With the best of intentions, the job of acting can become a display of accumulated bad habits, trapped instincts and blocked energies. Working with the Alexander Technique to untangle the wires has given me sightings of another way; mind and body, work and life together. Real imaginative freedom.
—Alan Rickman
The resources below provide information on how the Alexander Technique can help actors, dancers, and other performers:
(Information about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help musicians can be found here.)
Alexander Technique & Performance Audio Interviews
How the Alexander Technique can help dancers
Actors and the Alexander Technique, and the Technique’s role in Theater Training Programs:
Other audio interviews about the Alexander Technique and performers can be found at the Alexander Technique Podcast
Alexander Technique & Performance Videos
How Dancers can use the Alexander Technique:
How the Alexander Technique can help injured dancers:
Short video about ways in which the Alexander Technique can help actors and other performers:
Other videos about the Alexander Technique and Acting can be found at Alexander Video.
Alexander Technique and Performance Books
Order The Actor’s Secret from:
- Amazon.com (USA)
- Amazon.ca (Canada)
- Amazon.co.uk (UK
Order Dance and the Alexander Technique from:
- Amazon.com (USA)
- Amazon.ca (Canada)
- Amazon.co.uk (UK
More Alexander Technique Books at the Alexander Technique Bookstore (USA, Canada and the UK).
Alexander Technique and Performance Articles
Additional material about the Alexander Technique and performers can be found in the following articles: