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Read below for Class Descriptions, and click here to see streaming video of Lee Strasberg lecturing on acting, the Method, and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Every actor's fundamental training begins with the exercise of their will; concentration and sensory responses. They learn to think, to behave, and to experience. This training creates the foundation for the actor's craft and the use of his imagination. Emphasis is placed on the confusion between the mental understanding, which the actor usually settles for, and totality of mental, physical, and emotional experience of which the actor is capable.
The first half of each acting class is devoted to the various exercises that constitute our method of work. This includes the essential element of relaxation and the training of one's sense memory. The purpose of the acting exercises is to train the actor's sensitivity to respond as fully and vividly to imaginary objects as they are already capable of doing to real objects in life. They will, therefore, have the belief, faith, and imagination to create on stage the "living through" that is always at the core of any great acting performance.
In the second part of the class, students present scenes or monologues, learning to apply the proper sensory and emotional experiences to motivate and accompany the behavior of the character. All students must study with at least two teachers in order to gain different perspectives on their work.
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