Tag Archives: Actors

Why Do Actors STUDY ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE

Sharon Jakubecy Klehm was interviewed for The Actor’s Summit last year. She has worked with many professional performers so they “nail” auditions, overcome Performance Anxiety, and perform with confidence. Watch this interview and see what an Alexander Technique session looks … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique for Actors on Backstage

(Click on the photo to watch the video interview on BACKSTAGE) ‘Un-Getting Ready’ (This is an excerpt from the article ” Keeping Up with Alexander Technique” by Lisa Jo Sagolla.  For the entire article click here) Jakubecy teaches mainly performers … Continue reading

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Open & Emotionally Available Without Over-Exertion

An Acting Teacher’s Take on What the Alexander Technique Can Do For You (first posted on Backstage.com) There’s a reason the Alexander Technique is the only form of movement training that the Yale School of Drama requires its acting students … Continue reading

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3 Mistakes You Make When You Get Nervous

You got the phone call.  You are going in!  This could be a chance of a lifetime!   You have to be at the top of your game.  But what if you get nervous?  Can you handle to pressure?  What’s … Continue reading

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Alexander Technique at the Santa Monica Shakespeare Festival

I have had the honor to teach Alexander Technique during the Classical Training Intensive with Louis Scheeder and John Farmanesh-Bocca. Performing Shakespeare has heightened challenges for the actor.  Shakespeare’s characters truly mean what they say and they are usually dealing … Continue reading

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You have a Gift. Give It!

I was working with a client who asked me “What do you do right before you go on stage?”  From years of working on stage in dance, theater, and public speaking, I know that a thorough warm-up gets my energy flowing and … Continue reading

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Cast on ‘True Blood’ after Alexander Technique

Self-Sabotage Solutions: Sharon Jakubecy and the Alexander Technique by: Michelle Luchese www.MichelleLuchese.com     “Just wanted to let you know, that my first audition back I was thinking about everything you taught me and     walked in with confidence and … Continue reading

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