acting, classes, 8 of 8
Darren suggested future directions.
HCAC: private acting school with various short courses of styles and methods.
Nine Years Theatre: Actor Training
I hope you find something beneficial here
Darren suggested future directions.
HCAC: private acting school with various short courses of styles and methods.
Nine Years Theatre: Actor Training
Games, and exercises, to build up confidence and reflexes.
Interactions with the world of theatre in Singapore.
This list is not exhaustive.
the practice script was “Come in, Nielsen.”
the actors were L and H.
Darren observed their performance once, and then told them to perform again, but with a game in mind – an actor's game. L's goal is to get H to look at her for more than three seconds. H's goal is to give L as little eye-contact as possible.
“It is better to be a glorious failure than a mediocre success.”
Mediocre success hinders you from tasting glorious success. (Editor's note: Darren attributes this quote to the late playwright, Kuo Pao Kun)
“invisible body”: What an actor does off-stage, which helps in his performance on-stage. Eg. Tai-chi, amateur boxing, basketball, soccer, marathon-running, stamina-training.
Please let me ask – who, indeed, exerts control over this planet? Are the following people in control?
Acted with Ariel using a practice-script, titled “Come in, Nielsen”.
As things turned out, our scene became a confrontation between two hostile criminals.
A new classmate made his entrance today: Joao (pronounced somewhat like Jo-el), a youthful-looking man from Portugal.
He had missed the previous two classes due to a business trip – or so he claims – but he seemed to catch up quite quickly.
Today's exercise: intercostal diaphrammatic breathing.
Lie down and breathe in. Notice how your belly rises.
Now sit up and breathe in. Notice how your shoulders hunch up.