The Actor’s Wish

Are you perpetuating cycles of fear, division and violence in YourSelf or are you becoming Music in the Pursuit of Social justice? Are you becoming an Axe or Music?   Award-winning Author, Writer, Activist & Artist Ari Honarvar bypasses your analytical mind and goes straight to your heart in this penetrative, joyous and restorative exchange. If you want to make the world a better place (but find that too lofty of a concept), feel compelled to explore a new art-form (even if you aren't trained in it), want to support the largest women-led revolution in modern history and heal from trauma in community joyfully, this episode is for you.    Ari Honarvar is the founder of Rumi with a View, dedicated to building music and poetry bridges across war-torn borders. She conducts Resilience through Joy workshops for refugee shelters and other organizations on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. An award-winning writer-translator, her work has been featured in The Guardian, Washington Post, New York Times, and elsewhere. She is the author of Rumi's Gift Oracle Cards, bridging elements of the Western Tarot and the ancient art of Persian poetry divination. Her novel, A Girl Called Rumi weaves a tale of immigration, redemption, and the power of storytelling and is based on Ari's experience growing up in post-revolution Iran.   You will learn:   How Ari could recite the great Persian Poets before they could read or write (not only unique to Ari, but many people of Iran) The 15 year magical artistic process of bringing their award-winning novel to life (+ the the cosmic guidance they received in the process) How Ari studied molecular biology, worked in cancer research & biotech firms (she was never a trained writer) How Ari understood in childhood there was something available to them at all times even during terror-filled nights (+ their pursuit of cultivating that sanctuary within themselves ever since) When Ari had to put poetry on the backburner in order to survive & assimilate as a teenager (+ the way in which poetry came back to them) The conception of her work ‘Drop Poems not Bombs' (alongside world-class musicians)  Resilience Through Joy: Ari's workshops with refugees around the world (+ the transformations that take place) Tangible ways to support Iranian protesters in their quest for freedom (+ the intersectionality of social justice) How we all have internalized ‘morality police' (even in the US) Ari's quest for reparative re-humanization, restorative justice & healing (while doing it joyfully!) How so much of our work as People & Artists is Inner Work (+ body budgets & how to replenish your sacred self) Global day of DANCE FOR FREEDOM : let your body be the bodies of those who are not allowed to dance (just as your voice amplifies their voices) Ari's upcoming TED Talk in 2023!      And SO much more. Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag Ari & me in your IG stories @rumiwithaview + @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   :: Ways you can connect with Ari TODAY ::   Ari on Instagram Ari on Twitter Ari on TikTok Ari on Facebook Ari's Website : Rumi With A View   ACTOR to ARTIST on YouTube Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.

At times, words may fail you, but your intention won't. Carl Kennedy is the medicine, marvel & mastery your Actor & Humxn so desperately need right now. Grab a journal, a pen & set some precious time aside for YourSelf & Your Artist. Cuz if you're not currently having fun in your #actorslife, that's a problem!   If you're concerned about what others think of you, freeze up in auditions or callbacks, forgot who the F you are (+ fully owning & expressing YourSelf), feel discomfort in your next growth-edge or have lost faith and need to give your Artist & Humxn some Cosmic & Creative TLC, this prolific stream-of-consciousness episode will keep you on the edge of your earbuds!    As Carl says, “Chicken soup for the soul. Auditions come and go, but you always have to live with you, so let's make sure that's taken care of - let's feed the spirit, then we can get to acting.”   Carl is best known for his Guest Star recurring role as Officer Gordon on Tyler Perry's The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN). His recent TV credits include: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Amazon), A Friend of the Family (Peacock), MIKE (Hulu), and Dynasty (CW). Before his break into TV, Carl flourished on the International stage. His performances as Lucius Jenkins in Jesus Hopped the A Train and John in The Whipping Man earned him "Best Actor" nominations at the Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards held in Vancouver, British Columbia (2010-11, 2014-15 respectively). Carl holds an MFA in Acting from the University of Washington-Seattle and has been seen on regional stages from Portland, OR to Halifax, NS.   Carl is here to remind you of who you are, how powerful you are. When you're ready to receive, it will be given. You will learn:   Why the story has to be more important than the words (theatre thiiiing) Performer concerns vs. Character concerns (+ why it's vital you know & execute the difference) #1 rule of performing (+ the generative concept of ‘yes, and…') Why there's no shame in failing (+ tips to get back UP) How you *truly* impress a Casting Director (it's not what you think) Why Carl doesn't do ‘like' (+ more effective questions to ask YourSelf) How to raise the temperature in any room (& lift the caliber of those around you: actors are GIVERS!!) Why every TV & film actor has to do at least one play (+ falling forward with your intention onstage) Why delaying your gratitude is the hardest thing you will ever do (it's not about earning anything, it's about being prepared for your moment) Why Carl runs towards the things in a script that he doesn't know (whereas most want to polish what they're already good at) Why you need to practice like you intend to perform (+ how to take up space) What Carl does when the bookings are few & far between (better than a vision board!) Why there's no right or wrong, there's only rehearsal and the answer is exploration (I warned you in advance: grab a journal + pen!)   And so much more!! Seriously.    Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag Carl & me in your IG stories @carl_kennedy_actor + @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   :: Ways you can connect with Carl TODAY ::   CARL on IG Carl on IMDb   ACTOR to ARTIST on YouTube Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Your use of the content on this site, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media, content from our email list as well as your participation in an EFT Tapping group or personal experience is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content or participating in an EFT Tapping experience and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.

