Robin Williams was wildly funny and inventive, deeply sensitive, and a profoundly generous person. During his training at Juilliard, Robin studied the Alexander Technique with Judith Leibowitz, the first Alexander Technique teacher to teach at [...]
Welcome to our blog. My first post, "Turning Points," explores a recent time travel journey back to 1968 when my path to acting and the Alexander Technique began. . . Keir Dullea in 2001: [...]
Marion Dougherty By Jean-Louis Rodrigue Documentarian Tom Donahue’s Casting By spotlights one of filmmaking’s unsung heroes: the casting director. The film views the last half-century of Hollywood history from a different perspective, and [...]
Actress and writer Lynn Redgrave, one of the founding members of Britain's National Theatre, studied the Alexander Technique at the beginning of her stage, screen and television career. A veteran of Broadway and London's West [...]
"Pity" by William Blake, circa 1795 By Jean-Louis Rodrigue Last December, I joined forces with Kim Gillingham (teacher of acting and dream work), Adele Cabot (voice teacher), and Derek Simonds (teacher of acting [...]
'I find that taking ten minutes to lie down and do some Alexander Technique is worth an hour of sleep.' Jim Stewart, Editor, Chicago Hope Film editors can benefit greatly from exploring the Alexander Technique [...]
Alexander Technique student Catherine Naglestad Many singers around the world are familiar with the Alexander Technique and its application to musical performance. As far as training is concerned, major professional schools and intensive programs [...]
For the past 11 years, I have been teaching the Alexander Technique for the MFA Acting Program at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Mel Shapiro is the head of the acting program [...]
Larry Moss' much awaited book, The Intent to Live, is based on his acting and teaching experience and is a must for all actors and anyone interested in theatre. In a very generous and creative [...]
