Acting technique, vocal technique, and acting coaching for beginners

From 17.86 £ /h

Whether you are new to the industry and want help with monologues and picking up skills, or you seek to gain the confidence to perform and go to auditions, we can work together to become mor vibrant and powerful on stage. Using the techniques of Lecoq, Laban, Bogart, Overlie, Chekhov, Rodenburg, and Linklater, as well as just some fundamentals, we will develop the basic vocal, physical, emotional, and psychological skills that every actor needs.

Extra information

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Location

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Around Ixelles-Elsene, Belgium

Online from Belgium

About Me

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, I have been an actor since I was seven years old, and a martial artist since I was nine. I have always had a passion for the arts especially in how they intersect with movement. It was for this reason that I moved to Belgium to study gestural theatre. Beyond this I have studied mythology and literature on the side. I love fantasy, video games, and cooking. I also speak French.

Education

High School Diploma. I studied for one year at Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University in Chicago with a focus on Acting. Currently studying at Ecole LASSAAD

Experience / Qualifications

Been an actor with professional and semi-professional experience familiar with the techniques of Lecoq, Checkhov, Bogart, Overlie, Laban, Linklater, and more.

I started out in Musical Theatre, playing roles such as JD in Heathers and The King in Once Upon a Mattress, in my late teens I got into other styles, playing roles such as Beethoven in Dog Sees God, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, and Orlando in As You Like It.

I have done commercial work and work as a sword fighter to perform in front of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Worked as a teachers assistant at a program in Cincinnati which focuses on training high school aged students in the world of theatre.

I’ve studied Martial Arts since I was nine, including but not limited to Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Aiki-Jutsu, Iaido, Wrestling, and Systema.

Specialized in mythology in my high school.

Age

Preschool children (4-6 years old)

Children (7-12 years old)

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

Seniors (65+ years old)

Student level

Beginner

Duration

60 minutes

90 minutes

The class is taught in

English

French

Skills

Acting

Voice (music)

Availability of a typical week

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New York

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At student's home

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20-24

Body Analysis through breath work and movement analysis.

15.18 £ /h

Using a range of disciplines from martial arts, to acting techniques, to voice and breath work, we will work together to relieve unnecessary tensions in the body, move effectively, and discover deeper understanding of our vessel. My hope is that you will feel more capable and confidant in your body, no matter what type of body you have. This is not about strength training. It is abut understanding and appreciating the body you have.

Laryssa

4.8

(10)

The course is intended for anyone seriously interested in the functioning of the voice and its application in singing (support, power, vocal stability, timbre, etc.).

Inspired by the EVT (Estill Voice Training) method, a system that explains how the voice works and uses it to rehabilitate vocal disorders, strengthen public speakers and support high-level performers, my goal is to make the student more aware of their vocal instrument and more comfortable in their sound emission and singing.

We will begin by exploring the source of sound: our body. We will cover breathing and warm-up exercises, and focus on various sound emission techniques to improve voice quality and control.

Ivan

4.8

(10)

Graduated from Utrecht conservatory and working as a choir conductor and private singing tutor.
Lessons will be given in English.
Covers all issues in singing techniques, including breathing for singing, how to use your voice and its resonators on the body, articulation and music styles.

Csilla

4.8

(10)

If you tried to sing, but you have problems with the technics. If you have strugles find your own voice.
If you want to learn light music, jazz, maybe the folk music of the county of Béla Bartók (Hungary), and you havent find a teacher.
If you want an experience of a new perspective, I am your teacher.
About me: I am Csilla from Hungary, coming to Brussels to play music. I have a National Certification Register as a jazz-musician from Hungary. I have studied with many wonderful diferent teachers, and saw diferent methods. I think there is more than one way to go with vocals, and teaching vocals, but the basics are the same.
Many students has strugles to open up to theyr teachers, and many has with understanding the explanation of the techics. I think a good teacher just show the students the ways they can choose, and do not decide it for them, but giving a strong basic knowledge at the same time, and keep open minded.

Adam

4.8

(10)

A teacher with an education background in Amsterdam and Istanbul conservatoires returned to Belgium after 9 years in London.
Lots of experience in teaching UK ABRSM grade systems.
All ages will come. Still teaching to some 3-6 year olds in London.
Also a father of 3-lingual children, so clearly experienced multilingualism.
Vocal students will come and world music styles are very welcome.

