The Meisner Approach: The River & the Boat | Repetition into Text
“The foundations of acting lie in the reality of doing” Sanford Meisner
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1
Event Date:
Oct 07 at 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location:
The Umbrella Rooms,
239-241, Shaftesbury Ave,
London
Sanford Meisner famously referred to the text as ‘being like a boat that floats on a river’ and then asking the question: ‘what dictates the movement of the boat?’ The answer of course is ‘The flow of the river’. This analogy underscores the importance of repetition in an actor’s journey towards bringing the text to life – not through manipulation or assumption- but through genuine listening, sustained connection and impulsive responsiveness.
In this class we will introduce various ways and means of exploring ‘The Boat and the River’ by spontaneously introducing written words into the flow of repetition, experiencing how both the text and its meaning can be truly brought to life in wholly unexpected ways.
**Requirements: Not a class for absolute beginners – you must be proficient in repetition to take part in this class.
Duration of Class:
Three Hours
Schedule – Summer / Autumn 2023:
SEPTEMBER (Saturdays)
Sat 2nd: 2pm to 5pm
Sat 16th: 2pm to 5pm
Sat 30th: 2pm to 5pm
OCTOBER (Saturdays)
Sat 7th: 2pm to 5pm
Sat 14th: 2pm to 5pm
Sat 21st: 2pm to 5pm
Sat 28th: 2pm to 5pm
Cost:
£35 per session
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