ACTING ESSENTIALS

MODULE 3 CHARACTER

Alongside our screen-focused Module 3, we are excited to offer a second stream for actors drawn to transformation, physicality and the craft of character.

This program introduces a rigorous, embodied approach to character creation - one that begins in the body and works outward into behaviour, psychology and text. Where much actor training asks who is this character?, this stream asks: how does this character live, move, and act in the world?

"The environment 16th street has cultivated is unmatched to any other institution I have trained at in Australia. I’ve been able to push my creative limits in such a supportive environment…there really isn’t any other place like it.”

COURSE BREAKDOWN

    • Harry Haynes – Character Analysis (Yat Malmgren)
      Exploring the inner attitudes as physical centres in the body, and how objective generates character behaviour. Actors will develop a repeatable, embodied process for transformation. Culminating in Original Character Creation.

    • Rob Maxwell – The Lucid Body Technique
      Connecting emotional life to the body through physical expression, unlocking range, impulse, and the actor’s capacity for truthful transformation.

    • Fabio Motta – Mask Work 
      Working with mask to heighten physical storytelling, precision, and play. Actors will explore archetype, rhythm, and the demands of fully externalised character.

    • A clear, physical approach to building character from the ground up

    • Greater range in energy, tempo, and expression

    • The ability to transform beyond naturalistic self

    • The capacity to generate and sustain original characters

    • A deeper understanding of how objective shapes behaviour

    • Confidence working with heightened styles and theatrical form

  • Harry Haynes

    Acting Coach and Award-winning Theatre Director

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  • Fabio Motta

    Fitzmaurice Technique, Le Jeu and Clowning

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  • Rob Maxwell

    Verified Lucid Body Coach

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DETAILS

  • July 18th - September 10th

  • Thursday evening: 7pm - 10pm

    Saturdays: 10am - 5pm

  • $2125 (Inc. GST)

  • 16th Street’s acting essentials program is ideal for any aspiring actor, who wants to understand what it takes to be a professional working actor and who wishes to start formal training.

    This program is designed to be experienced either as part of the module series (3 in total) or as a self-contained 8-week module. 

    No Experience is required. Class placement is based on an interview with Associate Artistic Director Harry Haynes and at the discretion of the studio admissions and faculty. 

    *Teachers may change due to availability

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