Stage Director, Master Teacher
I am happy to announce the return of my successful collaboration with pianist and coach Mikhail Hallak. This month we are offering the first in a series of master classes for the professional singer, designed as focused “clinics” on a particular composer, language, or style.
On September 25th we are offering “The Puccini Clinic”.
Limited to 6 singers for a more personal and detailed experience: find information here to enroll now.
To create and sustain a dimensional and truthful performance in whatever style may be presented. To explore and utilize the complete Psycho-physical energy of the performer; i.e., both physical and mental energies, which allows a greater control of expressiveness by linking specific movement and acting techniques with the generation and truthful expression of emotions and the presentation of dimensional characters in action.
In contrast to the majority of Movement Training courses designed for performers available in the United States, which present exercises that prepare the performer for the stage or that are generally therapeutic, these techniques allow the performer dramatic control over the entire body in order to go “beyond the music” and to “go beyond the words” in the development of character, sub textual conflicts, dramatic intentions, and active choices while performing on stage.
In contrast to the majority of Acting Classes available, these classes are antithetical to the schools dedicated only to Contemporary American Realism which generally distance the performer of style productions from creating truth in their given contexts.
A specific difficulty for chorus and supernumeraries is maintaining action and dimension while “just standing there” or “just sitting there,” and while performing in large groups and oratorio.
For more information about these master class presentations, or to bring a program to your organization, please contact Chuck