Schott Acting Studio

I took part in the workshop Character Movement and Monologues this year (April 2012) and have to say that it was rewarding to me.
Since english is my favourite language I loved the fact that the primary teacher Liana Nyquist was a native speaker from London.
Some of the other participants had english background as well. To me the group seemed well mixed, also regarding acting experience.
Liana’s aura is very natural and she gladly answers questions. That makes it easy to communicate with her. On the other hand she can be very strict which I like as well because especially in this business nobody is going to meet you half way. Therefore discipline and intense work are a treasure to keep. I find it inspiring too. The timing for breaks was good. Most of our activity was physically demanding, but the sweat lost in harmonic dances and expressions was worthy. it might not work for everybody, but I found new things for my work.
Liana’s Assistant was Jens Heuwinkel (Director). It was good to have him referring to the technical challenges in our monologues. He watched and then directed us through it/​made suggestions what to change or to focus on.
I do recommend this workshop for people with advanced level. The reasons lie in the material that is discussed and the exercises which will interweave with your current knowledge and experience. My only regret was that the 6 days flew by like crazy and one or two days more would have made a richer finish.