Why do so many actors study the Alexander Technique?
Actors who study AT learn the art of staying in the present moment so that they are more readily available to listen and respond truthfully and be fully engaged with their partner. They learn how to trust in themselves and not push for end results. Actors who struggle with “being in their heads” learn to find spontaneity and stop judging their performance as it is happening. They learn how to stay free and flexible, how to remain poised and unflappable during an audition, and learn to shed physical habits that anchor them to type. Actors who study this technique wish to learn how to physically transform themselves into their character, rather than force the character to become like the actor.
What programs include training in the Alexander Technique?
Nearly every distinguished acting program includes courses in The Alexander Technique:
The Juilliard School of Performing Arts
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
NYU (Tisch School of the Arts)
The Old Globe, San Diego
University of Southern California (USC)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Oxford School of Drama
Joanne Baron / DW Brown Studio
Howard Fine Studio
Stella Adler-Los Angeles
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
---- and many more.
What programs include training in the Alexander Technique?
Nearly every distinguished acting program includes courses in The Alexander Technique:
The Juilliard School of Performing Arts
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
NYU (Tisch School of the Arts)
The Old Globe, San Diego
University of Southern California (USC)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
Oxford School of Drama
Joanne Baron / DW Brown Studio
Howard Fine Studio
Stella Adler-Los Angeles
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
---- and many more.
Click here to read a short introduction to how an actor can benefit from lessons in the Alexander Technique
Click here to listen to Robert Rickover in conversation with Belinda Mello, an Alexander Technique teacher in New York City. Belinda discusses ways in which the Technique can help an actor prepare and perform, as well as why the Alexander Technique is a taught at the world's leading acting schools.
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