Motion, Emotion, and Love

Overview

A performer’s inspirational guide to connecting with an audience

Dynamically transforming the elements of any performing artist’s craft, this practical guide is a must-have for musicians, dancers, and actors. The handbook shows how artistic performance is embodied in the unification of three critical elements—motion, emotion, and love—demonstrating how it offers experiences and opportunities distinct from the nonperforming arts. Step-by-step guidelines are provided for building intentional and inspirational practice time, thereby enhancing the relationships between the source, the performer, and the audience. Illustrating how intentional movement invokes emotions from both the performer and the audience and how the concept of love gives a performance humanity and life, this eye-opening exploration creates pathways for achieving true artistry.

Author Biography

Thomas Carson Mark is a piano and body mapping teacher. He is the author of Spinoza's Theory of Truth and What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body. He lives in Portland, Oregon.