The technique of Movement Psychology as developed by Yat Malmgren from the work of Rudolf Laban and William Carpenter and will be taught by Giles Foreman of the Giles Foreman Centre for Acting in London.

The Acting Atelier Munich offers a series of 4 workshops, spaced every other month, in Munich from January through August, in which the internationally renowned technique of Yat Malmgren is taught by Giles Foreman.

The technique, known as ‘Movement Psychology‘ or ‘Character Analysis‘ made the Drama Centre, London one of the world‘s major actor training institutions producing many of the great figures of world cinema and Theatre – Anthony Hopkins,Sean Connery, Colin Firth, Paul Bettany, Michael Fassbender, Helen McRory, Tara Fitzgerald, Lambert Wilson, Simon Callow, Tom Hardy, Santiago Cabrera, Russell Brand – to name but a few).
The work is essentially the only fully comprehensive analysis of human expression that we know of, and is accompanied with set of exercises which provide a pathway for the actor to transform in a specific, psychologically real way.

The technique is based on the psychological theories of Carl Jung (Sensing, Thinking, Intuiting and Feeling) and the work of Rudolph Laban.

The theory suggests that we have all of Jung’s archetypes within us, some more developed, more active than others. The specific combination of these energies makes us who we are. It reveals itself in the way we do things, or in acting terms, the way our character gets what it wants – both physically and psychologically.

Essentially through a set of rhythms it sensitizes the actor to these archetypes or subconscious ‘psychological energies’ within himself/herself and how they express themselves physically. Eventually it demonstrates how to realign them in different combinations – thus allowing the actor to transform into another human being in a psychologically ‘real’ way. Character can be seen as a rhythm, or to put it another way, rhythms can induce a different inner state and consequently a different outer expression or set of movements. The technique therefore provides knowledge of how to reveal a character’s impulse through the body in a psychologically specific way.

It is recommended that participant are free to attend all the weekends, or have studied the fundamental elements before:

Block 1: Thursday – Sunday, 9-12 January 2014: The Mental and Motion Factors and the Inner Participations

Block 2: Thursday – Sunday, 3 -6 April, 2014: The Inner Attitudes

Block 3: 5 – 8 June 2014 : The Externalized Drives

Block 4: 31 July – 3 August 2014: The Confluence of Externalized Drives

The course is limited to 10 places and the cost per workshop is €425,- if paying separately. If paying for all 4 blocks upfront, the price is €1500,- (which is a savings of 200,-)** please send inquiries to hi@actingateliermunich.com

**Included in the full price: The Acting Atelier Munich will make the studio available at no extra cost for 4 rehearsal days with the other participants of the group to be mutually arranged.