In this workshop, Scott and Kristi will guide actors through an embodiment of the bedrock of mVm, the Active Breath.
Through a series of physical exercises, actors will discover how to integrate the Active Breath with text, diagnose breath habits that may be sabotaging preparation and performance work, and discover the flow that brings audiences into a state of suspense.
Join Scott and Kristi and explore how to use breath as a tool for impulse, expressivity, spontaneity and presence!
Weekend Workshop: Jan 6 to Jan 8
Helsinki Location TBC
This workshop is being sponsored by the Finnish Actor's Union Näyttelijäliitto and their "Expression Workshop" segment Ilmaisuverstas.
To register, please visit: https://www.nayttelijaliitto.fi/jasenyys/ilmaisuverstas/
Dates & Times:
Friday, January 6th - 6pm to 9pm
Saturday, January 7th - 10:30am to 5:30pm
Sunday, January 8th - 10:30am to 3:30pm
Cost: 280€
What to wear: Comfortable clothing you can move in
What to bring: Water, notebook/pen, snacks. *Note - on Saturday we will take a 60 minute lunch break and on Sunday, we will only take a 45-minute lunch break, so you may want to bring lunch
Your Instructors
Scott Miller Founder of the mVm Miller Voice Method® and Associate Arts Professor, New York University’s Tisch Graduate Acting Program
Having spent forty-five years as a coach, trainer and teacher, Scott blends a lifetime of exceptional experience into his work with others. His diverse life paths include two sports at the professional level, a law degree from George Washington University, clerking at DC’s Public Defender Service, time as a producer, actor, director, a trainer of lead teachers, husband, father of three and training in counseling and holistic practices. He has been, for the last twenty years, a Professor at NYU Tisch’s Graduate Acting Program, considered one of the elite training programs in the world. These differing experiences and the approaches they provide have tempered a professional approach that is both accessible and specific.
Scott is the founder of the mVm Miller Voice Method® and through decades of field and scientific research has developed a transformational and repeatable way to embody presence and empathy for peak performances that sustain both the audience’s and speaker’s attention.
Scott has trained a wide range of professionals from Boardroom Executives and Managers at Fortune 500 companies to Oscar/Tony/Emmy Award winners/nominees to Olympic athletes to news anchors to the unheralded individuals simply seeking improvement and fulfillment. Scott has been received in corporations, theaters, law firms, sets, recording studios and workshops around the world training groups, teams and individuals from over fifty countries. His work is geared toward those who seek to discover, embody and/or sustain peak performance in their chosen lives.
Kristi Dana mVm Director & Faculty; Faculty, Michael Chekhov Association; Assistant Professor, Voice and Speech, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU
Kirsti is an Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at Southern Methodist University. She is the Director of mVm Miller Voice Method, an mVm faculty member and a certified teacher of the work. Kristi is also on faculty for the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA) and holds a Certificate of Completion from the organization. Additionally, Kristi is a Certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork teacher. Her action research is detailed in the Voice and Speech Review article “Unearthing ‘Vocal Transparency’: The Integration of the Miller Voice Method and Michael Chekhov Technique.” Kristi is an Equity actor and most recently worked at Dallas’ Kitchen Dog Theater and Undermain Theatre. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College, CUNY, an MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College, and an BA in Theatre Arts from Penn State University. She is married to a guy named Steve and spoils a dog named Izzy.
Bonus Content
To help integrate what you will learn in class, you will gain access to the mVm Presence Training series for one month! This 5-week video series guides you through the process of discovering adverse breath and voice habits and provides clear-cut exercises to mitigate those habits.
Learn more about the mVm Presence Training Series here.