Here you’ll find all the relevant and useful documents for the HNC Performing Arts Course, including some suggested reading and research materials.
Keep checking back as we will upload documents throughout the duration of the course. To find out more about accessibility at The Garage, click here.
Title | Author |
Acting |
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Twentieth Century Actor Training | Alison Hodge |
Actions: The Actors’ Thesaurus | Marina Caldarone, Maggie Lloyd Williams |
Acting Stanislavski | John Gillett |
Stanislavski for beginners | David Allen |
Stanislavski: An introduction | Jean Benedetti |
Acting Shakespeare: For Auditions and Examinations | Frank Barrie |
Acting Characters: 20 Essential Steps From Rehearsal to Performance [ONLINE] | Paul Elsam |
Vocal Practice |
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Voice into acting: Integrating Voice and the Stanislavski Approach | Christina Gutekunst, John Gillet. |
Voice and Speech in the Theatre | J. Clifford Turner |
Dance | |
Ballet and Modern Dance | Susan Au |
No Fixed Points: Dance in the Twentieth Century | Nancy Reynolds, Malcolm McCormick |
Being a Dancer: Advice from Dancers and Choreographers | Lyndsey Winship |
Fifty Key Contemporary Choreographers | Martha Bremser, Ian Bramley |
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader | Alexandra Carter, Janet O’Shea |
Musical Theatre | |
Acting in Musical Theatre: A Comprehensive Course | Joe Deer, Rocco dal Vera. |
The Singing and Acting Handbook: Games and Exercises for the Performer | Thomas de Mallet Burgess |
Gestures of Music Theatre: The Performativity of Song and Dance | Dominic Symonds, Millie Taylor |

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