The Articulate Instrument: Suzuki Training for the Actor

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As actors and storytellers, it is our work to transmit information or data to our audiences. In this course, we will explore how the body, as our instrument, can be a powerful tool used to amplify our ability to communicate point of view and meaning in art marking. Drawing on trainings such as, but not limited to, the Suzuki Method of Actor Training, Viewpoints, Michael Chekhov Technique, and Miller Voice Method, we will develop an increased sense of bodily awareness and practice how we can use this awareness to inform expressive choice making. We will learn how to honor and navigate our habitual psychological and physical mannerisms as we approach character and/or generative work. We will do all of this while we unpack a collection of common aesthetics to help us approach any work environment in a “front-footed” manner. Actor’s Workshop: Play Lab: Acting as Exploration