Acting
Credits: 3
Elective course for First and Second year
Limited to 16 students
Haim Abramsky
Haim Abramsky is an acting teacher and coach. He graduated from Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, specializing in various acting techniques including Viewpoints by Anne Bogart and Action Theatre by Ruth Zaporah. He holds a bachelor's degree in Cinema from New School University in NY and a master's degree in Theatre from Tel Aviv University with honors. He is certified in the Master Teacher Training Workshop at Actors Center NY. Haim has taught acting and theatrical presence in many schools and has been a member of various committees, including the Israel Drama and International Exposure to Theatre Committee, the Fringe Department of the Culture Committee, the Golden Hedgehog Judging Committee, Sal Tarbut, and Culture for the Periphery.
An acting class that offers improvisation techniques to enrich the physical and emotional expression abilities of the actor. The course focuses on three aspects: First, exploring the dynamics between partners on stage; working on attentiveness, initiative, and real-time response in order to create relationships and tension. Second, Deepening the actor’s inner world; exercises to discover a variety of personal expression abilities and different aspects of the actor. Third, examining the theme of space as a component in the work; how the actor is influenced by space and how they can use it to enhance the performance and presence on stage.
Through these aspects, we will delve into fundamental concepts of action, emotion, and will, attempting to cultivate spontaneous and individual expression abilities.
