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Physicality is the basis of performance. It is hard to argue otherwise: yes, voice is important, costumes are important, scenery is important,

but rapport with the audience is established primarily by what

performer is doing and how it is being done. The reality of the body -

the way that it moves, and the way that it reacts to context (real or

imaginary) – engenders a sense of presence, especially in the absence

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Take the suburban train north from downtown Hiroshima about forty minutes and you will arrive at the sleepy town of Kabe, a whistle stop

with so little traffic that the ticket gate is often left unmanned. If

you time your visit to coincide with the evening of the annual shrine

festival in early summer however, you will find the middle of nowhere

transformed into little Tokyo. Train platforms overflow with visitors

of all ages,… Continue

The purpose of this book is to help Japanese ESL learners at the intermediate level with the potentially confusing turns of phrase common to English articles online, in magazines and in newspapers. ESL veterans will appreciate that while many books cover English grammar and vocabulary, there are precious few dealing specifically with idioms, “quirky” verbs, and other compound constructs from a practical perspective. My goal has…

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