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TEACHERS EUROPEAN ACT 2010
GULU MONTEIRO
Gulu Monteiro is a director, writer and a coach. He has taught acting techniques in the US
(UCLA; CalArt University; Larry Moss Studio), in France (Bayonne International Theater Festival,
International Institute of Performing Arts) and throughout Brazil. He just adapted and directed the Greek tragedy The Bacchae by Euripides for the prestigious Getty Villa in Malibu (May 2007).
TRISH BAILLIE
Head of Voice at the School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University, Trish trained in voice studies at The Central School of Speech and Drama and has since trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique. Trish has taught classes and workshops for voice in drama schools in London, Oxford and in Italy and has worked professionally as a voice coach on productions in London and in Oxford.
REBECCA LENKIEWICZ
One of the most successful voices in the younger generation of British playwrights,
Rebecca's work includes THE NIGHT SEASON and most recently HER NAKED SKIN,
both at the National Theatre, as well as SHOREDITCH MADONNA at Soho Theatre
and a new adaptation of Ibsen's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Arcola Theatre.
MATTHEW LLOYD
Matthew is an award-winning director of new plays and classic repertoire. He was
previously Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and
Associate Director of Hampstead Theatre. He is currently Artistic Director of the
Actors Centre, the UK's leading professional training facility for actors, and he is
about to direct DUET FOR ONE starring Juliet Stevenson for the Almeida Theatre.
JENS ROTH
He is an experienced teacher and Acting Coach from Berlin. He's gotten actors ready for cinema productions such as Pope JoanAnonyma and coached on set for a number of TV and film productions . He has developed his own unique technique called SourceTuning, a sharp intuitive physical tool designed to create the universe of a character. For many actors it became a reliable source of inspiration and authentic acting. An unconditional trust in the actors' body as an endless source of creativity is the basis of his work.
PAUL THOMSON
Actually associate professor of Film and Television at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He was also from 1993-97, Head of Film and Television at the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School. He was a featured actor in over 30 television productions in England. And as a writer, his work has been performed by the National Youth Theatre, The Half Moon Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre.
ANNIK DUFRENE
Casting Director, Annik has cast more then 100 fi lms and TV series over the last 30 years.
KATE MARAVAN
Actress trained at RADA, Kate is currently acting and teaching at the Actors Centre and The Impulse Company, Scott Williams, Director.
SCOTT WILLIAMS
Founding member of The Impulse Company, which works with actors, authors and directors
while developping numerous theatre productions. Scott has taught throughout the world for over
20 years, was born in America and currently lives in London. It is thanks to him that the Meisner
Technique was introduced and developped throughout Great Britain.
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TEACHERS EUROPEAN ACT 2009 :
TRISH BAILLIE
Extended work on your fundamental resources as an actor, guided by one of our most experienced and illuminating exponents of the Alexander Technique.
PAUL THOMSON
Actually associate professor of Film and Television at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. He was also from 1993-97, Head of Film and Television at the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School. He was a featured actor in over 30 television productions in England. And as a writer, his work has been performed by the National Youth Theatre, The Half Moon Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre.
GULU MONTEIRO
Working on characters :
The award-winning director Gulu Monteiro has led a theater company in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Companhia do Gesto, for 17 years. With this company they introduced to the Brazilian theatre the language of the clown, the language of masks and the gesture language. At the beginning of 2001, Gulu adapted and directed the French farce.
SCOTT WILLIAMS
Founding member of The Impulse Company, which works with actors, authors and directors
while developping numerous theatre productions. Scott has taught throughout the world for over
20 years, was born in America and currently lives in London. It is thanks to him that the Meisner
Technique was introduced and developped throughout Great Britain.
PHELIM MCDERMOTT
Artistic Director of Improbable, the UK's leading experimental theatre company
whose productions include SHOCKHEADED PETER and JERRY SPRINGER - THE
MUSICAL, which have taken radical and ground-breaking innovations from the
Edinburgh Fringe to the stages of the National Theatre, the West End and major
success on Broadway. Phelim is currently preparing the multimillion dollar musical
based on THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
JENS ROTH
He is an experienced teacher and Acting Coach from Berlin. He's gotten actors ready for cinema productions such as Pope JoanAnonyma and coached on set for a number of TV and film productions . He has developed his own unique technique called SourceTuning, a sharp intuitive physical tool designed to create the universe of a character. For many actors it became a reliable source of inspiration and authentic acting. An unconditional trust in the actors' body as an endless source of creativity is the basis of his work.
IAN RICKSON
Ian was Artistic Director of the Royal Court, the UK's leading theatre for new
writing, until 2007. Distinguished and multi-award-winning productions include MOJO
by Jez Butterworth, THE HOTHOUSE at the National Theatre, a sell-out production of
THE SEAGULL with Kristin Scott-Thomas, and THE WEIR by Conor Macpherson, which
transferred from the West End to Broadway.
EDWARD KEMP
Edward is the Artistic Director of RADA, the UK's most prestigious drama school, as
well as a writer, director and adaptor whose work includes NATHAN THE WISE at
Chichester Festival Theatre and most recently the British premiere of Brecht's
TURANDOT at Hampstead Theatre.
