Authentic Communications

Based on the approach of American theatre practitioner Sanford Meisner. The goal of the Meisner approach is for the person to not focus on themselves and instead concentrate on the other people in the immediate environment. Meisner training is an interdependent series of training exercises that build on one another. Participants work on a series of progressively complex exercises to develop an ability to first improvise, then to access their emotions, and finally to bring the spontaneity of improvisation and the richness of personality to life. We teach Meisner in a progression-based system. Participants must complete the earlier levels before continuing to the more advanced sessions to ensure that the technique is learned, retained, and applied correctly. Overview of Progression Structure: Level 1 – Foundation of Meisner & Basic Repetition Level 2 – Physical Action Repetition Level 3 – Psychological Repetition Level 4 – Meisner Technique Improvisations Level 5 – Applying Meisner Technique with Text *The leap in difficulty from Levels 2 to 3, 3 to 4 and 4 to 5 is high. It is highly recommended to attend at least 2 Level 2 classes before attending Level 3 (and so on). We will give feedback at the end of sessions if you are ready to undertake more advanced sessions.*