Active Embodiment

LIVE ONLINE TRAINING COURSE - TEN WEEKLY SESSIONS

"The Spiritual Psychology of Acting represents the cutting edge of actor training available in the World Today."

Eddie Marsan
Ray Donovan, Gangs of New York, 21 Grams, Mission Impossible III, Hancock, His Wife and the Canoe, Wrath of Man, Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw
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Live intensive online training course for professional actors.

With multi-award winning director, John Osborne Hughes

10 x 2.5 weekly sessions. Total: 25 hours

Wednesday 2nd October - Wednesday 11th December 2024

6.30pm - 9pm UK / 1.30pm - 4pm EST / 10.30am - 1pm PST

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What is Active Embodiment?

Watch this short video from creator, John Osborne Hughes

Actors, do you sometimes struggle to effectively analyse and understand the scene you've been asked to present for a self-tape or audition?

Or, even when you get the part, do you experience performance anxiety or a nagging, underlying feeling that you’re ‘faking it’?

Or maybe you’re tired of ‘imposter syndrome’ destroying your confidence?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then you’re not alone!

Extensive experience has shown that, even after three years of formal drama training and a host of professional credits, many actors still struggle to know exactly what to do when the much longed for audition or self-tape request comes in.

The first obstacle to great acting is a lack of reliable, practical knowledge.

The simple fact is, many actors don’t know how to do their job properly!

Here’s the solution -

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Active Embodiment

The holy grail of great acting…

Active Embodiment is a modern, organic acting technique, which allows actors to analyse and create any character’s general and immediate psychology, and express it through imagination and action.

Created by British director, John Osborne Hughes, Active Embodiment is the culmination of the work begun by Stanislavski and further developed by Michael Chekhov and Sam Kogan.

It enables actors to quickly and efficiently find the best choices to serve the story through the characters they play, and to embody them in a truthful, compelling form.

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New for Autumn 2024

Active Embodiment Live Online Course

The course will cover the full theory and practical application of Active Embodiment and provide you with the essential knowledge and practical technique to truthfully and effectively act any character, from any play or film, in any style or genre.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • How to properly analyse the script
  • How to establish the thesis of the material
  • How to establish the function of the character
  • How to establish the facts, circumstances and events
  • How to select and embody the three fundamental foundation stones of the characters psyche (Mind Triad)
  • How to select and embody the characters immediate state of mind (EPOA)
  • How to properly pitch your performance
  • The secrets of zen and the art of acting
  • Active Embodiment for successful self-tapes

Each session starts with meditation and includes practical group exercises. Individual attention will be given to each student to help you master the techniques. All sessions are recorded, in case you have to miss any.

10 X 2.5 weekly sessions Total 25 hours

Investment: £330

Special Early Bird Offer! Book before 6th October and receive a 15% discount. Only £280

Dates

Wednesday 2nd October - Wednesday 11th December 2024

6.30pm - 9pm UK / 1.30pm - 4pm EST / 10.30am - 1pm PST

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FREE ONLINE INTRO CLASS

Join us for a free one hour intro class and find out how learning Active Embodiment will take the quality of your acting to the next level.

When?

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Stanislavski
''Our aim is to create the life of a human spirit
and express it in a beautiful, artistic form''

- Stanislavski

See what our students say about the Spiritual Psychology of Acting

"John is easily the most effective acting teacher I have ever worked with. I use John’s technique every time I work, and find his ideas to be a continuing source of inspiration."

Sarah Clarke, Actor
Coda (Oscar winner, best picture), 24 (Nina Myers), Trust Me, Covert Affairs, NCIS, Law & Order: SVU, Twilight: The Twilight Saga’s & Bosch
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