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Viewpoints

Also called the viewpoints

Viewpoints is an actor-training and ensemble technique that gives performers a shared vocabulary for movement, gesture, space and time on stage.

It began with the choreographer Mary Overlie and was reworked for actors by Anne Bogart and Tina Landau.

Last updated 4 Oct 2026

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