Overview
Background
Jo is a passionate educator and performance-maker with expertise in Linklater Voice and the Suzuki actor training method. She has led performance programs for The National Drama School (Melbourne) and UniSC and has also taught for The Queensland Conservatorium, WAAPA, La Trobe University, QUT, The JMC Academy and The Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts. She is a Designated Linklater Voice Teacher.
Availability
- Dr Jo Loth is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, Queensland University of Technology
Research impacts
Jo's research focusses on actor training and performance for social change.
She has a PhD in cabaret performance and a Masters in applications of the Suzuki actor training method.
Works
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2022
Journal Article
The art of experiencing: reflective appreciative actor training towards well-being, artistry, and personal agency
Loth, Jo and Neideck, Jeremy (2022). The art of experiencing: reflective appreciative actor training towards well-being, artistry, and personal agency. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 13 (2), 285-299. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2022.2052172
2021
Journal Article
Voicing transformation within heightened forms: experiments in breath and imagery in the Suzuki method's 'Standing Statues'
Loth, Jo (2021). Voicing transformation within heightened forms: experiments in breath and imagery in the Suzuki method's 'Standing Statues'. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 13 (1), 75-91. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2021.1962401
2021
Journal Article
Connections with the earth
Loth, Jo and King, Tricia (2021). Connections with the earth. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 12 (3), 334-335. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2021.1957571
2020
Journal Article
Body. Breath. Text. Freedom: an investigation of concurrent training in Linklater voice and the Suzuki actor training method
Loth, Jo and Pensalfini, Rob (2020). Body. Breath. Text. Freedom: an investigation of concurrent training in Linklater voice and the Suzuki actor training method. Theatre Dance and Performance Training, 12 (1), 80-94. doi: 10.1080/19443927.2020.1725616
2020
Journal Article
Resisting the Guru Mentality: An Essay on Pedagogies Towards Personal Empowerment in Actor Training
Loth, Jo (2020). Resisting the Guru Mentality: An Essay on Pedagogies Towards Personal Empowerment in Actor Training. Social Alternatives, 39 (4), 40-44.
2020
Conference Publication
Creative negotiations: combining Suzuki and Linklater actor training techniques
Jo Loth and Pensalfini, Rob (2020). Creative negotiations: combining Suzuki and Linklater actor training techniques. Australasian Drama Studies Association Annual Conference, Online, December 2020.
2013
Journal Article
The Diva Re-Vamped: Destabilising notions of the diva in the cabaret of Paul Capsis and Meow Meow
Loth, Jo (2013). The Diva Re-Vamped: Destabilising notions of the diva in the cabaret of Paul Capsis and Meow Meow. Popular Entertainment Studies, 4 (2), 57-73.
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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