in person
with John Markland
January 7th – Feb 25th
My approach is to conjure emotions and beliefs to change their trajectory through acting. I guide you towards self-reckoning moments where-in you have a split second to find the courage to accept, acknowledge and alter or to stay the path. These real moments (life affirming/life altering) bring such riveting authenticity to any character in any moment that all of us watching are woken up. A challenge of courage is shared.
This class will focus solely upon courage. We are not all so lucky as David, who God offered Goliath to find courage… most of us face nameless, faceless seemingly undefeatable monsters within, so we are not even sure what we are fighting. Let’s enhance your ability to call forth the dragon… to tempt it out of its cave so we can look eye to eye. Sometimes we carry the fears and doubts of generations before, sometimes we have voices that once sounded like protection but are now our oppressor, sometimes our own belief is a monster saying, “you’re not good enough.”
We often are struck with bravery for those we love and care for, enabled to move through others’ perceptions of us, to have discipline and integrity beyond that which we may offer ourselves. This care can be redirected toward the self, and we begin to see that courage is built upon the small acts of compassion, truth, and vulnerability. Often the heroic act of courage has a foundation in acceptance of value… you do matter and are worth fighting for.
The work will be scary, challenging and in moments triggering but if you really want to become what you know in your heart you can be, there is no other way.