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“I didn’t just have to play Gollum—I had to become him,” said Andy Serkis in an interview reflecting on his groundbreaking performance in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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“I didn’t just have to play Gollum—I had to become him,” said Andy Serkis in an interview reflecting on his groundbreaking performance in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Whether you’re stepping into the room for a theatre role, a web series, or a Bollywood film, your ability to own the space and leave a lasting impression is what sets you apart.
Think of Irrfan Khan, whose quiet intensity came from years of dedicated theatre work, or Radhika Apte, whose grounded performances are a result of both stage and screen experience.
While we are all trying to make sense of the past few years, yet another year is upon us! One-half of the internet is busy…
Editor’s Note: India has a rich history in theatre, but our knowledge about the work our contemporaries and older groups have and are doing, is…
On an average, we humans spend 11 hours a day consuming technology. Technology includes – watching video, listening to audio, working on the computer, engaging…
India has a rich history in theatre, but our knowledge about the work our contemporaries and older groups have and are doing, is often limited to urban centres or the geographies we live in.
Yuki Ellias is an actor, theatre- director and corporate coach. She trained at the Jacques Lecoq School of Theatre in Paris and is a trained…
An initial exploration of the Alexander Technique might seem a fair bit complicated. But one also realises that, as a performer, it is probably one…
The Foundation Skills in Acting workshop in the month of September was titled Acting Through Voice, facilitated by Hetal Varia. The workshop was a five…
Kalki Koechlin, Actor, Writer, Director, Participant, Intensive Drama Program 2009“The chance to work with the likes of Anamika Haksar Sankar Venkateswaran would never have been…
Kunal Kapoor, ActorParticipant, Intensive Drama Program 2011 “I think what I got most from the workshop was awareness. Whether it was awareness of my physical self…
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