Every Monday at 20:00 - 21:30

GRADUATION SHOWCASE - Sunday 6th December

A new round  of Fundamentals of Acting: Beginners & Intermediates starts this September at Studio 32.

An acting course for beginners who want to step on stage for the first time and intermediates who further want to develop their techniques: this 10 week course will look at body and voice as the engine to bring character to life.

Michael will guide you through a process of becoming a more physically aware actor; working on breathing, movement techniques and vocal exercises to build confidence on stage.

Acting is a continuous honing of a craft, so no matter where you feel you're at, the work continues. Often we aren't aware of what our bodies are actually capable of, because day to day, we move in certain rhythmic and restricted or linear ways.

The course itself:

Weeks 1-4 will be about finding our physically limits, and gently exploring those boundaries.

Focusing on breathing for concentration and performance. Looking at how bodies can tell stories without words, in groups, pairs and singley.

Weeks 5-8 will be looking at texts and how specifically we can translate words into movement of a piece, to support the feelings and express them fully.

Weeks 9 and 10 will be putting into rehearsal practice what we've covered for a final showcase.

The course is open to anyone, and we'll work with the body in whatever way it comes.

There is no one solution, and there are many ways into acting and bringing a character to life.

Your Acting Coach: Michael Pitthan

Michael is a seasoned working professional actor, with a career spanning over 20 years on stage, in front of the camera and behind a microphone.

Born in Germany and raised in the U.K. now living in the Czech Republic, he realised at a young age he wanted to be an actor.

With a background in Commedia dell'Arte, masked theatre, playing to audiences of all ages, he understands the nuance of stage play and audience interaction. With the work often being devised and written by the company, the work naturally led Michael towards improvisation which he has slowly crafted over the last 12 years.

After moving to Prague, he found himself in a different market, which allowed him expand into camera, voice and motion capture work. Exploring the differences and similarities between these mediums and stage, has been an interesting, sometimes difficult journey, and with 30 plus film and television credits and three international computer games under his belt, a fruitful one too.

Michael likes to tell stories and work out why characters do what they do. The experience he has gained hands on: from writing, set building, touring; to live, direct improvisation and the technicalities of camera and microphone have developed an understanding of what makes characters tick, how to engage physically, vocally and emotionally, and how the actor can best serve the role.

Only 4000kc for the entire eight week course (8 × 1.5 hours) and participation in the end of course show!

Fundamentals of Acting: Beginners & Intermediates

starts Oct 12th

8-week cours

plus participation in Graduation Show