Method Acting Center - Acting in English 1st year

Method Acting Center

Developed by Constantin Stanislavski, then gaining popularity through the legendary Actors studio in New York, the Method has literally revolutionized the Acting world. We’re not talking about imitating life in a vague way here :
This is about creating it !

EXPLORATION 1 in ENGLISH
SCENES 1 in ENGLISH
BACKSTORY in ENGLISH

The Method is composed of a plethora of tools, a true « Acting Partition » that not only the actors can use and create with, but so can screenwriters and directors. This realistic way of acting is based upon a detailed deciphering of the inner workings of human behavior and human functionings in order to boost them, to then be able to embody them, rather than imitate them.

1rst year / Basic tools :
The Acting 1st year is made up of the basic training course of the Method which includes : Exploration 1, Scenes 1 and Backstory. That makes up 9 hours of classes per week, from October to June.

The Acting 1st year is made up of the basic training course of the Method which includes : EXPLORATION 1, SCENES 1 and BACKSTORY. That makes up 9 hours of classes per week, from September to June, the first week of class being an introduction week.

EXPLORATION 1 //
A class for physical, psychological and emotional exploration. This class is the core of Acting work, because it enables the actor to discover and use his main « instrument » : himself. Thanks to a vast number of tools, games, experiences and exercises, the actor learns how to trigger the physical, psychological and emotional catalysts allowing him to truly live and embody his emotions.

SCENES 1 //
Open a book at any page you want and imagine that page as if it were a script or a play to perform. Well, if that was the case, you would not play what’s written in black, but rather what’s written in white… and since there is nothing written in the blank spaces on the page, it’s entirely up to you to create it from scratch. That is the subtext that brings life to the performance, that makes it convincing, and that is what we learn in « Scenes 1 »

To do so, each actor creates a scene, then performs it in front of the class, without prepared lines or miming, so that he organically understands what every situation is made of: a subtext (inner world, sources, physicalization etc…). In every scene, the actor discovers and puts into practice a new tool of the Method.

BACKSTORY //
With a partner, the actor creates a situation in which he can « improvise » but in a different way from those in the Improvisation class ; we’re talking about prepared improvisations. This creation demands that the pair brainstorm on all kinds of questions about the characters’ backstory and past, the stakes, the bond or relationship etc. Once the improvisation which has been prepared beforehand has a strong foundation, the coach suggests new tools to the actors in order to enrich the scene, create more depth and strengthen the improvisation layer by layer.

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Weekly Classes, Planning 2023/2024 : https://www.methodacting.fr/planning-des-cours-2023-2024/
Free trial Class.
160€ to 350€ per month.

CONTACT
www.methodacting.fr
06 07 41 41 25 contact@methodacting.fr