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Workshop for Actors at Max Reinhardt Seminar (MDW)
DATE: November 24-25, 2017
PLACE:
Max Reinhardt Seminar
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna – MDW (Austria)
HOSTED BY: Giuseppe Ravì, Founder and Master Coach of Respiro e Movimento®
WORKSHOP:
Respiro e Movimento® is pleased to announce a Workshop for Actors at Max Reinhardt Seminar, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Actors will have the opportunity to work with Giuseppe Ravì, Master Coach and expert in restoring the natural balance and harmony in the human body. The main objective of his workshop is for artists to achieve a deeper connection with themselves.
They will become aware of unnecessary muscular tensions which prohibit the overall ease required in acting.
The result is clear: an overall freedom and strengthening of the essential body movements which enable the artist to physically surpass obstacles which may seem impossible. Actors will learn how to overcome useless contractions and muscle memory, allowing them to feel more centered and act in a more natural, light, free and efficient way.
Check out the testimonials here.
Interview: Andrew James Johnson, Composer and Pianist
As a musician, what is your definition of success?
That’s a tough question to answer! I would say success means an ability to play the kind of music you like most of all as often as possible! If you can get paid on top of that you’re getting even closer. In my experience, it’s not always the best players or composers that achieve the most success. There’s so much more involved, so many other qualities. It’s so much more than just being able to play all of the right notes in the right order! Success is as subjective just as life itself. I’ve been on both sides of the fence in my career as a musician and it’s one of the most demanding, exhausting and sometimes frustrating industries to work in. Passion and patience are the two big qualities you need, plus a very thick skin. But truthfully I could never do anything other than compose and play the piano. Either one is amazing but both at the same time? Now that’s what I call success!
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