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COURSES

Acting While Singing (14 sessions)

Creating a character is much like building a house. Many performers are content to build the frame, slap on a façade, paint it appropriately, and put some lovely flowers in front. This course takes a performer into the inner structure of a character through work on the text as monologue, the message of the music, and how to access emotions without impairing the voice.

Archetypes and their Energy Source (8 sessions)

Acting is a process of pulling stored emotional memories from our minds and bodies. Energy is one of a performer's most valuable tools. Yet how many performers truly understand their own energy flow? Through exploring the relationship between Jungian archetypes and the energy centers (chakras) in the body, a performer can learn how to draw on both archetype and energy, and how to balance these energies in performance.

 

WORKSHOPS

Audition Preparation Workshop (4 sessions)

What are you projecting in your auditions? Would you hire yourself? This Workshop addresses the performers vocal, physical and emotional images – are they congruent or at odds with each other? Are the songs and/or the presentation appropriate for an audition? What impression do the CV and photos project? What do you need to know about the pianist?

Understanding Breathing (2 or more sessions)

This Workshop examines the structure of breathing, the voluntary and involuntary control muscles, and the common misconceptions about breath and physical alignment. Simple exercises are used to strengthen and expand the lungs, unblock the breath, and explore true breath support.

Awareness, Focus and Being in the Moment (1 day)

We leap between the past and the future, but find it hard to stay in the present. Learn the relationship of breath to maintaining awareness of the moment of now. This workshop explores soft, direct, and inner focus and how to use them on stage, and introduces simple, direct exercises and techniques for developing the expanded, lateral awareness needed in performance.

The Mind – Friend or Foe? (1 day)

Just because you have believed something all your life, does not mean that it is true. What is your attitude towards your own mind? It is a powerful tool or a terrible knife depending on how you use it. We often stand directly in our own way, and are our own harshest critics. Learn to understand and balance the inner Judge and the Doer/Feeler, and how to turn down the volume on the negative chatter.

Workshop on Projecting Rage and Anger (1 day)

A performer must project strong emotions through their body and voice, while keeping these emotions from ripping the voice apart. Breath is the connection to energy and power, but strong emotions can block breath. This workshop introduces breathing techniques which join breath and energy together, and locates the source of the emotions and how to control their flow.