Marjorie Barstow and the Alexander Technique: Critical Thinking in Performing Arts Pedagogy - Hardcover

by Amanda Cole (Author)

Introduction.- 1 The Problem with Alexander's Technique.- 2 Marjorie Barstow's constellation.- 3 Making ideas clear.- 4 Reconstruction.- 5 Wishes, Desire, Interest and Art.- 6 Democracy and the social context.- 7 The Art and Integration of teaching and training.- Conclusion.

Back Jacket

This book focuses on the teaching and philosophy of the pioneering performing arts teacher and educator Marjorie Barstow. She is one of the best and brightest exponents of the Alexander Technique (AT), an approach to awareness and movement widely deployed and valued in the performing arts and outside artistic circles. By comparing her approach to the educational philosophy of John Dewey, this book resurrects Marjorie Barstow's name, and gives her pedagogy and legacy the attention it deserves.

Author Biography

Amanda Cole is Research Fellow at Griffith University, Australia. She is an Australian performer, researcher/writer and music educator. She has lectured and taught for over twenty years in Victoria, Queensland, New Zealand and Germany. She has won numerous awards for creative projects, research projects and professional learning. Her articles on constructive pedagogy, performance and the importance of the whole have appeared in peer-reviewed journals.