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Acting Techniques
3 Day Workshop

Time / Date:

Monday 15 January - Wednesday 17 January 2024

9.00am-3.00pm

Details:

Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts

University of Waikato Gate 1

Cost:

$380

For: Emerging performers aged 15 years and over. Some performance experience recommended. 

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Drama school or a career in the performing arts in your sights?

 

It’s time to immerse yourself in acting.


Do you want to live and breathe your craft in a positive and interactive environment?  Want to grow your acting skills while being supported and challenged by other passionate performers looking to take their skills to the next level?

This three-day intensive workshop features a highly practical introduction to the Stanislavski system, and explores connection and unselfconsciousness using tools from Miranda Harcourt's extraordinary work in film and television. Students find access to spontaneity, truthfulness and play in improvisation and scripted works from film and theatre. There is a strong focus on developing your actor's tools - voice, body and imagination. 

Let's get you up on your feet and practicing your craft! Learn functional techniques to help you replace self-consciousness with presence, so you can be fully in the moment. 

Grow Your Toolkit

 

Discover new approaches to release creativity, unlock tension, get out of your head and into your body.

 

Find Your Tribe 

 

Enjoy working alongside equally passionate and committed classmates in the stunning Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts.

 

Have Fun!

 

Bask in the thing you love most in the world. Get up on your feet, extend your actor's imagination, and play.

 

Sasha Kirkwood

The best part about this course was meeting so many other passionate actors, and getting to work alongside them in all different aspects of acting (script work, monologues, film scripts etc).

I didn’t have much confidence in my acting when I arrived on the first day, but when I left on the last, it feels like I now have so many little skills or tools up my sleeve in order to create a truly natural performance.

There was a moment where I was pushed totally out of my comfort zone, and once I was everything just seemed to click. I will never forget that moment.

My favourite thing that I’ve learned is to make every performance real, true and natural - you don’t have to act for the audience but just act for yourself and be present in the moment; your intention will be conveyed more significantly.

If you’re wanting to be an actor, a director, a playwright, a musical theatre performer, a movie/TV star or anything in between - this course is for you.

Hey there, I'm Scot.

 

I help Waikato performers develop world-class performance skills so that they can go from super-fans to emerging professionals and leaders in their performance community.

I have designed this three-day intensive workshop to give passionate Waikato performers access to essential tools for their actor's toolboxes.

Over the course of the workshop participants will stretch and explore their acting technique in a focused and intensive environment.

For me, technique is all about access. 

Access to:

  • Voice
  • Body
  • Emotion
  • Imagination
  • Presence
  • Spontaneity

You will get vital practice interpreting scripts, taking direction, and working with other actors.

And have fun doing it!

Through playful practice we can turn off judgment, self-consciousness, and fear...

... and replace them with presence, truthfulness and spontaneity.

The fundamental skills of embodying physical action, making powerful and specific acting choices, prioritising connection and painting a strong internal vista can never be practiced too much, and the result is compelling, rich performances without the angst and self-consciousness. 

 

Hey there, I'm Scot.

 

I help Waikato performers develop world-class performance skills so that they can go from super-fans to emerging professionals and leaders in their performance community.

I have designed this three-day intensive workshop to give passionate Waikato performers access to essential tools for their actor's toolboxes.

Over the course of the workshop participants will stretch and explore their acting technique in a focused and intensive environment.

For me, technique is all about access. 

Access to:

  • Voice
  • Body
  • Emotion
  • Imagination
  • Presence
  • Spontaneity

You will get vital practice interpreting scripts, taking direction, and working with other actors.

And have fun doing it!

Through playful practice we can turn off judgment, self-consciousness, and fear...

... and replace them with presence, truthfulness and spontaneity.

The fundamental skills of action-ing and pursuing powerful character objectives can never be practiced too much, and the result is compelling, rich performances without the angst and self-consciousness.

Come join us!

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Feedback from Past Students

Anika

I loved this workshop so much. Everyone there is there for the same reasons as you and it's a great environment to feel you can give 100% and not be judged.

Nurani

I think the most meaningful bit for me was learning to break down scripts. It's not something I've ever been drawn to or heard of much, but I get the feeling it will drastically improve my performances in the future, once I get a little better at it.

Amira

My two favourite things about this course were developing and refining my acting skills and techniques, and meeting other people that are just as passionate about acting as I am. I learnt so much more in those three days about developing my craft than I thought possible, and I'm now more determined than ever to keep acting and doing what I love.

Jade 

One of my favourite memories was how close we got during the workshop and how sad it was saying goodbye to everyone on the last day. On the first day I was definitely nervous and a bit scared but by the end I was excited to push my acting limits through the roof.

Rosalie

Before starting this course I was nervous that I wouldn't let loose or feel comfortable enough take risks with my acting, but after the first exercise I felt like I had found a group of people who were just like me and shared the same the passion for acting that I do. The course allowed me to have an eye-opening and transformational time.

Zoe

This workshop helped me so much and gave me hope that I can make something of my passion in the future. Thank you thank you thank you for putting your time and effort into the course it truly has taught me so much and I was quite proud of my performance at the end so thank you so much for guiding me there. I will stay in touch I had sooo much fun:))

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 There is a path from where you stand to your performance dreams.