Performing the performance

A conversation exploring the ways in which actors and visual artists develop their respective performances.
What do musicians and actors have in common in terms of their techniques of expression? Leaving aside melody and harmony in the first case and words in the second, they share various elements, such as tempo, breathing, tone, articulation, gesture, diction and pulse.

Credits:

Narrators
James Bradburne, Clive Britton, Simon Callow, Robert Cohen

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