Masterclass med Kirk Baltz

Kirk Baltz’s teaching is Method and Meisner-based, using repetition, movement, sensory work, improvisation, writing, script analysis and varying exercises. The masterclasses are taught in a warm, truthful, humoristic, and direct manner.

Focus for this specific masterclass will for each actor be to find your center – reside in and create from a place of simplicity, truth, and conviction. Kirk encourages artists to fully be who they are while realizing their full potential. Kirk’s work can also help participants with practicing the differences between acting on stage, on camera and in a casting office.

There is no actor I know with more artistic integrity, love of the craft, and just plain know-how than Kirk Baltz.

– Philip Seymour Hoffman.

In this Master Class you will learn how to:

• • Strengthen your acting technique while working in a safe and inspiring environment.
  • Make strong choices, which aid in the delivery of a performance that is truthful and alive.
  • Keep your work fresh and consistent.
  • Be able to overcome personal blockages while achieving your full potential.

You can expect:

• • • One-on-one coaching to help fine-tune your work.
    • Going through the process of working on monologues and scenes while releasing emotion with freedom and clarity.
    • Greater confidence in how you approach and experience your work as an artist.
    • Exercises will include Movement, relaxation, sensory work, and text absorption while incorporating impro.

Working language: English

Preparations: A script will be used in the workshop that will be sent out to participants in advance and the participants need to read this before entering the class.