I had a great day with some of the actors up at the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle Under Lyme recently. They are doing the new Alecky Blythe play “Where Have I Been All My Life?” a very interesting ‘reality theatre’ piece based on interviews with contestants in Stoke’s Talent show of 2010 from teenagers to retired miners. Continue reading “Playing Characters with ‘Conditions’!”
Feldenkrais for voice
I am often asked about Feldenkrais for voice: does it help? Yes of course. That’s the short answer. It tends to be actors who ask but also singers, teachers, public speakers and recently a trainee priest but it could be anyone: we all use our voices. Continue reading “Feldenkrais for voice”
The Importance of A Supple Chest
Continual Professional Development has become a real buzz term and is a requirement of many professions. I have been asking myself what it means in relation to artistic professions, especially acting. Of course artists don’t come in for this kind of regulation(!) – and mostly that makes sense because its not the same. Continue reading “The Importance of A Supple Chest”
The Set-Up
As an actor I used what I learnt from Feldekrais a great deal. Not always consciously, but it informed how I went about things, how I could feel myself and use myself. And now as a Feldenkrais Practitioner and movement teacher, how I did that is much clearer to me. Continue reading “The Set-Up”
Getting Rid of Rules
One of the best things about Feldenkrais for actors is that there are no rules. Its all about exploration and not at all about ‘do it like this’. Of course there are better and worse ways to do anything but it depends from person to person (we all have different structures and a different starting point) and according to what we want to do. Continue reading “Getting Rid of Rules”
Movement 4 Performance: What’s Feldenkrais?
Victoria Worsley BA FG(UK)
“When you know what you do, you can do what you want”
MOSHE FELDENKRAIS
Moshe Feldenkrais has studied the body in movement with a precision I have found nowhere else”
PETER BROOK (theatre and film director)
The Method
The Feldenkrais Method is increasingly a part of the performance world. Best known to physical theatre performers, musicians and dancers, it is now finding its way into more traditional acting through its wider inclusion in more drama school trainings and at institutions including the RSC. Continue reading “Movement 4 Performance: What’s Feldenkrais?”