Laura

4.8

(10)

Hello, my name is Laura. I am a Jazz Singer and Yoga Teacher.
I'm offering singing classes for all levels and ages in German, English and French.
I studied Jazz Vocals at KUG, Graz and I am currently studying at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels (Master Jazz Composition). In addition to singing lessons and vocal technique, I can assist you to prepare for the entrance examination of a music university. As a certified yoga teacher, I can help you to improve your posture which will benefit your singing and breathing.

Carmen

4.8

(10)

My name is Carmen and I am an opera singer. I studied at the PI Chaykovsky Conservatory in Moscow and the famous Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome. I attended many masterclasses in Russia, Italy and Austria with Edda Moser, Renata Scotto, Nino Machaidze etc. I was also a soloist in the Vatican Choir.

For several years, I have been working as a singing teacher in Brussels. I offer courses in English, French, Russian and Italian. I teach children from 6 years old (beginners or more experienced). I offer a wide variety of breathing and singing techniques.

Musically,

Matteo

4.8

(10)

Do you want to know your vocal range? Learn how to sing higher notes without hurting your voice? Learn how to hit the passing notes? Achieve a powerful yet agile voice?
My name is Matteo Schifanoia, I am a songwriter, pop and jazz singer, and vocal coach with 20 years of experience in music. I offer singing lessons for all levels. My lessons focus on developing body, muscle, and vocal awareness, which helps us perceive and consider our bodies as musical instruments.
My teaching method is the result of the synthesis of my experience as a singer and the many and diverse study paths followed. The lesson is structured in two parts: the first half devoted to vocal technique, the second half to the musical repertoire and learning the musical language (jazz or pop or other genre).

The vocal technique that I propose is a basic technique for all types of modern singing: from postural education to the care of breathing, from the use of abdominal muscles, to the emission of air to the resonance cavities. We will work on the sound, on the extension of the voice, on the high and low notes, on the passage of register, on the control, on the power and agility.
From a repertoire perspective, the lessons will be tailored to the student's needs and interests, with an emphasis on proper stage presence and posture. I can prepare students for conservatory entrance exams and all types of auditions. If the student wishes, I can also provide instruction in harmony and music reading.

Francesca

4.8

(10)

Hello, my name is Francesca
My lessons are preferably in english or italian but I can also manage in french. I teach techniques that are going not only tu assure you never get injured while singing, but it will be a journey that can also help you research your own voice and enjoy the possibilities of your own instrument.
For those who care, I am going to give also theory lessons. Don't hesitate to contact me!

Dirk

4.8

(10)

Badass Intensive Acting studios is one of the only organizations in the Benelux to provide acting lessons for the camera. All experience levels and ages are welcome. Now that the corona measures have loosened up, we can also teach both online and live in Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent and Leuven!

With this you register yourself for a trial lesson, after which you can also follow the entire course.

More info

* For all possible experience levels
* All major acting techniques (Adler, Chekhov, Hagen, Practical Aesthetics, Stanislavski, Strasberg, proprietary REPEAT and Hollywood Actor's Showcase unique approach)
* Emphasis on self-development and modeling your own approach
* Acting for film and TV + improv
* Support and help with resumes, castings, networks, showcases, showreels and more

About our partnership with Hollywood

Hollywood Actor's Showcase and Richie's Acting Workshop is one of the best-known, most influential acting schools in the United States. After 30 years of training for aspiring actors and Hollywood stars (including Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore), she teamed up with Belgium's Badass Intensive Acting Studios last year to expand European. The goal is simple: to bring the authentic energy of Hollywood to Europe, so that even people who cannot afford to move to America themselves can receive the same education.

There are not many acting courses that focus on acting in front of the camera. After all, most schools teach you — implicitly or explicitly — theater techniques and while the art of acting itself remains central, it should be clear that acting for TV and film requires slightly different skills, as it usually involves subtler, smaller expressions and movements. . Film connoisseurs therefore know that the camera tends to notice the smallest emotion.

The most minuscule micro-expressions, the least obvious 'subtext' and the most layered interpretations are visible on both the large and the small screen.

In Belgium, Badass PR's Intensive Acting Courses have long been one of the few acting classes that deal exclusively with acting in front of the camera, supplemented with improvisation.

