In this course, we work on the development of the conciseness, richness and variability of the many different layers and dimensions of the actor’s speaking voice. Because only a voice that is ‘well received’ in the various layers of the human auditory perception will unfold its effect in the audience. We work with games and etudes from Jurij Vasiljev training, developed by Jurij Vasiljev, Professor of Phonetics at the St. Petersburg Theatre Academy, Russia. In the core of this training is the ‘acting voice’, which integrates sensation, thought, movement, space, partner and the wider environment into the intentional speaking action and aims to develop the actor’s voice as an instrument for heightened artistic human communication. Jurij Vasiljev’s legendary training with tennis balls is of course also part of this course.
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Acting Speech
“Anne Frütel teaches with that mixture of lightness and intensity that I love so much. The focus is on discovering your own abilities in speaking and acting. From warming up with soft, gentle tones, you playfully move on to syllables and sentences, and experience how your voice sounds when you sharpen your intention or incorporate direction and movement, use body anchors and visualize images. I have been given so many tools that make my work in the voiceover booth easier. Anne’s feedback is clear and benevolent, consisting of ideas and suggestions that open up new spaces so that you can develop under her guidance. And most importantly, she is simply incredible fun to work with.”