Movement, MT and Acting

BrendanN
Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:23:09 +0000

I know that my personal training has been physically oriented. I’ve done several years of viewpoints training and touched a little on Suzuki. Being in L.A., it isn’t too difficult to find some great movement for actors classes, but I’ve found that if those are unaccessible, some good dance training can really do the trick. Anything from jazz to ballet is great, but I think modern would be very beneficial. A lot of the movement classes I took seemed a lot like dance classes, just in a more abstract and unique manner. I do agree that movement is vital to any good actor and can really make the difference in acceptances. It gives a student a dominant presence and makes them more aware of their own body when approaching material. I’d say it’s like the icing on the cake.