by Cindy Tanas | Nov 29, 2020 | The Actor's Instrument
THE ACTORS PRESENCE Actors must practice the art of expansion in order to create presence in their work. How does the actor practice expansion? First consider this: love expands / the ego contracts. Acting that is born and bathed in love will be expansive, full of...
by Cindy Tanas | May 4, 2019 | The Actor's Life
Whatever you struggle with in life, whatever your demons are; there is nothing you cannot use in your acting. Put all of it into your work. It’s all energy. By channelling your day to day difficulties into your acting you become the alchemist and you take what seems...
by Cindy Tanas | Sep 27, 2018 | The Actor's Life
LOSING THE ACTORS WAY Many people tell me that they’ve always wanted to be an actor. From childhood they were creating stories and inventing fantastical worlds where they became the protagonist or antagonist in their imaginary story. Then one day they graduated from...
by Cindy Tanas | Jul 16, 2018 | The Actor's Life
1. DAILY GROUNDING FOR THE ACTOR Getting in touch with feelings and impulses and acting on them spontaneously is part of the actors craft and you need to be in your body for that. First thing in the morning do a 10 minute “stretch and breathe”. Breathe into each part...
by Cindy Tanas | Apr 3, 2018 | The Actor's Craft
Google and do your research. Toronto is full of great acting classes. Be sure to check google reviews. You can tell a lot by what people say about the acting class and the acting teacher in a google review. “What I loved about acting class was that you got to think...
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