<DIV>Yoshi Oida is completely unique. A Japanese actor and director who has<br>worked mainly in the West as a member of Peter Brook's theatre company<br>in Paris, he blends the oriental tradition of supreme and studied<br>control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose<br>depths of emotion.<BR><BR>In<br>this practical and captivating study of the actor's art written with<br>Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes<br>openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the<br>actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must<br>never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna<br>Marshall provides a running commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods<br>which help you understand the achievement of this singular theatrical<br>artist.</DIV>