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START WITH THE STORY – Part II – CREATION – Introduction & Overview

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The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
Charles Dickens

On day 1 we focused on identifying and gathering relevant information to spark our imagination. Now we are ready to start putting our imagination to use in making decisions about what we think that information we gathered means. Once we have these two steps down we are ready for the majority of the course material where we learn how to show the result of the decisions we make by what we do. This is the “how”. It isn’t until day 3 though so hang in there.

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Get Caught Monologuing

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The Best Thing You Can Do To Improve Your Performance Immediately!

Have you ever struggled with figuring out where to start with acting, especially when you start working on a new role, aria, art song, pop song, etc. that will be performed for an audience? You know you can’t just stand there and sing pretty whilst looking like a deer in headlights. But how do you go from notes and words on a page to an engaging performance? It is especially hard when you are learning something in a different language because you don’t have an immediate connection to the character or the music. Let’s figure it out!

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