Acting 101

Today we're looking at an introduction to acting that covers the basics of the Stanislavsky method of acting and his "unit of action" or "beats". We also look at an interesting application from Japanese culture and a summary of how to move on the stage from Eugenio Barba's "The Paper Canoe".

I hope that all these points make sense and can be applied to any of your future presentations or performances. Honestly, this will likely be useful when you just want people to listen to you. It's all about freeing up your voice and body to allow for more variety.

I'll add, as an extra note, I'm not a professional actor. I find it hard to incorporate this into my own acting at times, but I have had some experience directing. Either way, it's fun to do both. Also, the reason this picture has the watermark is because Stephan Eckert was the one who took the photo at my university's performance of Tartuffe. I'm the one in the black in this picture.

For the links:
The Paper Canoe: https://asset.soup.io/asset/0826/4375_63b2.pdf
Japanese Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFgQ-yHTscQ

Thanks for listening!

-Alex B.