Integrating mVm Miller Voice Method and the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique

10 steps to the spontaneous expression of your character

Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of joy, radical transparency, and experimentation!
In this workshop, actors will be guided through embodiment of the flow and presence created by Miller Voice Method's “Active Breath”. You’ll discover how to diminish the planning and “sculpting” of text that can get in the way of a spontaneous expression.
Through integrating elements of the Michael Chekhov Technique, you’ll experience the merger of imagination with breath, how to speak the impulse, connect to the body, and reveal the inner psychology of the character.
Actors will leave this workshop with a clear, step-by-step approach that they can immediately apply to any project and character they work on in the future.

Wednesday, January 4 & Thursday January 5

Helsinki location TBC

The workshop consists of two sessions.

Session 1 will cover the fundamentals of Miller Voice Method and several aspects of the Michael Chekhov Technique and move actors through embodiment of each.

Session 2 will take actors through the step-by-step progression to integrating the two approaches and provide an opportunity for actors to share work on their text.

Previous training in either approach is ideal, but not a prerequisite. If you are interested in signing up and have no previous training in either approach, you’re welcome to register knowing, given the timeframe, we’ll move quickly through the fundamentals of each approach.

Actors should come with a short, memorized monologue (only 45 seconds needed). English is preferred, but not an absolute requirement.

Session 1 will be offered on:

Wednesday, January 4th, 1pm - 4pm

Wednesday, January 4th, 6pm - 9pm

Session 2 will be offered on:

Thursday, January 5th, 1pm - 4pm

Thursday, January 5th, 6pm - 9pm

Sign-up for ONE session 1 and ONE session 2.

Sign up for whatever works best for your schedule - you do not need to do only mornings or only afternoons (i.e. you could sign up for Tues AM and the Wed PM session for example).

Cost 250€

To Register Or if you have questions, Contact Kristi: [email protected]

Payment information will be forwarded to you.

In your email, please let Kristi know which time you choose for Session 1 and which time you choose for Session 2.

Please note: This is a small workshop in order to provide personalized attention to the participants - maximum 10 people - so please contact us ASAP if you’re interested.

Learn from mVm's Founder

Your class instructors are Scott Miller, Founder of the mVm Miller Voice Method® and Associate Arts Professor, New York University’s Tisch Graduate Acting Program, and Kristi Dana, mVm Director & Faculty and Assistant Professor, Voice and Speech, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU.
Experience the Work In Person

The mVm Miller Voice Method® unlocks the power of your whole voice: strong, confident, and unforgettable. “Voice,” of course, refers to the literal voice that can be controlled and trained like a specialized muscle, but more importantly, Voice also refers broadly to the unique character, personality, and deeper presence that can be conveyed in Human-Communication, sometimes explicitly, but more often implicitly.
Bonus material

To help integrate what you will learn in class, you will gain access to the mVm Presence Training series for one month! This 5-week video series guides you through the process of discovering adverse breath and voice habits and provides clear-cut exercises to mitigate those habits.

Testimonials

Jin Ha | Actor – Hamilton, Broadway’s M. Butterfly

“Studying with Scott was like no other class, with the rare opportunity to deconstruct verbal and non-verbal language into the elements of what it actually is to listen, hear, digest, feel, impulse, react, and, ultimately, to speak. Regardless of where—onstage, onscreen, or in my daily life—the mVm work provided me the tools, vocabulary, and understanding of what it truly means to communicate and how.”
Fay Simpson | Founder of Lucid Body Institute, Author of The Lucid Body, A Guide for the Physical Actor

“I love Scott’s work because it is anatomically based and psychologically astute. It is a psycho-physical approach that demands the student’s full commitment to looking at their habitual body with open eyes. I have seen the results. Change will happen; open body, open voice, open heart. I highly recommend this method of training.”
Parisa Fitz-Henley | Actor – NBC’s Midnight Texas, Marvel’s Jessica Jones

“With the then biggest acting job of my career approaching, I hired Scott to help me prepare. I was impressed with his sensitivity, clarity, confidence and humility. I walked into that particular job, and my work since, with a deep confidence I can directly attribute to our work together, and the personal effects continue to this day.”

Instructors

Founder Scott Miller

Scott is the founder of the mVm Miller Voice Method® and through decades of field and scientific research has developed a transformational and repeatable way to embody presence and empathy for peak performances that sustain both the audience’s and speaker’s attention. Having spent forty-five years as a coach, trainer and teacher, Scott blends a lifetime of exceptional experience into his work with others. His diverse life paths include two sports at the professional level, a law degree from George Washington University, clerking at DC’s Public Defender Service, time as a producer, actor, director, a trainer of lead teachers, husband, father of three and training in counseling and holistic practices. He has been, for the last twenty years, a Professor at NYU Tisch’s Graduate Acting Program, considered one of the elite training programs in the world. These differing experiences and the approaches they provide have tempered a professional approach that is both accessible and specific. Scott has trained a wide range of professionals from Boardroom Executives and Managers at Fortune 500 companies to Oscar/Tony/Emmy Award winners/nominees to Olympic athletes to news anchors to the unheralded individuals simply seeking improvement and fulfillment. Scott has been received in corporations, theaters, law firms, sets, recording studios and workshops around the world training groups, teams and individuals from over fifty countries. His work is geared toward those who seek to discover, embody and/or sustain peak performance in their chosen lives.

Director of mVm Kristi Dana

Kristi Dana is an Assistant Professor of Voice & Speech at Southern Methodist University. She is the Director of mVm Miller Voice Method, an mVm faculty member and a certified teacher of the work. Kristi is also on faculty for the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA) and holds a Certificate of Completion from the organization. Additionally, Kristi is a Certified Knight-Thompson Speechwork teacher. Her action research is detailed in the Voice and Speech Review article “Unearthing ‘Vocal Transparency’: The Integration of the Miller Voice Method and Michael Chekhov Technique.” Kristi is an Equity actor and most recently worked at Dallas’ Kitchen Dog Theater and Undermain Theatre. She holds an MFA in Acting from Brooklyn College, CUNY, an MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College, and an BA in Theatre Arts from Penn State University. She is married to a guy named Steve and spoils a dog named Izzy.

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