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The Woman’s Voice - Softcover

Patsy Rodenburg

 
9781350276543: The Woman’s Voice

Synopsis

Why are women still often not properly listened to?
Why are they sometimes perceived to be less interesting than they are?
Why do women tend to rush when they speak?
Why do many women feel the pressure to sound like girls when they speak?

From one of the world's leading experts on voice work comes this book, which is a call to arms for women to reclaim their voices.

Arguing that power and voices are directly linked to breath, Rodenburg makes the case that Western society's oppression of women has diminished their natural ability to breathe. She examines all of these questions, and many more, to decipher what lies at the heart of female empowerment when it comes to the voice.

Combining elements of experience and practice from Patsy Rodenburg’s prolific career, she interrogates Shakespeare's texts and presentation of female characters; develops the notion of rhetoric in relation to the female voice; and applies concepts explored in her previous books, such as the three circles of presence.

Exploring the female voice through practical exercises and stories from the front line, as well as profoundly personal and formative experiences from her own life, Rodenburg defines the art of accessing the voice within and reclaiming the woman's right to speak.

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About the Author

Patsy Rodenburg OBE is a world expert on teaching voice, speech and presentation skills to individuals and companies across both corporate and creative industries. She has also had an incredible career working with actors in theatre, film and television, changing the way actors speak on stage and screen. Currently, she is Professor of Text and Poetry at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, UK, after serving as Head of Voice from 1981 until 2016. Over the past 40 years, she has been pioneering the only existing MA in Training Actors (Voice) and has sat on the board of directors for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2020, she established The Patsy Rodenburg Centre. Opened in 2021, the centre provides a safe and creative space for teachers, leaders, actors and all others to explore storytelling, while developing leadership, theatre and voice skills.

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