Acting Truthfully On-Going Series
SANFORD MEISNER TECHNIQUE
GET OUT OF YOUR HEAD!
Levy Baltazar is an all-around fantastic Meisner teacher! He is passionate about the craft of acting, fully present with each student, and has a wealth of knowledge that he's eager to share. As a former student of Jana Lee Hamblin, I very much appreciate that he is teaching Meisner in a style that closely follows her unique methodology. Levy also has a warmth that puts you at ease, while still pushing you to become a better actor. I look forward to studying with him more!
- Deborah Goldsman
Every Wednesday Night at Vision8Studio!
Sanford Meisner said that his approach to training “is based on bringing the actor back to his emotional impulses and to acting that is firmly rooted in the instinctive. It is based on the fact that all good acting comes from the heart, as it were, and that there’s no mentality to it.”
Learn to live in the moment as an actor, and let go of any idea of result. Learn what it means to really “do” and to respond truthfully to a given moment based on what you get from your partner. Through improvisation, emotional truth and personal response learn to resonate authenticity within a given circumstance. Only in this way will you begin to understand the definition of real acting, which is “to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances”.
The training involves a specific series of exercises that build upon each other. The successful comprehension and execution of each exercise is essential to the success of the next and so on. Everyone begins at the beginning and moves through each step laying essential groundwork for the second semester’s focus of demonstrating a clear and full understanding of emotional preparation, relationships, and objectives.
Course Objective
To obtain a clear understanding of Acting based on the principles of Sanford Meisner, and to translate that understanding into practice through various classroom exercises and experiences, culminating in the successful application of the Meisner Method to assigned scene study; and ultimately creating a strong foundation by discarding protective walls and unleashing hidden talents to emerge a more honest person with an instrument ready for a future journey as actors and artists.
Learn to live in the moment as an actor, and let go of any idea of result. Learn what it means to really “do” and to respond truthfully to a given moment based on what you get from your partner. Through improvisation, emotional truth and personal response learn to resonate authenticity within a given circumstance. Only in this way will you begin to understand the definition of real acting, which is “to live truthfully under the imaginary circumstances”.
The training involves a specific series of exercises that build upon each other. The successful comprehension and execution of each exercise is essential to the success of the next and so on. Everyone begins at the beginning and moves through each step laying essential groundwork for the second semester’s focus of demonstrating a clear and full understanding of emotional preparation, relationships, and objectives.
Course Objective
To obtain a clear understanding of Acting based on the principles of Sanford Meisner, and to translate that understanding into practice through various classroom exercises and experiences, culminating in the successful application of the Meisner Method to assigned scene study; and ultimately creating a strong foundation by discarding protective walls and unleashing hidden talents to emerge a more honest person with an instrument ready for a future journey as actors and artists.
We are taking a break the month of July and resuming back up starting August 1st!
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Acting Truthfully (Meisner Technique)
Wednesday Evenings Year Round! (Minus July) 6:45 PM - 9:45 PM $120 - Includes Four Classes $40 - Drop In Rate (Ages 14+)
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Tonight I went to Vision8Studio's Meisner class taught by Levy Baltazar and I was impressed. The studio was absolutely beautiful and I would highly recommend taking a class from this studio. If you're looking to learn Meisner in an inviting environment this is the place to be. SANFORD MEISNER
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Register Now! Classes taught by Levy Baltazar.
Levy has been an actor for over half his life and discovered his passion from the moment he took to the stage in middle school. He continued with theatre throughout high school and college where he attended Northern Arizona University (NAU) and received a degree in Theatre with an emphasis in Performance.
After graduating and moving to Portland, Levy studied intensively at the Act Now Studio with Jana Lee Hamblin in the Meisner technique. Levy went on to become an instructor at Act Now Studio teaching Meisner and On-Camera classes as well as teaching at Katie O'Grady's studio for Kids and Teens. Outside of teaching, you can Levy cast in many local projects, including the recent Dick Strange: American Made.
Levy has been an actor for over half his life and discovered his passion from the moment he took to the stage in middle school. He continued with theatre throughout high school and college where he attended Northern Arizona University (NAU) and received a degree in Theatre with an emphasis in Performance.
After graduating and moving to Portland, Levy studied intensively at the Act Now Studio with Jana Lee Hamblin in the Meisner technique. Levy went on to become an instructor at Act Now Studio teaching Meisner and On-Camera classes as well as teaching at Katie O'Grady's studio for Kids and Teens. Outside of teaching, you can Levy cast in many local projects, including the recent Dick Strange: American Made.
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Levy Baltazar is a fantastic Meisner instructor and Vision8 is a wonderful studio! Highly recommend.
- Christie Quinn
I say DITTO to Christie's comments. I had a great 1st time experience. Levy's guidance for me as a 'novice to the Meisner technique ' was wonderful. Wow talk about opening your eyes to another approach in acting!
- Mark Milner
