FALL 2024
CLASSES
“The actor must crave insecurity, the unknown, the uncharted boundaries of imagination, because traveling along that edge leads to the promised land of creativity.”
Kristin Linklater – Freeing the Natural Voice
DROP-IN WARM-UPS
Saturdays 10 am - 10:50 am
(Eastern Time Zone, USA)
September 21 - November 9
8 Sessions
Fee: $20 per session - pay as you go
Location: Online
Teacher:
Andrea Haring
Designated Linklater Teacher
The discipline and tactile pleasure of stretching and elasticizing one’s body, of freeing the breath, and gathering the resonance of the sound vibrations in the bony hollows of the body; of undoing specific tensions in the jaw, tongue and larynx; of awakening the full sweep of one’s vocal range, and engaging the lively economy of the articulators may seem on one level as the routine of little actions, but on a deeper level it is carving out time and space in our busy day to truly meet ourselves – to be fully present in our whole being.
Join us for a warm up session – to prepare for an audition or a show, to care for vocal strain, or simply maintaining your vocal tone. Want to dedicate a few minutes each week to invest in yourself and strengthen your craft? Our series of exercises is designed to free your voice, mind, and body to find your authentic self, and to become more expressively present in the world.
VOICE Level 1
Teacher: Dianna Cortez
Designated Linklater Teacher
Tuesdays 6 pm - 7:40 pm
(Eastern Time Zone, USA)
September 17 - November 5
8 Sessions
Fee: $285
Location: Online
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Relaxation and release is essential to opening, freeing and ultimately strengthening your voice. In this initial class, you will become aware of the habitual tensions your voice and body carry and beginning to undo them. This is the first step to freeing your breath and vibrations of sound. As your voice loosens, the next step is to develop resonance by sensing and spreading the vibrations through the bony hollows of your body.
Once this connection is established we can address the deeper tensions that develop in the jaw, larynx, and tongue, encouraging your sigh to find a free and focused pathway beyond those restraints that filter your message. By giving your sigh of vibrations a clear passageway from the lower body up through to the mouth, you will be ready to begin to strengthen the voice and activate more expressiveness with the resonating ladder.
In Voice 1 you will contact the chest, the mouth, and the teeth resonators and blend to find a warm, relaxed and focused connection between your thoughts, feelings and your voice.
LINKLATER & CHEKHOV: Finding character through imagery
Teacher: Brett Radke
Designated Linklater Teacher
Certified Michael Chekhov Teacher
Wednesdays 6 pm - 7:30 pm
(Eastern Time Zone, USA)
September 18 - October 23
6 Sessions
Fee: $215
Location: Online
“The body of an actor must absorb psychological qualities, must be filled and permeated with them so that they will convert it gradually into a sensitive membrane, a kind of receiver and conveyor of the subtlest images, feelings, emotions, and will impulses.”
Michael Chekhov
Brett Radke synthesizes the work of two dynamic teachers - Kristin Linklater and Michael Chekhov - to unite the actor’s body, voice, intellect, and emotional life through imagination to support the creation of a character.
This class builds on Kristin Linklater and Michael Chekhov, emphasizing the profound connection between an actor’s body and their psychology. Each session begins with a physical and vocal warm-up, followed by a series of psycho-physical exercises designed to spark your creative spirit, enhance your higher intellect, and foster artistic freedom. You will explore techniques such as psychological gesture, qualities of movement, imaginary body, and more to the creation of a character of your choosing.
Through this process of exploration and application, you’ll discover how your body and voice can work in harmony with your imagination to support the truthful embodiment of a character. The class is designed for those who are already familiar with the Linklater Voice progression and are curious to bring the voice work into character development through imagery. If you are preparing for an upcoming project, performance, or looking to expand your skill set, this class is for you.