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How does an actor get presence?

You always hear that this person gave such a performance with presence. How does that happen? Does an actor get Presence? Is that something that only certain people possess?

That´s a good question. I think it has to do with living your life and how you life your life and your generosity of spirit, who you are as a person, how you deal with stressful situations in your life and how do you come through? Who you are? That´s what gives you presence. I don´t think there is a class that can teach you presence.

Does an actor get Presence? There is presence in terms of being in the moment and showing up which you can achieve by doing different meditation exercises which is great because that also plugs you into the true part of yourself some real authenticity in yourself but the presence.
When you said presence where that took me to is  a real person that shows up not like present being in the moment and not thinking about something else which of course that´s important too, but something that extra thing that you walk in with the whole person not just parts of you. Los Angeles Acting Workshops |

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Our acting school offers a variety of acting workshops in LA. The acting workshops are designed to help you hone specific skills and explore new techniques as an actor. Workshops range from 1-day seminars to 8-week courses and are offered in the following areas: breaking into Hollywood the business of acting, Golden box acting technique.  Be sure to sign up below for notifications and updates about upcoming dates.

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We offer acting classes in Los Angeles to help you hone your craft & jumpstart your career. Our acting school teaches every acting technique: Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method, Uta Hagen, and the Chekhov technique.

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Learn to develop a solid acting technique and foundation. We focus on fun improvisational games, auditioning techniques, and working on scenes and monologues across comedy and drama. ​

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We offer customizable short-term Acting Programs that can be tailored to fit your budget and the length of your stay in Los Angeles.

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Join LA's Best Acting Workshop, Golden box and Breaking into Hollywood the roadmap to working. Film and television workshops for adults, children and teen

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The Michelle Danner Acting School’s philosophy is that artists can draw upon all different acting techniques & form an individual “Golden toolbox” to use when approaching a role or a scene, whether it be for film, television, or theater. The acting school’s acting techniques are based on Meisner, Strasberg, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen & the Stanislavsky acting Technique.

Michelle Danner’s alumni include Penelope Cruz, Seth MacFarlane, Salma Hayek, Henry Cavill, Zooey Deschanel, Gerard Butler, Chris Rock, Chris Martin, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Kate Del Castillo and many others.  

The acting school offers classes for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

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• Acting for Film

• Scene Study

• Cold Reading

• Musical Theater

• Movement

• Voice and Speech

We are one of the elite acting schools in California, known for training successful actors.

A variety of acting classes are offered in Los Angeles to help students hone their craft and jumpstart their careers.

What makes us different

Our acting program differs from other acting schools in Los Angeles, since we teach every acting technique & method, including the Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method & Uta Hagen technique.

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Scene Study & Monologues | Meisner acting technique | Cold Read Auditioning | Improvisation
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• The Actor’s Golden Box (acting technique) | Meisner Acting Technique | Stella Adler Acting Technique | Uta Hagen Acting Technique | Stanislavski Acting Technique | Training & Workshops: | Audition Training Classes & Workshops (Film & Television) | Scene Study Classes & Script Analysis | Improvisation | Performance & Preparation: | Acting Demo Reels | Voice & Speech | General American Accent & Dialects | Industry & Career Guidance: | Breaking into Hollywood: The Business of Acting | Coaching Options: | Private Coaching (Audition Coaching, Dialogue Coaching, On-Set Coaching) | Online Coaching & Private Acting Classes

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