ACTING
Your training will be grounded in the naturalistic acting methods of Stanislavski and Uta Hagen. You will be taken through the key components of the acting craft, including objectives, obstacles, given circumstances, stakes, actions etc. However, this is just the beginning. A well-trained actor is also a good listener, with a keen awareness of himself and his world. Therefore, you will also be trained in psychophysical techniques to improve your listening, kinaesthetic awareness, and your ability to respond with spontaneity, all the time grounded in the truth of each moment. Naturally, the work will cover text work, voice work, scene work, as well as movement training.
Your training will be grounded in the naturalistic acting methods of Stanislavski and Uta Hagen. You will be taken through the key components of the acting craft, including objectives, obstacles, given circumstances, stakes, actions etc. However, this is just the beginning. A well-trained actor is also a good listener, with a keen awareness of himself and his world. Therefore, you will also be trained in psychophysical techniques to improve your listening, kinaesthetic awareness, and your ability to respond with spontaneity, all the time grounded in the truth of each moment. Naturally, the work will cover text work, voice work, scene work, as well as movement training.
VOICE & ACCENT TRAINING
There are few teachers in Singapore who specialise in accent work or utilise the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) used by phoneticians, linguists and speech pathologists. Yulin's syllabus is strongly based on the Dudley Knight Speech work and the Fitzmaurice Voice Work, which she studied under her teacher Budi (Aole) T. Miller (Yale, New York University, Victorian College of the Arts). Yulin also continually trains and updates her knowledge of the voice under Low Keng Shin (member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing - USA and the Australia National Association of Teachers of Singing), who in turn continually trains under Dr Jean Callaghan (Australia). Vocal anatomy is foundational to the work, and later expanded into speech, articulation, text work, vocal freedom, timbre/ quality, resonance, and expression.
There are few teachers in Singapore who specialise in accent work or utilise the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) used by phoneticians, linguists and speech pathologists. Yulin's syllabus is strongly based on the Dudley Knight Speech work and the Fitzmaurice Voice Work, which she studied under her teacher Budi (Aole) T. Miller (Yale, New York University, Victorian College of the Arts). Yulin also continually trains and updates her knowledge of the voice under Low Keng Shin (member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing - USA and the Australia National Association of Teachers of Singing), who in turn continually trains under Dr Jean Callaghan (Australia). Vocal anatomy is foundational to the work, and later expanded into speech, articulation, text work, vocal freedom, timbre/ quality, resonance, and expression.
MOVEMENT
Yulin has trained extensively in movement techniques including Chekhov, the psychophysical training of Phillip Zarilli, Tadashi Suzuki and Meyerhold, as well as various dance forms, from Kathakali to Flamenco to classical ballet and contemporary dance. Depending on your needs, she is able to conduct movement classes for actors, as well as movement classes catered to specific groups with specific goals. For instance, she recently designed an applied movement curriculum called "Dare to Move" for the National University Hospital in Singapore to help chronically-ill patients gain a better awareness and freedom of mind, body and emotions through movement. Her backgrounds in both psychology and the performing arts place her at the unique intersection of understanding human behaviour and motivation from a scientific and ontological point of view, giving her deeper insights into her practice and pedagogy.
Yulin has trained extensively in movement techniques including Chekhov, the psychophysical training of Phillip Zarilli, Tadashi Suzuki and Meyerhold, as well as various dance forms, from Kathakali to Flamenco to classical ballet and contemporary dance. Depending on your needs, she is able to conduct movement classes for actors, as well as movement classes catered to specific groups with specific goals. For instance, she recently designed an applied movement curriculum called "Dare to Move" for the National University Hospital in Singapore to help chronically-ill patients gain a better awareness and freedom of mind, body and emotions through movement. Her backgrounds in both psychology and the performing arts place her at the unique intersection of understanding human behaviour and motivation from a scientific and ontological point of view, giving her deeper insights into her practice and pedagogy.