Acting for Dancers & Performers Workshop with Javier Alemán

ACTING FOR DANCERS & PERFORMERS WORKSHOP with Javier Alemán

This is a three day workshop total of nine hours, designed to train dancers and performers in the beginning of acting technique, emotional preparation, scene study and speech voice, with a directorial approach to eye-line and emotions, text, and subtext. This acting class is a step-by-step progression of acting exercises that develop the dancer / performer ability to work organically, creating truthful, expressive behavior in acting. The workshop combines stage acting and on camera acting. The second and third day of the workshop will be on camera class. Among the subjects covered in this class are auditioning on-camera, acting in a master shot, medium shot and close-up shot, eye-line and emotions. Students will prepare a medium length monologue given by the instructor prior first day of class. Students will performed their texts both on and off camera.

Who is(are) holding the audition or workshop?
Javier Alemán

– Requirements.
Dance Experience or performing experience. All levels

How to Apply.
Send email to register to [email protected]

Where is the  Workshop (venue, city, country)?
Marameo Berlin
Wallstraße 32
10179 Berlin

Date(s) of the  workshop.
27th 28th 29th December 2016 from 18:00h to 21:00h

Deadline for application.
19th of December

– Contact information.
[email protected]

– Website, Facebook page, blog or other.
www.marameo.de       fb :@javieralemanpage

– Costs:
60 Euro for the three days.

This is a three day workshop total of nine hours, designed to train dancers and performers in the beginning of acting technique, emotional preparation, scene study and speech voice, with a directorial approach to eye-line and emotions, text, and subtext. This acting class is a step-by-step progression of acting exercises that develop the dancer / performer ability to work organically, creating truthful, expressive behavior in acting. The workshop combines stage acting and on camera acting. The second and third day of the workshop will be on camera class. Among the subjects covered in this class are auditioning on-camera, acting in a master shot, medium shot and close-up shot, eye-line and emotions. Students will prepare a medium length monologue given by the instructor prior first day of class. Students will performed their texts both on and off camera.

Javier Alemán

Born in the Spanish island of Tenerife, in 2001 Javier completed his contemporary dance, theater and singing training at P.A.R.T.S  (Performing Art Research Training Studies) in Brussels following  his choreographic studies at the National Choreography Center in Montpellier, France. In 2003 he was mentioned “New Dancer to Watch” by Ballet Tanz Magazine, Europe’s leading Dance Magazine. Javier worked as a dancer for five years with some of the most relevant dance companies in Germany, such as, Neuer Tanz in the city of Düsseldorf and Two Fish Company in Berlin. He created his own choreographies such as, Uno, sponsored by the Spanish Embassy of Berlin, Three Days Time, sponsored by the National Choreography Center in Montpellier, France, and the choreography Irre, in collaboration with Two Fish Company, sponsored by the cities of Berlin and Vienna.

In 2006 Javier moved to New York City to study acting at the New York Film Academy and later at Susan Batson Studios, which is directed by top acting coach Susan Batson. Film credits include the award winning short film Scrubbing (Prague). Stage credits include Five Kinds of Silence (New York – Milan) Since 2010 Javier has  frequently worked as an acting and movement coach both for actors and dance performers. He has directed for Platónica Theatre Company a production of the National Theatre Award winning play La Charca Inútil writen by author David Desola. The production was premiered early this year in his home town. He now lives and works in the city of Berlin.


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