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I have an eclectic background psycho-physical acting, especially Grotowski Technique as a student of Stephen Wangh, and Viewpoints as a member of Blessed Unrest Theatre Company. I love teaching actors to move and I see their physicality as an integral instrument of storytelling but my true passion is grounded in ensemble work. I believe this holistic approach is the best way to empower actors to be freethinking theatre-makers, capable of creating exciting, powerful, and original performances.
Movement Director
The Apocalypse Bear Trilogy No Such Theatre
Omelas No Such Theatre
The Snow Queen Blessed Unrest
Platonov Blessed Unrest
MisConceptions Blessed Unrest
This is Modern Art Blessed Unrest/New York Theater Workshop
New Life ( A First Year Performance Piece) University of West London
Sons of Dorian University of West London
The Lockdown Diaries University of Northampton
Refuge Blessed Unrest/Teatri ODA
The Snow Queen Blessed Unrest
Four Short Plays Rose Bruford College
Gifts Letter of Marque Theatre Co.
The Government Inspector Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Movement Teacher
Grotowski and Acting Lecturer
Fourth Monkey Training Ensemble | 2023-Present
Grotowski Technique for Scene Study and Performance with Year One BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Acting Accelerated students.
Acting, Movement, and Stage Combat Lecturer
London College of Music | 2020-Present
This work consists of various roles within the school, directing and teaching 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year students. This includes:
• Grotowski Technique for Scene Study and Performance
• Ensemble Movement and Devising
• Stage Combat
• One-Day Introduction to Stage Combat Workshops
• Constructing and Directing Violence
• Devising for Literary Adaptation
• Breath and Bodywork for Physical and Psychological Conditioning
• Meditation
• Providing Movement Direction and Actor Coaching for 3rd Year final shows
Movement Lecturer
University of Northampton | 2020-2021
Overseeing movement instruction of 2nd Year Acting students in devising Solo and Ensemble Movement performances. This module combines elements of Grotowski Technique, Viewpoints, Improvisation, Ensemble Movement, Martial Arts, Tactical Fitness, and Advanced Breathwork to create a shared vocabulary and creative framework through which students may begin to create their own performances. This module aims to push the student beyond simply repeating prescribed movement patterns and discover a deeper connection to their body as an expressive instrument of the imaginative, energetic, and emotional life of the individual.
Education
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
MFA Movement Directing and Teaching
2019-2021
Rose Bruford College
MA Ensemble Theatre
2012— 2014
Columbia College Chicago
BA Acting
2007-2011
Workshops and Certifications
Acrobat of the Heart: Grotowski Teacher Training Intensive with Stephen Wangh
June 2016
Oxygen Advantage: Advanced Instructor
February 2023
Advanced Actor Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors and the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
Since 2012