During the lessons, all the important acting techniques are discussed, including those of Adler, Chekhov, Hagen, Meisner, Practical Aesthetics, Stanislavski and Strasberg, but the goal remains the same: to forget technique in a sense and to act as naturally as you breathe. Badass Intensive Acting Studios' own technology, REPEAT, has also been developed for this.

Ever since author / coach / editor / PR consultant Dirk started teaching acting classes more than 10 years ago, he has tried to offer his students as many opportunities as he could. That went by trial and error: sometimes he failed to get something off the ground, at other times he succeeded in his objectives. Those of his students range from developing more self-confidence to becoming more sociable and getting more opportunities to star in a play, a movie or a TV series. One of the best decisions: partnering with the Hollywood Actors' Studios of Larry, Bobbie and Richie Chance - three of the most famous acting coaches in the film world.

Badass Intensive Acting has been organizing workshops in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for years now to enable its students to learn from the most prestigious instructors, talent agents and casting directors that Los Angeles has on offer. For example, the collaboration with Hollywood Actor's Showcase and Richie's Acting workshop has already paid off.

Of course it depends on many factors whether you can achieve success as an actor — a great deal of luck and a lot of dedication are usually very important — but the students at the Chances can certainly say that they are as prepared as they can be. From improv lessons to working with scripts and intensely emotional lessons, the courses cover the entire spectrum of what the film world needs.

Since August 2019, Badass Intensive Acting Studios and Hollywood Actor's Showcase in Belgium have been flying under a banner. In Belgium, the Chances now work exclusively with Badass Intensive Acting Studios (now 'Powered by Hollywood Actor's Showcase'). The participating students not only receive a discount on the international workshops, but can also enjoy many other benefits.

With your course fee you can participate in any of our courses whenever you want. This way you can not only learn to act, but also taste our courses in debate and presentation techniques (our TV course), communication, singing, improvisation, 'physical acting', lie detection, hypnosis, directing, or writing! Of course, the following applies: the more you follow 1 particular course, the faster you progress.

Also don't forget that you can collect points with an UitPas! Early bird discounts are also available for all our workshops. So be quick.

The acting course is continuous. So you can choose which lessons you participate in and which you do not.

Cami

4.8

(10)

These sessions allow the development of skills and knowledge of the trade, with the game facing the camera, familiarization with the audiovisual environment and the camera tool, in the art of acting.

Your inventiveness and your uniqueness being at the center of your training, it is a question of dwelling on the objective criteria, such as the voice, the use of the body, the relationship with the partner, the capacity to occupy the space. But it is also the singularity and the commitment that are decisive.

The objective of this training is to be able to:

- Analyze and dissect a text
- Create, develop and embody a character
- Understand the artistic and technical writings of a film or a play
- Create, cultivate and develop one's artistic identity and singularity

(...)

Through simulations and role-playing, the association between theory and practice makes it possible to achieve its objectives.

PLACES :
- Locations: Geneva - Lausanne - Friborg - Neuchâtel - Montreux - Basel - Sion - Sierre - Morges - Bienne. But currently and until further notice, only by videoconference in accordance with national recommendations on Covid.

These sessions, for which you have asked me, also seem to be perfectly unanimous since they arouse a certain enthusiasm (and a certain enthusiasm). Indeed, they have the advantage of face-to-face sessions (ex: quality of the interaction), without its disadvantages (ex: loss of travel time) with additional advantages (ex: the entire session transcribed in writing on the chat). That is why, at your request, I continue to offer this option.
- As other people do regularly, you can also please your loved ones by offering gift vouchers available all year round.

THE TRAINER
From a Grande Ecole post-preparatory class in France & Ivy League University in the United States, our teacher has specialized and has worked for more than 14 years in the field, in international establishments, intervening in forums and conferences.

CONTACT / PROGRAM
A la carte program: evaluated and adapted to each need.

Kai

4.8

(10)

The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.

Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodwind family, ranging from the BB♭ contrabass to the E♭ soprano. The B♭ soprano clarinet is the most common type, and is the instrument usually indicated by the word "clarinet".

German instrument maker Johann Christoph Denner is generally credited with inventing the clarinet sometime around the year 1700 by adding a register key to the chalumeau, an earlier single-reed instrument. Over time, additional keywork and airtight pads were added to improve the tone and playability. Today the clarinet is a standard fixture of the orchestra and concert band and is used in classical music, military bands, klezmer, jazz, and other styles.

