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Penny Templeton Studio @ 344 W 38th St, New York, NY
Important: This class is not for recreational class takers, but is intended for professionals who are pursuing a career in acting. Please consider that before enrolling. The most important class actors fail to take. How do you make strong confident choices when you only have 3 pages of sides and no script? Solving the Mystery Learn how to unlock the hidden clues using: Lateral Thinking, Deductive Reasoning Extreme Logic. Take the Fear...
Cold reading is a term used by actors and other performers in theatre, television, film, and performance fields. A cold reading is a reading aloud from a script or other text without any rehearsal, practice or study in advance. It is also sometimes referred to as sight-reading. Workshop will be taught by an industry professional of scouting talent. Like an actual audition, scripts will not be provided in advance.
Your script is chock full of detailed information, but sadly, many actors don't know how to access and process this information, which can often lead to a less impactful and studied performance. In this class, students will learn to identify and flush out these details and create a framework for their work on a character, as well as a launchpad for their creativity and intuition. You will learn to analyze a scene beat by beat and to find actions,...
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On the night of Speed Seminar Casting Director Scott Wojcik will give artists brief overview of his history in the industry and what he looks for in artists. Artists will then leave the room and get individual time with Scott as they either sing 32 bars of a song or a 1 min monologue. We are always looking for ways to help our artists get the most bang for their buck. That's why we developed Speed Seminars. In the room you will get.. Your work...
Balance Arts Center @ 151 W 30th St, New York, NY
Is to present movement through the lens of the Alexander Technique. She has combined her knowledge and experience of the Alexander Technique, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Feldenkrais, Yoga and various dance techniques in creating this class. Work with the whole body coordination to find your balance and center through an extended session on the floor. Focus on your breathing, ease, coordination and directions. Work slowly and carefully to build your...
The New York Performing Arts Academy @ 244 West 54th St, New York, NY
Unleash your inner chameleon and take your acting skills to new heights with our immersive Character Development program. Led by industry-renowned instructor Karina Arroyave, this course will equip you with the tools and techniques needed to breathe life into diverse characters from different backgrounds and periods. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to unlock your true potential as an actor.
Balance Arts Center @ 151 W 30th St, New York, NY
Open to all certified Alexander Technique teachers.
Join Matthew Aucoin, Assistant Conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and an avid Shakespearean, for an in-depth exploration of Verdi’s magnificent obsession with Shakespeare and the masterpieces it inspired. For the length of his career, Verdi sought to find a new musical language to express his deep understanding of Shakespeare’s plays. In five sessions, Mr. Aucoin will trace this development from the early – adaptation of Macbeth to the...
The Tempest is Shakespeare's last solo effort to bring the sprawling adventure story known as "romance" to the Jacobean stage. (It could be argued that his work on The Two Noble Kinsmen was a later, collaborative effort.) And as usual, with Shakespearean experimentation, the results are staggeringly beautiful and surprising. After three previous efforts-Pericles with an episodic classical tale centered on the adventures...
In her Intermediate class, Rhona Silverbush continues to build on the foundation of her introductory class and teaches more advanced techniques. By learning to speak Shakespeare's language with fluency and power, participants gain a deeper relationship with Shakespeare's glorious work.
In this Introductory-level class, Rhona Silverbush, helps you learn to find and use the tools Shakespeare has given you to more fully experience the import of Shakespeare's language, as you also learn to speak Shakespeare's verse with confidence and pleasure.
The Shakespeare Society @ 118 Baxter St, New York, NY
He will examine how Adès found musical equivalents for certain elements of the Shakespeare, most notably Ariel's speech and Prospero's magic, and how the libretto deviates drastically from Shakespeare's text. Matthew Aucoin will teach a two-course series focused on Thomas Adès's opera based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, a piece Matthew assistant-conducted this past season at the Metropolitan Opera. Matthew will also look at past musical settings...
NYC Stage & Screen Combat @ 29 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Train on an individual basis! All skill levels are welcome. Our class is designed in an ongoing format to build upon your skill level and goals as a performer. Various styles are taught concurrently; on a given night you may be working on unarmed combat while others are working on longsword, another group on knife, or a pair working on choreography for a project! Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t...
NYC Stage & Screen Combat @ 29 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Train on an individual basis! All skill levels are welcome. Our class is designed in an ongoing format to build upon your skill level and goals as a performer. Various styles are taught concurrently; on a given night you may be working on unarmed combat while others are working on longsword, another group on knife, or a pair working on choreography for a project! Class is open to all skill and experience levels, so don’t worry if you haven’t...
Few fights are more exhilarating to perform than a knife fight! Unless, of course, you’re not the one with the knife. This special seminar will focus on unarmed techniques versus an armed adversary, eventually moving on to exactly how to take that knife away from them. Note: To participate in the class you need comfortable clothes to work in and should have closed toe shoes that haven't been worn outside (or cleaned well before coming in to...
Chairs, pens, a scarf? In a fight scene, anything is fair game. Which means anything could be used as a weapon! Come learn a basic skill set to turn any object into a tool for violence. Many moments of violence for stage and screen have no “weapons.” That said, a book, a towel, a broom or a pillow cushion can be used in a violent manner which will enhance the story being told. Knowing how to do this well can greatly enhance the realism in a scene...
Online 4-Week Pilot Season Prep with 2 LA Casting Directors, Ani Avetyan and Jordan Bass Train from the comfort of your own home and receive quality feedback from two Los Angeles casting directors in this 4-week online class! Each instructor will provide sides for actors to choose from and record on your own time. Self-tapes are due each week by the class deadline and will be reviewed by the instructor. Actors will receive personalized audio...
Acting School for Film and Television @ 150 West 46th St, New York, NY
Learn the craft of film acting, build your resume and a reel through the experience of acting a leading role in a short film or movie scene which will be directed by the instructor. This will be a basic production which will highlight actors’ performances. Work on scene study, interacting with other actors, listening and responding, character development, being in the moment for multiple takes, improvisations and exercises to improve your technique,...
Acting-TomTodoroff Studio & Conservatory @ 555 W 42nd St, New York, NY
Sessions will focus primarily on Scene Study. During class, students perform scenes, songs, monologues, original material, auditions and cold reading. Actors and students of all levels are warmly welcomed. It is our mission to create a joyful community of skilled artists. Acting lessons are designed to help the actor shed "competitive defense mechanisms", facilitating access to one's unique vulnerability, which is the cornerstone of all great acting....
In class 6 (the final class), students will learn the skills and the proper tools to network/market themselves more effectively in the business. How to make all of your materials (resume format, headshots, demo creation, etc) "Industry Standard" and more will also be covered. By 4 weeks after the last class, each student will be sent their professionally filmed/edited scene to start or add to their acting reels....
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