KRISTINE LANDON-SMITH MASTERCLASS

WITH WORLD RENOWNED MASTER TEACHER, KRISTINE LANDON-SMITH

Join master teacher Kristine Landon-Smith for a transformative three day immersion into a pedagogy that redefines the actor’s relationship with the stage.

Influenced by the teachings of Philippe Gaulier and the philosophy of Rustom Bharucha, Kristine’s work goes beyond traditional training, unlocking the individual power of every performer. Kristine works with the specific essence of each actor, ensuring your unique identity is the driving force behind every moment of performance, you are treated as the primary tool for creativity.

Rooted in a multi-lingual/multi-vernacular framework, Kristine’s approach prioritises "complicité" (the vital, warm relationship between performers and their audience). By shifting the focus away from the "self" and toward a profound complicité with scene partners and the audience, actors discover a new level of artistic fluency rooted in authentic connection, deep listening and a trust in their artistic practice.

This Masterclass is open to 15 participants.

MASTERCLASS BREAKDOWN

  • Over this three-day workshop, Kristine guides actors through exercises designed to nurture complicité and empower them to bring their unique identities and lived experiences to the text. Participants will work with dynamic scripts from stage and screen, culminating in a peer-group presentation.

    Suggested texts include:

    • Anatomy of a Fall (Film)

    • Yerma by Simon Stone

    • Consent by Nina Raine

    • Talking in Tongues by Andrew Bovell

“Kristine taught me to trust myself, my story and my unique attributes. Above all else, she has taught me that the work should always be done with enjoyment, willingness and a smile - these are the only tools required to engage in her practice.”

KRISTINE LANDON-SMITH

Kristine Landon-Smith is a theatre practitioner and lecturer in higher education. Her work in industry and HE has included three years as Lecturer in Acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia; twenty-three years in a senior management role as Artistic Director of Tamasha, UK; four years as Senior Producer for BBC Radio Drama; and freelance appointments as a director and lecturer within industry and HE settings.

A recognised leader in the Black/Global majority sector in the UK, she focuses on artist training in intracultural theatre practice, the creation of new work with and from disaporic heritage artists, and the development of audiences for this work.

She currently freelances as an educator and director in mainly the UK and Australia and her industry work has been focusing on applied theatre and her multi-lingual practice which explores how to bring different nationalities and languages together in existing texts .

MASTERCLASS DETAILS

  • March 6th, 7th & 8th

    10am - 5pm

  • $1200 (inc. GST)

  • 16th Street Actors Studio

    715 Glen Huntly Rd, Caulfield VIC 3162

  • 16th Street’s intensives and courses provide actors with opportunities to hone their craft in celebrated techniques. We work alongside master teachers and highly trained acting specialists to deliver these unique courses to Melbourne, Australia and we’re so excited to bring this Masterclass to the actors of London. Please note, the course will be open to auditors.

    The masterclass is ideal for graduates and professional actors over the age of 18.

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