight the black video screen to see the black on black text in order to get your Flash to play.

John Leguizamo

Voiceover

DVD