"From his artistic home in the small village of Toga Mura in the Japanese Alps, Tadashi Suzuki's influence has spread around the world, transcending cultural and political boundaries. His bold vision of what the theatre can be and what the theatre can do is both uncompromising and exceedingly generous. The SCOT company's groundbreaking productions and methods of training have inspired and continue to inspire generations of theatre artists and audiences. The day I first met Suzuki, the trajectory of my life was altered irrevocably. The very existence of SITI Company is due to Suzuki’s foresight, bigheartedness and determination." -Anne Bogart

"What takes my breath away most about Tadashi Suzuki's work is the precision and accuracy with which he manages time and space. For one-and-a-half to two hours, the use of sound, precise scene transitions and mammoth energy compressed through his singular directorial vision create a sustained power which blows the audience away—a shocking style requiring an exceptional attention and concentration from the viewer. His unique method of rigorous actor training has made him a grand master of the rarest variety, enabling him to maintain a company that continues to inspire the evolution of contemporary theatre in our ever-changing world." -Yuri Lubimov

"In America the theatre for the most part is naturalistic. People want to be comfortable. They want to identify immediately with the situation. They want everything finished, put in a box and wrapped up with a bow. But I believe, ideally, you want to leave the theatre still thinking about it, still questioning it. What I find exciting about Suzuki’s work is that we come into the theatre and we have a surprise. We have to think about what we have seen and we leave the theatre thinking about it. I believe that in a sense my work is similar to what Suzuki is doing in his work. Theatre that you have to rethink. It poses more questions than answers." -Robert Wilson

Renowned for his actor training methods, Tadashi Suzuki provides a thorough and accessible formulation of his ideas and beliefs in this new edition of his theater writings. One of the world's most revered theater directors, Suzuki is also a seminal thinker and practitioner whose work has had a profound influence on theater worldwide. This landmark collection provides a useful, provocative look at his philosophical and practical approaches to the stage.Culture is the Bodyis a complete revision of Suzuki's influential bookThe Way of Acting, featuring new essays and in a revised translation by Kameron Steele, a longtime collaborator of Suzuki's.

Tadashi Suzukiis the founder and director of the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), the organizer of Japan's first international theater festival (Toga Festival), and the creator of the Suzuki Method of Actor Training. Suzuki has articulated his theories in a number of books. He has taught his system of actor training in schools and theaters throughout the world. Besides productions with his own company, he has directed several international collaborations.

"铃木忠志的艺术之家位于日本阿尔卑斯山的多贺村，他的影响已经超越了文化和政治的界限，遍及世界各地。他对戏剧可以是什么以及戏剧可以做什么的大胆设想，既不妥协又极其慷慨。SCOT公司开创性的作品和培训方法已经并将继续激励着一代又一代的戏剧艺术家和观众。在我第一次见到铃木的那一天，我的人生轨迹被不可逆转地改变了。SITI公司的存在要归功于铃木的远见卓识、博大胸怀和决心"。-安尼-博格特

"铃木忠志的作品最让我惊叹的是他对时间和空间管理的精确性和准确性。在一个半小时到两个小时的时间里，声音的使用、精确的场景转换和通过他独特的导演视角压缩的巨大能量创造了一种持续的力量，让观众大吃一惊--这种震撼人心的风格需要观众的特别关注和集中。他独特的严格的演员训练方法使他成为最罕见的大师，使他能够保持一个公司，在我们不断变化的世界中继续激发当代戏剧的发展。" -尤里-卢比莫夫

"在美国，戏剧大部分都是自然主义的。人们希望自己是舒适的。他们希望能立即认同这种情况。他们希望一切都能完成，放在一个盒子里，用一个蝴蝶结包装起来。但我相信，在理想情况下，你希望在离开剧院时仍能思考它，仍能质疑它。铃木的作品让我感到兴奋的是，我们进入剧院后有一个惊喜。我们必须思考我们所看到的东西，我们离开剧院时还在思考它。我相信，在某种意义上，我的作品与铃木的作品类似。你必须重新思考的戏剧。它提出的问题多于答案。-罗伯特-威尔逊

铃木忠志因其演员训练方法而闻名，在这本新版的戏剧著作中，他对自己的想法和信念进行了全面而又容易理解的表述。作为世界上最受尊敬的戏剧导演之一，铃木也是一位开创性的思想家和实践者，他的作品对全世界的戏剧产生了深刻的影响。这本具有里程碑意义的文集对他在舞台上的哲学和实践方法进行了有益的、挑衅性的审视。"文化就是身体 "是对铃木颇具影响力的《表演之路》一书的全面修订，其中包括新的文章，并由铃木的长期合作者卡梅隆-斯蒂尔进行了修订后的翻译。

铃木忠志是Toga铃木公司（SCOT）的创始人和董事，是日本第一个国际戏剧节（Toga Festival）的组织者，也是铃木演员训练法的创造者。铃木在许多书中阐述了他的理论。他在世界各地的学校和剧院教授他的演员训练系统。除了与他自己的公司合作的作品，他还导演了几个国际合作项目。