Description

Type

Course
Location

Soho

Duration

10 Months

To concentrate on realistic acting and the methodological approach to actor training. The course also prepares students for the Trinity Guildhall ACTL examination in July or November. Designed for those who need to work during the day, but want to take acting seriously. Giles Foreman Centre is a hub for performance opportunities. Suitable for: Young people who are interested in developing a future in acting Older people who would like to gain a thorough appreciation for what it means to train as an actor Anyone who wants to dramatically improve their skills under the guidance of top experts in acting, movement, improvisation and voice.

Facilities

Soho (London)

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2a Royalty Mews, 22 Dean Street [Next To Quo Vadis] London W1d 3ar, W1D 3AR

Start date

On request

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Requirements

Entrance is by interview; initially by application online, by email or post.
Initial enquiries by phone.
Skype interview acceptable

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Teachers and trainers (5)

Christopher Simpson

Improvisation Coach

Christopher Simpson’s teaching skills encompass physical/movement work, improvisation and mask-work. As an actor, his diverse array of roles range from a Banglatown youth in Sarah Gavron’s 'Brick Lane', a Leeds drug dealer in Penny Woolcock’s 'Mischief Night' and a Cuban charmer in John Roberts' 'Day of The Flowers'. In TV, he is best known for playing polar opposites in the double role of twins Magid/Milat in White Teeth. Other TV includes State of Play and Second Generation.

Dylan Brown

Acting teacher

Dylan has worked on many television productions as an actor, including Midsommer Murders, Vexed, Being Human, A Touch of Frost, Eastenders, Casualty and Holby. Film incudes Luc Besson's Unleashed, Ken Russell's The Mystery of Dr Martinu. Stage; National Theatre in Thea Sharrock's Free Stage. He played Puck in Michael Grandage's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rosencrantz in Paul Miller's Hamlet. Directing credits include Romeo and Juliet (featuring Anthony Howell) at The Drama Centre. Teaching includes Diorama Arts Centre, Drama Centre London, Bodyworks and the Academy of Creative Training.

Giles Foreman

Director

Giles Foreman is one of the leading acting coaches in the UK, and in Europe; he has worked as an acting coach at the Drama Centre, London; Deutsche Schauspiel Akademie, and The Forum for Filmschauspiel, Berlin; The City Lit; NODA; Stage Center – Jerusalem, Israel; the Pula International Festival of Theatre, Croatia and the International Festival of Making Theater, Athens. He has run workshops all over the world, and is much in demand as a film acting-coach, director and producer.

Lindsay Richardson

Voice work for Actors, Singing for Actors

Lindsay Richardson trained as a classical singer at Trinity College of Music, London and in musical theatre at City Lit. She has appeared as a soloist at many of Britain's major venues and festivals, recorded both on CD and DVD, toured and performed across Europe. Radio broadcasts include Radio 3's In Tune, Danish Radio, and Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Theatre includes Duchess of York in Richard III and Joyce in Ruffian on the Stair. She has directed opera; and devised, coached & staged modern musical drama for 7 to 11 yr-olds. She coaches choral societies, theatre groups and individuals.

Olga Masleinnikova

Movement Saturday

Olga Masleinnikova is a choreographer, performer and lecturer. Her work focuses on the body and movement within a collaborative and independent practice. Olga's research is the application of choreological tools into creative processes within various mediums. She graduated with an MA in Theatre Directing from INSAS in Brussels and has specialized in Choreological Studies (Contemporary Developments in Laban's Principles and Practice) and contemporary dance at Trinity Laban in London, obtaining her Diploma in Dance Studies and receiving a Simone Michelle Award for choreographic excellence.

Course programme

The Foundation diploma course is offered in conjunction with Trinity Guildhall [ATCL].

The course is ideal for young people who are interested in developing a future in acting, and for older people who would like to gain a thorough appreciation for what it means to train as an actor. Everyone has the opportunity to dramatically improve their skills under the guidance of top experts in acting, movement, improvisation and voice.

It is equivalent to a foundation in Acting at one of the main conservatoire drama schools here in the UK and many of the students to go on to train at one of those drama schools; or continue with us, opting for the studio training approach.

In the Method-based training that is offered at the Centre, the acting class is of central importance. Students learn a rigorous process for opening up emotionally, learning to trust their impulses and how to analyse a script thoroughly. They learn to deconstruct characters, to discover the core motivations and to develop clear character thought processes.

They also take part in intensive movement and voice classes in order to gain a degree of mastery of their instrument from a technical perspective, and also improvisation classes to expand and test the limits of their imagination and spontaneity.

The analysis class introduces them to the history of drama from the Greeks to the present day and most of the major philosophical and technical influences on the art form.

Students constantly rehearse scenes and monologues; there are other performance opportunities during the year; there is a stage production before the course ends, as well as the ATCL examination in July [subject to an examination fee of £149].

All of the teachers teach or have taught at the major UK drama schools, some renowned in their fields. Most continue to work professionally.

Additional information

Payment options: The fee for each term is: £1600. The fee for the entire year: £4800. (+ £136 fee for taking the exam)
Career opportunities: Performance at the end of the course, plus advancement to higher level study. Level 4 qualification

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