| Professional theatre actors: environmental and socio-occupational use of voice. | |
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PMID: 22012163 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: To investigate the occurrence of vocal complaints and symptoms among professional theatre actors, and its relationship with environmental aspects of this professional activity and with the history of specialized intervention. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 48 professional actors who answered a questionnaire regarding vocal and extra-vocal complaints, as well as environmental aspects, habits and demands related to their professional activity in the theatre. A specific previously structured protocol (PROTEA) was used for this purpose. RESULTS: Previous history of acting vocal training was reported by 40 (83.3%) subjects. The most used resources were vocal warming, hydrating therapy, and alternative methods. Vocal difficulties in day-to-day demands were reported by 14 (35.0%) subjects, and eight (16.7%) of them noticed these difficulties since the beginning of their career. During performances, 14 (29.2%) reported difficulties coordinating breathing and speaking. All actors interviewed consider vocal health important for theatre acting. Most actors denied difficulties regarding vocal projection, breathing and/or articulation of words in scene. However, the Italian stage seems to be more related to difficulties coordinating breathing and speaking than the arena theater (p=0.00). CONCLUSION: In spite of professional actors who have a history of training and orientation regarding the use of professional voice, a significant portion of them have complaints related to professional voice use, especially associated to the environment conditions at work. |
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Bárbara Niegia Garcia de Goulart; Juliana Richinitti Vilanova |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Jornal da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia Volume: 23 ISSN: 2179-6491 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-10-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101556333 Medline TA: J Soc Bras Fonoaudiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG; POR Pagination: 271-276 Citation Subset: - |
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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. |
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Atores profissionais de teatro: aspectos ambientais e sócio-ocupacionais do uso da voz. |
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