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An introduction to the core concepts of Viewpoints and Suzuki theatre training, and their practical application including training techniques and composition exercises. Both Suzuki and Viewpoints are methods of actor training. In Suzuki, actors are taught to locate their centre and ground themselves in their movements on stage. Viewpoints is improvisational and actors learn to free themselves from the expectations and rigidity of the narrative to truly exist in their bodies.
Through this workshop, you will learn how to respond organically and intuitively to your environment as well as overcome your physical limitations as an individual.
This workshop is highly rewarding for both actors and non-actors. It aims to improve your physicality and develops in you a strong presence in front of an audience. In cultivating an awareness to sensory details, the training also encourages mental stamina, endurance and focus. Viewpoints and Suzuki training, when viewed holistically as a way-of-life, can be an eye-opening experience akin to yoga and the martial arts.
Outline
- Lack of readiness to respond to situations on stage
- Stiffness on stage
- Difficulty creating work with ensemble (lack of shared dramatic language)
- Struggling with breath and dynamic stillness
- Unable to physicalise a character to its full potential
- Unable to build rapport with fellow ensemble members of cast
- Weak stage presence
- Disconnect between the body and mind
- Fear of failure
- Acceptance of the 'artistic self'
- Entering a stage space with focus and energy already in place
- Using the right amount of breath, energy and center when communicating
- Creating dynamic characters, scenes and movement for the stage
- Building rapport with your cast and audience
- Developing a shared dramatic language
- Achieving a sense of freedom in performance
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Special Offer
Early Bird: $510 (Register by 10 Aug)
Register at: http://workshop.methodactingasia.com/courses/show/45
Founded by Kamil Haque in 2013, the Haque Centre of Acting & Creativity (HCAC) is an acting school. HCAC is one of the companies under Method Metropolis, an umbrella group focusing on arts, entertainment, and education.
HCAC, is the home of Method Acting in Asia. It is the first professional acting school in English in Singapore. Regardless of your background, training and experience, the training caters to actors and non-actors from as young as 13 years old. The multi-approach training includes acting fundamentals, techniques and specific skill sets of the actor’s craft to add depth and breadth to your method of acting.
Located on the edge of the Little India Arts Belt in Singapore, the HCAC studio is nestled in a conservation shop house - A creative home and safe haven for students to hone their craft, build a network and free their talent.
