Facilitated by Dr Kiki Selioni and Alexandros Psychramis Venue: Movement Studio Deligianni 19, Athens The application of Laban’s method in actor and dancer training has a long history. Although Laban himself applied his method to the training of actors and dancers, it was left mainly to his followers to develop, often erratically Laban’s insights. Practitioners such as Jean Newlove, Yat Malmgren, Geraldine Stephenson, Brigid Panet and so on have all continued developing his work by offering movement classes for actors…

Actor, Acting Coach , Director,  Diploma Manager at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama University of London Worksession Detail: Working on building a character using the tools of Stanislavski’s early and later ‘system’ always involves understanding that the ‘given circumstances’ of the situation impel the character into ‘action’. Interlinked with given circumstances and action is the fundamental question of the ‘motivation’ of the character to take action. Various loosely similar words can be used to describe motivation, e.g. why, intention,…