• Relaxation and Freedom in Acting:
  – Exploring different relaxation techniques to help actors feel more comfortable while performing.
• Sensitivity and Response:
  – How actors become more sensitive to their emotions and surroundings in a scene and how to interact with them effectively.
• Storytelling through Imagination and Intention:
  – How an actor can convey a story using imagination, goals, and sequence.
• Scene Work:
  – Understanding how an actor begins working on scenes and character development through text analysis.
• Authenticity in Performance:
  – How actors can perform naturally to make the audience feel they are watching real people in realistic situations.

Section 1: Fundamentals

• Basic Principles:
  – Exercises to develop observation skills, teamwork, responsiveness, and active listening.
  – Training actors on spontaneity, interaction, and collaboration within scenes.
  – Understanding how acting is based on exchanging actions and emotions with other actors.
  – Exercises on receiving and delivering actions naturally to build a scene.
  – Working collaboratively to create an improvised story.
  – Exploring how accepting or rejecting offers from fellow actors influences scene progression.
  – Basic improvisation rules and silent acting techniques.
• Relaxation Techniques:
  – Learning different relaxation methods to find the best personal approach.
  – Managing tension, as it is the biggest enemy of actors.
  – Essential relaxation exercises from practitioners like Erik Morris and Stella Adler.
• Actor’s Tools:
  – Understanding the body as a fundamental tool for acting.
  – Developing physical awareness and control.
  – How body language conveys subconscious emotions and thoughts.
  – Exploring how physical choices shape external character traits.
  – The relationship between voice and body as expressive tools.
  – Reconnecting with the five senses to enhance emotional authenticity.
  – Exercises to stimulate imagination and internal emotional worlds.

Section 2: Acting Practice

• Monologues & Scene Work:
  – How to read and break down a script to understand its meaning.
  – Key questions to analyze and interpret a monologue or scene.
  – Essential elements that build dramatic moments.
  – Practical rehearsals on monologues and scenes.
  – How space and setting influence the dynamics of a scene.
  – Exploring different ways of rehearsing and refining performance.
  – Approaching a naturalistic acting style that makes the audience believe in the authenticity of the performance.
  – Understanding core relationships within a scene or monologue and how they drive the narrative.
  – Learning how to stop “acting” and focus on truthful performance.