Workshops
Johnny Melville workshops are an experience, fun, rewarding and designed to unleash the energy potential of every student. Trained in various disciplines, Johnny improvises and guides his alumni with spontaneous, direct and committed involvement.
Drawing on techniques from aikido, tai chi, acrobatics, slapstick, clowning, kids’ games and improvisation Johnny moulds the class into a support situation for individual strength….an approach to theatre which is based on self-learning through group support, giving the chance for individuals to develop their own style of character/comedy.
A leading factor in Johnny’s work with actors is the chimpanzee: a worthy example for the physical actor’s research and study: chimps have unique power in relaxation, awareness of space, softness of touch, incredible agility and an enormous sense of play.
The week begins with a focus on communication, contact and caring – five days of group building techniques and sensitivity training, explorations into personal energy and how to develop it and use it in performance, then character building.
The goal – a deep and invigorating transformation: relaxation, body discipline, and high frequency thinking to further the actor in his surroundings. (The very things in fact that he believes should be included in curriculums in school education.) How to live, laugh and love. At the end of the five days Johnny will take the group out in an open improvisation in a some open-ended situation. (the street, hospital, a shopping mall etc)
Johnny Melville, B.Sc., is a trained teacher, actor, director, clown, writer, producer and a qualified FSP practitioner in Pleiadian Light work. In 2001 he won best actor award at the Brooklyn Film Festival for his part in the Danish film, No Mans Land and best actor /best director at Gerona (Spain) short film festival 2011 for his film Backtracker. recenty he on many aards fr his prtrayak f the rHe has performed and taught workshops in over 40 countries over the last 43 years and remains totally active both in the theatre and movie world.
Each student should arrive totally chemically fragrance free. This includes fragrance free shampoo, soap, lotions, make-up, detergent in clothes, literally everything. Please note that just because a label says “all natural” or comes from a health food store does not necessarily mean healthy. The label must read fragrance-free. Such products cause allergies and destroy neurons.