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Little has been written of Yat Malmgren´s acting technique, despite its international influence in mainstream western actor training. Yat Malmgren (1916 - 2002) was a colleague of Rudolf Laban´s and in 1954 received Laban´s final papers on his theory of ´Movement Psychology´. Yat Malmgren devoted the latter half of his life interpreting and expanding Rudolf Laban´s movement theories into a precise and practical method for actors in their development of realistic characters for stage and screen performance. The Drama Centre London became the hub for Yat Malmgren´s technique of ´Character Analysis´. In this doctoral work, Dr Janys Hayes analyses Yat Malmgren´s contribution to a wider field of knowledge of embodiment, expression and agency for actors. She places Yat Malmgren´s acting technique as a systematic, contemporary and revelatory means for the exploration of performed action.

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Dr Janys Hayes is a theatre director, actor and teacher of acting. She trained at the Drama Centre, London, specialising in Yat Malmgren´s acting technique. B.Science(Hons),University of Melbourne. Dip.Acting,Drama Centre London. Master of Creative Arts,University of Wollongong. Doctor of Philosophy,University of Western Sydney.

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