Kristin Linklater (1936–2020)

Author of Freeing the Natural Voice

About the Author

Kristin Linklater has been Professor of Theatre Arts at Columbia University in New York where she was also Chair of the Theatre Division.

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Works by Kristin Linklater

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Freeing the Natural Voice (1976) 388 copies, 1 review

Freeing Shakespeare's Voice: The Actor's Guide to Talking the Text (1993) 121 copies

Meisterwerk Stimme: Entfaltung und Pflege eines natürlichen Instruments (2019) 1 copy

[Freeing the Natural Voice: Imagery and Art in the Practice of Voice and Language] [By: Krisitn Linklater] [January, 2006] (2006) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1936-04-22
Date of death: 2020-06-05
Gender: female
Education: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
St Leonards School
Occupations: university professor emerita
acting teacher
Organizations: School of the Arts, New York University
Emerson College
Columbia University
Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare & Company (theatre company | co-founder)
Kristin Linklater Voice Centre
Relationships: Linklater, Eric (father)
Linklater, Magnus (brother)
Linklater, Andro (brother)
Linklater, Hamish (child)
Nationality: UK (birth)
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Places of residence: Orkney Isles, Scotland, UK
New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): Scotland, UK

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Freeing the Natural Voice by Kristin Linklater

I love Kristin Linklater's technique, and her book has made it very easy to practice my voice work everyday. Her warm-ups are perfect for daily work, and her more in-depth exercises help me to target trouble spots when I'm having difficulties. If you are taking a Linklater class, you must have this book.

Aug 30, 2008