Double Exposure: Acting for Singers/Singing for Actors

Course Description

Summary

Actors and singers study remarkably similar skills: efficient use of the body and breath, development of text, character and context, staying present and emotionally connected. But even the most seasoned performer feels doubly exposed when asked to sing and act at the same time. In this class, using repertoire as varied as incidental music for Shakespeare plays, musical theatre and opera scenes, we will will seek common ground in language and techniques, and explore ways to transform this vulnerability into fuel for powerful expressivity.