Teaching • Movement Training for Actors

Jackie's approach to training actors is a fusion of the work of the following practitioners: Sigurd Leeder, Kurt Joss, Rudolph Laban, Trish Arnold, Litz Pisk, F M Alexander, Moche Feldenkrais, Jerzi Growtowski, Jacques Le Coq and Belinda Quirey.

• PURE MOVEMENT:
  To release the body of unwanted tension which allows for physical transformation and frees breath for the voice.
• DYNAMIC MOVEMENT AND ACROBATICS:
  To stretch and stengthen the body. To encourage balance control, trust and confidence.
• GAMES AND IMPROVISATION:
  To develop a sense of play and work as an ensemble.
• ANIMAL STUDY:
  To develop the skills of observation and transformation.
• MASK WORK:
  To develop physical characterisation.
• HISTORICAL MOVEMENT AND DANCE:
  To develop the appropriate movements for a given time period.