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Due to personal circumstances, Penny O'Connor is sadly no longer able to teach this evening’s Alexander Technique workshop.
But, we are very lucky that the brilliant Korina Biggs is stepping in to take her place. Korina teaches Alexander Technique at RADA and she was a founder member of Frantic Assembly. Your can read her here.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
In this workshop you will explore what your habits are that may be restricting your process and performance, and how you can find your way out of them using a unified field of attention. You will learn the balanced resting state, to drop the ball, to experience the power of thought and not to try hard and concentrate. Be prepared to explore, experiment and experience ease and effortlessness!
ABOUT PENNY:
Penny O’Connor trained as an actor at Rose Bruford in the mid-70’s. An enlightened voice teacher suggested she take extra classes in a curious thing called Alexander Technique. It was a life changer. She grew in stature, found her voice and was given the lead part in the final shows. She worked as an actor, writer, teacher and director in community theatre companies such as Half Moon Young People’s Theatre and the Women’s Theatre Group.
In 1992 she qualified as a teacher of the Alexander Technique and has been teaching this full time to fellow thesps and normal people ever since - in London, on the Greek Island of Alonnisos, and globally on Zoom and in person. She has taught Alexander at several London drama schools including ArtsEd where she was Alexander tutor for 18 years and is presently assistant on the South Bank Alexander Centre training AT teachers and post grads. She continues to work with actors in her private practice in Old St., runs on-line workshops and has managed to write a book about it all: “Alexander Technique for Actors” pb NHB 2021. She is a member of the Society of Teachers of the F.M. Alexander Technique, likes running, poetry and singing karaoke with Magnetic Fields on youtube.
Copies of Alexander Technique for Actors will be available to buy at SCRUM Studios, or you can order it here: https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/alexander-technique
PAY WHAT YOU CAN or PAY IT FORWARD:
Offering affordable training is at the heart of our charitable objectives. Though classes with our practitioners usually cost upwards of £30, we offer places at a pay-what-you-can rate. For some, this might mean paying 1p. For others, paying more means you’re covering our facilitators fee and staffing costs, making it possible for us to host future PWYC workshops seasons. We give a suggested figure of £15 for those who can.
Attendees must be 18+
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