DENIS LAWSON
Denis is one of Britain's most distinguished film and TV stars, with major credits in the
BAFTA-award-winning series BLEAK HOUSE and a string of major movies including Bill
Forsyth's LOCAL HERO. He is currently just about to open in the lead role of the West
End revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.
LARRY SILVERBERG
former student of Stanford Meisner. He is an actor, theatre director and an instructor of international renown. He was the artistic direcrot of "The Belltown, Theatre" at Seattle. He has written 7 best sellers, dedicated to the evolution of the actor and the techniques he has developed based on the Meisnerienne approach. He is currently teaching in one of the most prestigious studios of New York : "The School for Film and Television".
HENRY GOODMAN
Henry won an Olivier Award for his portrayal of Shylock at the National Theatre and
has played leading roles in every genre from farce to new plays, including most
recently Tevye in the West End revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. He is currently
shooting the new Ang Lee movie.
JANET SUZMAN
An Associate Artist of the RSC, Janet has played most of the great Shakespearean
lead roles for the company, including famous productions as Cleopatra and Lady
Macbeth. She also has a distinguished career as a director.
GEMMA JONES
Gemma is one of the best-known stage, film and TV stars in the British profession. Her
cinema credits include the HARRY POTTER and the BRIDGET JONES films and she is
about to star in the Donmar Theatre's high profile revival of THE COCKTAIL PARTY.
MATTHEW DUNSTER
Matthew is an Associate Director of the Young Vic where recent hit productions
include THE GUEST AT THE WEDDING. He directed THE FRONTLINE, the
2 first contemporary play ever to be performed at the Globe Theatre and his play YOU
CAN SEE THE HILLS, directed by himself, is currently transferring from Manchester
Royal Exchange to the Young Vic.
CICELY BERRY
The doyenne of British voice specialists, Cicely is an Associate Artist of the RSC and
has a distinguished career in all aspects of vocal work and engagement with
Shakespearean text.
DEBBIE ISITT
Debbie has developed a ive career as a writer and director specialising in the
use of devised and improvised material. Her work includes the award-winning THE
WOMAN WHO COOKED HER HUSBAND and the recent feature film CONFETTI.
MATTHEW LLOYD
Matthew is an award-winning director of new plays and classic repertoire. He was
previously Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and
Associate Director of Hampstead Theatre. He is currently Artistic Director of the
Actors Centre, the UK's leading professional training facility for actors, and he is
about to direct DUET FOR ONE starring Juliet Stevenson for the Almeida Theatre.
RIKKI BEADLE BLAIR
Writer, director, actor and choreographer, Rikki's vibrant and ive work explores
modern urban experience and sexual identity and includes hit plays at Theatre Royal
Stratford East, the award-winning film SOULJAH and a ground-breaking series for
Channel 4, METROSEXUALITY.
JEREMY STOCKWELL
Jeremy joined the legendary improvisation company led by Keith Johnstone, Theatre
Machine, and subsequently became a leading innovator in visual theatre as well as
a long-standing member of the teaching faculty at RADA. He is currently preparing a
new show based on the life of the comedian Spike Milligan.
PATERSON JOSEPH
Paterson has played leading roles at the National Theatre (most recently in THE
EMPEROR JONES and THE ROYAL HUNT OF THE SUN) and is a regular face in the cult
TV comedies GREEN WING, PEEP SHOW and THE MITCHELL AND WEBB SHOW.
WENDY SPON
Wendy is the Head of Casting at the National Theatre and has a wide-ranging
freelance career as a casting director in theatre, film and TV.
PATRICK TUCKER
Patrick has been a TV director helming long-running series such as EASTENDERS and is
the author of several best-selling books on acting technique as well as directing
3 advanced workshops in Shakespeare for the RSC and highly sought-after workshops
in acting for camera.
STRUAN LESLIE
Struan has established himself as one of the UK's leading movement directors and
choreographers. He has worked with the RSC, the National Theatre, Teatro Piccolo
Milan, Welsh National Opera and American Repertory Theatre and he is a regular
collaborator with Katie Mitchell, Neil Bartlett and Calixto Beito.
SELINA CADELL
Selina is an experienced classical actress and director and an inspirational teacher
who has designed workshop programmes for the National Theatre Studio and the
Actors Centre. She has just been cast as a member of Sam Mendes' Bridge Project
transferring from New York to the Old Vic.
NATALIE ABRAHAMI
Natalie won the JMK Award for a Young Director and is currently Artistic Director of
the Gate Theatre, the UK's leading venue dedicated to discovering international
repertoire. Her work includes distinguished revivals of Beckett and Ionesco.
KELLY HUNTER
Kelly has played leading roles for the RSC, Shakespeare's Globe and English Touring
Theatre and has developed a reputation as one of our most dynamic teachers of
verse-speaking and Shakespearean acting.
MURIEL MAYETTE, administrator of la comédie Française, actress and director, she has been a brillant teacher at le conservatoire national d'art Dramatique.
CATHERINE SALVIAT actress member of la comedie française
CATHERINE HUBEAU
Actress and Theatre Director, Catherine is a former member of the "Comedie Française". She has worked for a few years before deciding to work for "LAvant Garde", and has acted in more than 50 plays, TV series, and films with the most prestigious French directors.