Are acting classes for kids just about… acting?
In acting classes (for adults and children), you will learn acting techniques and methods to help you get into character and play the given circumstances. However, that’s not all. There are other transferable skills that your child will acquire too.
Acting classes for kids are an educational time and place for them. They learn to be brave, to express their emotions healthily and to show empathy. It’s a safe space for them to get silly, explore their plethora of emotions and be in someone’s life for a short period of time.
We at KrisP. Production highly encourage everyone – adults and child actors – to make bold choices. To make choices you’re not afraid of even if someone is laughing with you. To dig deep into your imagination and find truthful moments for the characters. To have fun being yourself.
During these acting classes, your child will learn to express themselves best physically, emotionally and creatively. In a safe and exploratory learning environment, not only do they get to stretch and expand their imagination through drama, but they also get to hone social skills that help build their character and confidence.
Here are 3 top skills your child can benefit from taking acting classes.
1. Acting teaches empathy
It’s fun to play a character from a drama but it’s better to do it through authentic choices. As Sanford Meisner famously said, “Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” In other words, to make your acting believable, you need to respond empathetically – to the situation and to the person under those circumstances.
2. Acting promotes creative thinking
As adults we tend to be hard on ourselves when we make mistakes. Children, on the other hand, love to play and discover. In doing so, they teach themselves many different ways to learn and be creative with their solutions.
Acting classes are a space for them to venture and explore different problem-solving skills. They get to experiment different ways to help their character overcome their challenges within the structure of the play. And they’re encouraged to try wholeheartedly. As Philip Hernandez wrote in Backstage,
“Creativity for actors is the ability to let your heart, mind, and intuition guide you as your body and voice bring words to life.”
3. Acting develops public speaking skills
These are a few of the many benefits your child can profit from when they take acting classes. Krisp Production and our sister company Bold Moment Theatre and Actor Training are dedicated to help you – and your child – connect with your creative self through our training programs. If you wish to sign your child up for offline acting classes with us, check out our workshops for Acting For Kids (8-12 years old) and Acting For Teens (12-16 years old) that are happening in Singapore or if you wish to sign up to our online classes, drop us an email at info@krispproduction.com
About Bold Moment
With over 10 years of individual professional practice and collaboration between co-artistic directors, Kristina Pakhomova and Khairul Kamsani, Bold Moment is the trajectory where their courage, skills, resilience, and experience move towards the horizons of acting and performance. With the strong belief that everyone is born to be creative, Bold Moment aims to bring out the creative potential in people through quality workshops and help them express themselves freely via acting, directing, writing, devising and more. Founded by versatile multi-disciplinary practitioners, Bold Moment provides a myriad of workshops suitable for anyone who wants to rediscover themselves. It is also the first theatre company in Singapore that incorporates Virtual Reality in actor training workshops.
