José Angel Santana, Ph.D. teaches a daily practice that significantly improves the quality of human interactions in life and art, to serve both the professional actor and non-actor needs for clear communication, high performance and personal effectiveness. This daily practice improves communication skills, self-confidence, personal initiative, and the quality of human interactions and relationships for the performing artist, in business, and in one's own personal life.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
ELENA JULIA GREENLEE ON THE ART OF CONNECTING WITH COLLABORATORS WHILE PRODUCING JOSEF WLADYKA'S AWARD-WINNING "MANOS SUCIAS"
My friend and former student Elena Julia Greenlee at the San Francisco Film Festival talks about the process of producing Josef Wladyka's award-winning film "Manos Sucias" and using the "check-in" process I taught them throughout the whole time of making their film.
This is an eloquent expression of the great value of "checking-in" and reaching and honoring "agreements" with one's collaborators.
At (1:30) "... I was really open and honest with them about what do I want out of this . . . What will make this investment worth it for me and encourage them to also always be open with me about that . . . That's actually something that we learned in our "acting classes" . . . working on how to direct actors, to always "check-in" and to always reach "agreements." So we did that throughout our whole process and it made it such a joy to work together and something that I would never in a million years never regret a moment of. I do want to keep producing."
Monday, June 09, 2014
"...THEY LISTEN TO EACH OTHER, THEY LISTEN TO EACH OTHER."
(:30) "This is the most amazing cast in the world every night at the Barrymore because they sit on stage and they listen to each other, they listen to each other." - Kenny Leon, 2014 Tony Award recipient for Best Direction of a Play, and Best Revival of a Play.
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
FOR TEACHERS: THE ART OF CONNECTING WITH STUDENTS
Five great tips to enhance teacher student engagement and learning.