Are You Ready to Face Yourself? Finding Answers in the Meisner Course
Summary
Gia Tsai discusses the first year of the Meisner course, highlighting its start with repetition exercises aimed at making students truly listen to what others are saying and to understand what they themselves are saying. During the training, students will work on activities that have a standard of perfection, with a time pressure.
In living together exercises, students evolve from strangers to having a specific relationship with their partners, a journey that teaches them much and fosters significant growth. Tsai emphasizes that over this year, students let go of part of their ego, open up, and gain greater flexibility in their acting practice.
Keywords
Meisner course, actor training, repetition exercises, emotional control, standardized activities, living together, activities, ego, acting practice
Quote
– “Let us truly listen to what others are saying, and then understand what we are saying ourselves.”
Takeaways
The Meisner course starts with repetition exercises, allowing students to truly listen to others and understand themselves.
Meisner training aids actors in skill development and emotional control.
Standardized activities during the training are cruel.
Communal living activities transform students’ relationships from strangers to specific connections, leading to growth.
Students lower their egos, open up, and gain more flexibility in their acting practice.