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Welcome to the site of the Schott Acting Studio, Berlin. See an overview of the current seminars, workshops and training sessions or use the navigation links.

* Impressions funded projects/productions by Goethe Institut and Artist at Risk here || On-Camera Acting: Level I & II with Eric Reis – March/April || Zoom: Analysis of Ibsen’s “GHOSTS” with Mike Alfreds – April 17th || In-person: An introduction to the “Brahe Mask Work” with Nikolaas von Schrader April 10th || DREAMWORK for Actors and Artists with Ken Barnett – April 24th || Solo Performance Masterclass with Director Geordie Brookman – June/July || * You can support our free workshops and theatre projects with Young Adults from Ukraine.

	Analysis of Ibsen’s “GHOSTS” with Mike Alfreds April 17th to 22th, 2023 \| 6 Mornings \| Online – In 6 sessions of two hours. 1: Break-down of the structure and general organisation of the play 2: Detailed analysis of a single character. 3: Analysis of all the characters‘ super objectives and the super objective of the play. 4: As a finale: putting all the above elements together to decide what the themes of the play are and how that would be imagined physically on stage. The class requires preparation & very good English language skills! “If I was allowed to train again to be an actor, but I was only allowed one teacher, it would have to be Mike Alfreds. To me he is a genius when it comes to acting and storytelling. I will spend my life trying to be true to what he perceives possible in the theatre. He is a true pioneer.“ – Mark Rylance [read more…]

	Acting Foundation Intensive with Matthias Schott March Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd, 2023 \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – We create a basis for your further work as an actor. Stanislawski and various English and American developments of his methods of Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg offer you a framework to learn the most important aspects of the art of acting. Improvisations, exercises and scene work that will stimulate your imagination and ability to transform, in order to act convincingly in front of the camera or on the stage. [read more…]

	Dreamwork for Actors and Artists with Ken Barnett (NYC) 24. bis 30. April; 2023 \| 5,5 Days \| In Berlin – In this workshop, participants will be engaging with fresh material from their unconscious as delivered by a dream. This potent material provides the opportunity to drop into our most intimate inner lives. Working physically, participants will be guided to ask the thinking mind to soften in order to invite the truth held in the body to express freely. Discover what is within you that is longing to be expressed in your creative work, and unveil the patterns of thinking or behavior that are limiting you in your capacity for full expression. [read more…]

	On-Camera Acting Workshop with Eric Reis (NYC) Level I & II March/April \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – Eric Reis is an acting coach who’s been helping actors elevate their careers for the past 10 years. His approach is simple: he believes that being a great actor is good, but being a working actor is better – and, as many great actors who struggle to find employment know, one does not always translate into the other. The essence of the problem is that traditional acting training focuses on the actor’s ability to take the words on the page and transform them into a character with a rich and deep emotional life. All of which are extremely important. But without a clear understanding of how to apply those skills to the specific requirements of working in front of the camera, ultimately ineffective. [read more…]

	Solo Performance Masterclass with Director Geordie Brookman End of June; 2023 \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – 4 day workshop with a performance on the final day. Join director, teacher and dramaturg Geordie Brookman for a three days acting intensive focussed on a combination of scene building and physicality. We will provide participants with a carefully chosen contemporary short play (either a 2 or 3 hander) and, with Geordie’s guidance, will analyse, rehearse and present the works by the end of the intensive. Using Geordie’s rigorous ‘mapping’ approach and physical devising methods drawn from his time working with Frantic Assembly, Force Majeure and Circa participants will unlock the deepest layers of the text and combine it with compelling physical choices. The intensive is for intermediate and advanced actors who need to either have a level of professional experience, tertiary training or have taken Geordie’s ‘Page to Stage’ or ’Space and Physicality’ workshops previously. [read more…]

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	Analysis of Ibsen’s “GHOSTS” with Mike Alfreds April 17th to 22th, 2023 \| 6 Mornings \| Online – In 6 sessions of two hours. 1: Break-down of the structure and general organisation of the play 2: Detailed analysis of a single character. 3: Analysis of all the characters‘ super objectives and the super objective of the play. 4: As a finale: putting all the above elements together to decide what the themes of the play are and how that would be imagined physically on stage. The class requires preparation & very good English language skills! “If I was allowed to train again to be an actor, but I was only allowed one teacher, it would have to be Mike Alfreds. To me he is a genius when it comes to acting and storytelling. I will spend my life trying to be true to what he perceives possible in the theatre. He is a true pioneer.“ – Mark Rylance [read more…]

	Acting Foundation Intensive with Matthias Schott March Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd, 2023 \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – We create a basis for your further work as an actor. Stanislawski and various English and American developments of his methods of Uta Hagen, Stella Adler, Lee Strasberg offer you a framework to learn the most important aspects of the art of acting. Improvisations, exercises and scene work that will stimulate your imagination and ability to transform, in order to act convincingly in front of the camera or on the stage. [read more…]

	Dreamwork for Actors and Artists with Ken Barnett (NYC) 24. bis 30. April; 2023 \| 5,5 Days \| In Berlin – In this workshop, participants will be engaging with fresh material from their unconscious as delivered by a dream. This potent material provides the opportunity to drop into our most intimate inner lives. Working physically, participants will be guided to ask the thinking mind to soften in order to invite the truth held in the body to express freely. Discover what is within you that is longing to be expressed in your creative work, and unveil the patterns of thinking or behavior that are limiting you in your capacity for full expression. [read more…]

	On-Camera Acting Workshop with Eric Reis (NYC) Level I & II March/April \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – Eric Reis is an acting coach who’s been helping actors elevate their careers for the past 10 years. His approach is simple: he believes that being a great actor is good, but being a working actor is better – and, as many great actors who struggle to find employment know, one does not always translate into the other. The essence of the problem is that traditional acting training focuses on the actor’s ability to take the words on the page and transform them into a character with a rich and deep emotional life. All of which are extremely important. But without a clear understanding of how to apply those skills to the specific requirements of working in front of the camera, ultimately ineffective. [read more…]

	Solo Performance Masterclass with Director Geordie Brookman End of June; 2023 \| 4 Days \| In Berlin – 4 day workshop with a performance on the final day. Join director, teacher and dramaturg Geordie Brookman for a three days acting intensive focussed on a combination of scene building and physicality. We will provide participants with a carefully chosen contemporary short play (either a 2 or 3 hander) and, with Geordie’s guidance, will analyse, rehearse and present the works by the end of the intensive. Using Geordie’s rigorous ‘mapping’ approach and physical devising methods drawn from his time working with Frantic Assembly, Force Majeure and Circa participants will unlock the deepest layers of the text and combine it with compelling physical choices. The intensive is for intermediate and advanced actors who need to either have a level of professional experience, tertiary training or have taken Geordie’s ‘Page to Stage’ or ’Space and Physicality’ workshops previously. [read more…]