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Acting with the Archetypes
Expand the range of characters you can play by working with the underlying archetypes.
Archetype & Improvisation Workshop
TIRED OF BEING TYPECAST?
Expand the range of characters you can play by working with the underlying archetypes. The archetypes offer us deep insights in underlying universal patterns and behaviors.
We work with guided improvisations and exercises I've learned throughout my life as an actor.
THIS SYSTEM WORKS!
The 12 character archetypes that were defined by psychiatrist Carl Jung are all fully explored in this ongoing virtual workshop.
Jungian archetypes are defined as universal, primal symbols and images that derive from the collective unconscious. Every week we work with a different archetype, ranging from the fool to the orphan, the hero, the magician and much more. You will discover the characteristics, impulses and traits of the different types during this hands-on, live, interactive and transformative workshop.
The archetypes offer us deep insights in underlying universal patterns and behaviors.
The purpose is to expand your personal skills, discover character work and have fun.
Here’s what you'll discover:
1. how to connect with other actors and let yourself be influenced by them
2. how to give yourself over to a character
3. how to be natural and in the moment
4. how to trust and follow your impulses
5. how to make bold choices
6. how to never judge your character
7. how to expand and widen the range of characters you can play by using the archetypes
These ongoing virtual pop-up classes have the potential to widen the range of characters you can play, develop your improvisation skills and leave you with a renewed joy for acting. I will share different acting techniques and insights I gathered during my film and stage career in Europe and the US to help you build characters.
This course offers a safe space where you can develop your imagination and get more in touch with your creative instincts. Be ready for the unexpected and liberate your inner artist!
Carl Jung: "What is not brought to consciousness, comes to us as fate."
The artist/ creator has a thirst for unique or unusual things and they make things happen. Mediocrity is their biggest fear, and their desire for perfection can be fatal.
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The caregiver is all about helping other people, however, in their quest to help other people they can also make things worse
The lover is passionate and longs for intimate connection. If their love is unfulfilled or their heart is broken, their passion could turn into jealousy, desperation or destruction.
The innocent archetype believes in harmony, seeks happiness for all and is a master in denial. When confronted by the harsh reality their world falls apart.
The Everyman is an average person who tries to lead a simple life. They do what is necessary to survive and they don’t like to get out of their comfort zone. They are usually the ones who tell the hero: “What you want is not possible or too dangerous.”
The Fool laughs at life's difficulties and gets back up again no matter how many times you knock him down.
Rebels are not afraid to shake things up and nobody can tell them what to do or how to do it. They make up their own rules and are often seen as troublemakers.
The Magician transforms the material or spiritual world without changing him or herself.
The Sage is relentlessly pursuing the truth and believes that knowledge will make the world a better place, even if that truth is unpopular or a danger to themselves or others. They usually make smart, unbiased decisions, however, their wisdom doesn't necessarily translate into action.
Always seeking out the next adventure, the explorer is independent and adventurous, yet their adventure can lead to restlessness, flakiness or disappearance and tragic death.
Charismatic and conscious of their image, the Ruler is a natural born leader who prevents chaos by taking control.
The Hero doesn't start out as a hero. They are often ordinary people faced with extraordinary circumstances who may be reluctant or frightened to pick up the challenge.
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In our exclusive workshops, every participant will have the opportunity to perform multiple times, ensuring personalized attention and growth. With a maximum of just 10 participants per class, you'll enjoy a supportive and focused environment.
What to Expect:
Dynamic Exercises: I'll guide you through short exercises designed to help you tap into various energies and enhance your acting skills.
Interactive Sessions: Each workshop lasts 75 minutes, packed with engaging activities.
Extended Learning: An additional 15 minutes is available at the end for questions and further awareness for those who wish to stay.
Convenient Start: The room opens 10 minutes early, allowing you to settle in and prepare for an enriching experience.
Ready to take your acting to the next level? Click below to book your spot now and embark on a transformative journey!
Eva Dorrepaal
Eva Dorrepaal has appeared in more than 50 independent films that have been screened in more than 100 film festivals, including Cannes, Toronto and Sundance. She authored and performed three solo shows and had numerous appearances in European TV programs.
After studying acting and directing in the Netherlands, she was invited to travel to former Yugoslavia, to perform and tour with the renowned KPGT theater group during the Serbo-Croatian war. She has played leading roles in almost all of Edwin Brienen's feature films, which have been shot in Amsterdam and Berlin.
In the late 1990's, Eva moved to New York, where she continues to make films with filmmakers such as Jonathan Caouette, Jorge Torres-Torres, Onur Tukel and others.
She has written three theater plays; Mata Hari, Almost Mata Hari - Lovers, Letters and Killers and Raising a Revolutionary.
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Terror on the Set - live workshop NY 2024
Produced by The Avant-garde Acting Studio
Performed at LES Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, Theater for the New City
A director is shooting his ultra low budget independent horror movie. The only horror greater than the film itself is his own cast & crew.
Photos by Juan Islas
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“I’ve taken classes with some of the best, well respected acting teachers and coaches in the business. The Avant-garde acting studio has connected me viscerally with parts of myself that I never knew existed-archetypical selves.
When you have the privilege of working with Eva Dorrepaal you begin a journey that connects you with aspects of yourself that you haven’t yet allowed expression; and when you follow the prompts and improvisational direction of Eva D you begin to understand how unlimited you are as an actor and how much there is to express that you’ve somehow allowed to go unrecognized. Her work is revolutionary yet primal and universal.
I just loved what I experienced in Eva’s classes and I can’t wait to take the next and the next and the next one!!!”
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"For anyone who wants to take their acting to the next level. Eva Dorrepaal has a unique method that can help you bring out more than you knew possible. I encourage you to check out this masterclass she is doing this Saturday. She is a master at what she does.”
Kirsten Kinneging
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