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3 Week Acting Program with Matthias Schott
April-May, 2025 | 3 Weeks | In Berlin

What is the process for becoming a professional actor? According to Jean Benedetti, the art of the professional actor can be divided into two categories: 1. The inner creative process. 2. The guidelines and venues that shape our outward expression. The goal is to move from general to specific. Educated imagination – informed empathy – stimulated choices. [read more…]
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Shakespeare with Di Trevis
March 26th to 28th, 2025 | 3 Days | In Berlin

Actors are often overwhelmed by complex text. This workshop will dispel those fears and give you simple practical exercises which render the text more and more understandable and actable. We will examine the verse form, the move from prose to poetry, the complex building bricks of the great speeches with practice of the rhetorical devices which Shakespeare inherited and then brilliantly developed. Di Trevis: With a rich teaching history, she has influenced notable actors like Gary Oldman and Kenneth Branagh. In 2011, she published her memoir, “Being a Director: A Life in Theatre”. Trevis continues to be a vital figure in the theatrical community, inspiring the next generation of performers and directors. [read more…]
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Cinematic Storytelling for the Actor with Welker White and Damian Young
May 5th to 9th, 2025 | 3 – 5 Days | In Berlin

We’ll explore the letting go of previous takes, allowing new stimuli to inform and deepen the possibilities in the work. Actors will come away with tangible tools that enable them to bring more authenticity and veracity to their work on camera. Welker White and Damian Young are actors, educators, and founders of The Moving Frame. Dedicated to a process-oriented exploration of screen acting, The Moving Frame offers actors an immersion into the language of cinematic storytelling. [read more…]
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Stella Adler Technique with Milton Justice
April 14th to 19th, 2025 | Monday to Friday – 5:00 to 9:30 pm + one Saturday | In Berlin

Through her work with Stanislavsky, Stella Adler developed a definitive and now famous approach to acting, having trained such acting luminaries as Marlon Brando and Robert DiNiro. Her exercises demonstrate the accessible fundamentals of approaching a play and a screenplay. From deciphering the core idea of the text, to exploring character, action, circumstance and background, each exercise propels the actor experientially through the evolution of a part. Each class will begin with basic technique exercises. The goal is to move from general to specific. Educated imagination – informed empathy – stimulated choices. Milton Justice: As an acting teacher he has had the privilege of coaching, teaching and directing a wide range of actors including Mark Ruffalo, Margo Martindale, Sean Astin, Kyra Sedgwick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Carmack, Chris Messina, Maura Tierney, and Patrick Stewart. [read more…]
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Chekhov Workshop – with Di Trevis from London
May 14th to 18th, 2025 | 5 Days | In Berlin

This five-day workshop will focus on the plays of Chekhov as a starting point for actors to explore text, character, period, the power and limits of the Stanislavsky technique , discovering an acting approach that focuses “not just on realism but truth “. We will work towards scene studies and scenarios which will be shown on the final day to a small invited audience. In her workshops, Trevis has been training actors and directors from all over the world. Her teaching career encompasses a wide geographical range, from the UK to Cuba, with notable students like Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh, and Rupert Everett. [read more…]
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