Camille

4.8

(10)

Do you want to master your vocal presence and captivate your audience from the first words? Do you feel the need to speak confidently and without fatigue, whether during presentations or in social interactions? Give yourself the opportunity to develop your vocal potential with tailor-made coaching.

This personalized support will allow you to learn to unleash the full potential of your voice and to feel comfortable when speaking in public. My holistic approach integrates not only vocal development, but also posture, gaze and body expression, and numerous presentation techniques (...) because effective communication goes beyond words.

The modules and exercises are carefully designed to meet your specific needs, taking into account your goals and comfort level. By working on breathing techniques, vocal placement, diction and rhythm control, you will be able to reveal a sonorous and captivating voice, while overcoming stage fright and strengthening your natural charisma.

My approach also integrates vocal rehabilitation techniques, in order to prevent vocal tension and fatigue. By mastering silences and refining your nonverbal communication, you will learn to fully master the art of oratorical expression, leaving a lasting impression on your audience.

If you want to give your voice the power to convince, seduce and inspire, contact me today to find out how I can help you achieve your communication and public speaking goals.

Program :
- vocal techniques, practical exercises (examples: exercises focusing on accuracy, sound production, time, note maintenance, diction, vowels, etc.)
- work on breathing and breathing management
- body awareness
- stability
- resonance
- improvisation / free expression
- improved vocal comfort
- varied repertoire (adapting to your preference)
- well-being by the vibration of the voice
- improvisation, effects and vocal games, harmonies
-interpretation: work on emotions, body language, stage presence.

The work is focused on multidisciplinarity: voice, vocal health and bodily expressiveness, emphasizing the acquisition of optimal vocal placement, and stress management in public.

This progressive and tailor-made method aims to develop your voice:
-Breathing techniques
-Vocalises and technical exercises adapted to needs;
-dynamic exploration, diversification and release of one's voice while having fun and going beyond one's limits.

THE TEACHER :

Trained at the Grande Ecole post-preparatory classes & Ivy League University in the United States, our teacher trainer has specialized and worked for more than 17 years, in Europe and North America, in the field, in renowned international public and private establishments, regularly participating in forums and conferences, and also offering personalized INDIVIDUAL support, with pedagogy and meticulous methodology as the watchwords.

➤ LOCATION, TIMETABLE

✓ Locations: Geneva-Lausanne. But currently, these sessions continue to be offered by videoconference in the current context and in accordance with general demand which is almost unanimous on this subject.

✓ Indeed, apart from the classic advantages of videoconferencing (time saving related to travel & their unforeseen events, eco-responsibility, increased schedule flexibility, etc.), the quality of the session & the interaction remain identical. In addition, the entire exchange, notes and recommendations are immediately transcribed on the dedicated chat.

✓ To support us among ourselves & to be pleasant to you in this sustainable / particular period and in a spirit of solidarity, the fees are temporarily reduced and will not increase after the start of our sessions.

✓ Languages: French/English.

✓ The progress following these private sessions is perceptible from 1 to 2 sessions (*2024 study).

✓ As other people do regularly, you can also please your loved ones by offering gift vouchers available all year round.

CONTACT / PROGRAM

✓ A la carte program: evaluated and adapted to each need.

Hendrike

4.8

(10)

After many years of experience, teaching has become an ongoing passion and I developed a powerful and fun approach of teaching for beginners and advanced students.

Singing lessons
Discover your own voice as I support you developing your personal sound and the technique needed. We will be doing vocal warm ups, improvisation and sing the songs of your preference.

Violin lessons
Noticing that a lot of violin players are unable to play music without scores I tend to work using more the ears instead of scores. Besides learning songs and improvisation in the musical genre that the student prefers, I also emphasize on technique and posture.

Every person is unique and needs a particular and personal approach!

Rimoncé

4.8

(10)

Discover the full potential of your voice through personalized vocal lessons with a conservatory-trained opera singer. Whether you’re a beginner dreaming of singing with confidence, an intermediate student looking to improve technique, or an advanced performer preparing for auditions or concerts, these lessons are tailored to meet your unique goals.

With years of professional stage experience and teaching both children and adults, I focus on healthy vocal technique, breath control, expression, posture, and musical interpretation. Lessons are adapted to your preferred style — from classical and opera to modern or traditional music.

All levels and ages are welcome. Let’s build your voice together — with passion, precision, and joy.

Bajla

4.8

(10)