The Third Space

The Third Space serves a crucial need for contemporary performers by providing an interdisciplinary and physiovocal approach to training. It is a new take on body and voice integration designed to develop the holistic performer. It takes performers through a series of step-by-step practical physiovocal exercises that connects the actor's centre to the outside world, which increases awareness of self and space. It also develops a deeper connection between spaces within the body and the environment by connecting sound, imagination, and movement. Robert Lewis's approach is a way of working that unlocks the imagination as well as connecting performers to self, space, and imagination, through voice and body. It conditions, controls, and engages performers by integrating various voice and movement practices. The theories and practice are balanced throughout by: - introducing the practical works theoretical underpinnings through research, related work, and case studies of performances; - demonstrating a full program of exercises that helps performers get in touch with their centre, their space, and shape both within and outside the body; and - exploring the performers physiovocal instrument and its connection with imagination, energies, and dynamics. This book is the result of nearly 20 years of research and practice working with voice and movement practitioners across the globe to develop training that produces performers that are physiovocally ready to work in theatre, screen, and emergent technologies.

Robert Lewis is a Lecturer in Performing Arts at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He is also a director, writer, voice and movement teacher, and voice coach. He is a graduate of NIDA, UTAS, RMIT, and Monash University and completed a Certification of Integrative Studies at the One Voice Centre.

Introduction. Part 1: The Third Space 1. The Human Voice in Crisis 2. Intercultural Influences 3. Related Work 4. The Self, Centre, and Beyond Part 2: The First Space: Relationship to Self and Centre 5. Integrative Patterns 6. The Active Centre Part 3: The Second Space: Your Relationship to Your Outer, and Imagination 7. Physiovocal Shape Qualities 8. Physiovocal Shape Forms and Space 9. Putting into Practice: Savages Part 4: The Third Space: Your Relationship to Everything 10. Training Background 11. The Walks 12. Imagery 13. Post-Verbal 14. Putting into Practice: Dr Faustus, 5, The Oedipus Project, and Iam Nocte. Conclusion. References and Bibliography