Introduction to acting

If you’d like to become an actor, or are interested in the self-knowledge that comes with acting, this course is for you. You’ll work through the fundamental challenges that actors face, and get a basic foundation in the craft of acting.

This course is an attempt to answer those questions and a few more and, above all, provide an in-depth introduction to the art and craft of acting.

Course content

We will identify some of the actor's most basic challenges and provide ideas on how to meet them. We will introduce some basic principles and concepts and go through a number of terms that help us study and talk about acting. And perhaps most importantly, we will try to present a positive and sustainable approach to your art and creativity.

In practical terms, you will be given tools to analyse a scene and extract the information you need as an actor, you will learn to work in a way that focuses on your co-star and on concrete actions rather than on yourself, and you will get to apply what you learn during the course to your own work on a role.

Who is the course for?

This course is aimed at anyone interested in the art and craft of acting - acting students, those who might want to become acting students, professionals who want to review the basics of their craft, or anyone who wants to immerse themselves in the actor's creative process.

How does it work?

You only need a computer or other device and internet connection to be able to do the course. When you register, you will get access to the course material, which consists of, for example, videos, texts, quizzes and exercises.

Who is the teacher?

Johan Forslund is a lecturer in scenic design and has been teaching at the Theater Academy in Luleå since 2015. He is himself educated at Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and Teaterhögskolan in Stockholm.

Registration

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