Category Archives: Under-Reading

My experiences using Brian Astbury’s Under-Reading and Emotional Release exercises

The Anger Run and Green Whales

by Ana-Catrina Posted on February 17, 2012

My favorite exercise of emotional release is the Anger Run. This is usually the first exercise in the series, because it tires the actor quickly. It’s very hard to stay energetically angry for a whole scene. Two actors involved in … Continue reading →

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Emotional Release and Green Whales

by Ana-Catrina Posted on February 13, 2012

The second part of Brian Astbury’s approach is what he calls “emotional release”. It is a series of physical exercises that basically get your body tired, such that your emotions are allowed to come out. Under-reading goes hand-in-hand with emotional release. … Continue reading →

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