One could look at Ella Lynch and deem she has the *perfect* #narratorslife: a home with her beautiful family in quaint Exeter, England, taking morning strolls with her dog Pippin through the countryside, scootering around town while getting Voice Acting Tips from Distinguished British Narrators in pubs, while dipping into her Sound Booth to Record (over 90!) Award-winning & Best-selling Books from Publishers and Independent Authors around the globe.  To get here, Ella had to overcome some deep places within herself, her mind and her past to bring her Actors Wish to life. Her journey is not ordinary, but extraordinary, and uniquely her own. Ella gives you the strength, tools and vision to craft your dreamiest #actorslife from nothing into something Magnificent, True & Radically YOU.  If you're ready to get out of your own way, claim your BIGNESS and own your WISH, you're gonna loooove this episode.   You will learn: Why your mental & emotional health have EVERYTHING to do with your acting career How Ella achieved her other BIG WISH at 25 (it might or might not have something to do with a fairy colony in a garden) How Ella's breakdown paved the way for her breakthrough (& the prolific #actorslife she lives today) How Ella wouldn't be the person (& narrator!) she is now without discovering the name for what was going on inside her mind How therapy was the catalyst for her growth & allowed her to be her true self again since 5 years old (story-tapes & all) The whimsical, mystical & profound Guardian Angels Ella met along her path How Ella got her 1st voice acting gig (+ how her home VO studio came to life) What failing *actually* means (& how you can reframe this fear right now) Tips to handle comparison-itis (& support your Artist in the process) What you need to do for YOU to get yourself grounded to Create Your Art   And so much more!!   Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag Ella & me in your IG stories @narrator.ella + @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   :: Ways you can connect with Ella TODAY ::   ELLA on IG www.ellalynch.com   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist ACTOR to ARTIST on YouTube   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Your use of the content on this site, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media, content from our email list as well as your participation in an EFT Tapping group or personal experience is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content or participating in an EFT Tapping experience and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.

You know that annoying thing that won't let you alone, Creative Rebel? The thing that gnaws at your soul, keeps you up at night and won't give you any peace!? That thing–ahem, your PURPOSE–is what the inimitable Brian Patacca is here to explore & expand into new dimensions with us today.    A lil' bit about Brian:   20,000 creative people get Brian's newsletter delivered to their inboxes every single week – and when they're not reading along, they're listening to his podcast, Brian Breaks Character. The podcast ranks among the top 1% of most listened to podcasts in the world with 5,000 downloads every month and 270+ 5-star reviews. Brian is the CEO of Team BKP and for the past two decades he's been helping creatives get what they want without all the suffering. His sweet spot is helping people who proudly walk the path LEAST taken with down-&-dirty marketing and branding advice, all while spilling the tea on how to bring home the bacon (or seitan... He does live in LA after all). But his secret superpower is his spiritual and grounding approach to the bizniz rooted in his training as a non-denominational reverend (read: Universe, God, Buddha, et al). He proves that when you follow your purpose instead of playing by a tired set of industry rules (read: limiting beliefs), you can skip the drama, generate momentum, and build excitement around who you are and what you love to do the most-est.  Not only does he promise the how-to's, he has zero doubt that creativity is your divine birthright.   You will learn: Why discomfort is a great barometer for the change you need to make (your body sends the cues!) Lack motivation vs light motivation (& how to tell the difference) Why artists are meant to elevate the consciousness of the planet (yes you, dear actor!) What to do when you have a sh*tty day (not juuust netflix & chill) Desire is the way the universe organizes & self-corrects itself  How to feed your purpose (aka your CRAFT) with something OTHER than outside validation (feed me Seymour!) How to get out of artistic starvation mode (get a pen + paper for this!) Self care for your precious creative soul (yum) Breakthrough your fear of success (mhmm) Why: which headshot should I choose?! Is the *wrong* question to be asking (don't worry, Brian gives you a more meaningful option!) Make a bigger impact & be remembered in the present moment    And soooo much more!!  Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag Brian & me in your IG stories @briansaysthat + @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   :: Ways you can connect with Brian TODAY ::   Super Sneaky Auditions (free download!) Make Agents Want You (free training!) Brian Breaks Character the Podcast (gimme!) Brian on IG Brian on Facebook   ACTOR to ARTIST on YouTube Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Your use of the content on this site, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media, content from our email list as well as your participation in an EFT Tapping group or personal experience is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content or participating in an EFT Tapping experience and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.

Woah :: blinds talking, lawn-mowers singing, phones ringing :: the cosmos were SPEAKING!! This was one of my favourite episodes I've ever recorded.  Floopy + grounded.  Mystified + terrified.  In love, in curiosity, in down n' dirty playfulness. I've been living in the creative fire and I invite You + Your Artist on the journey with me (magical AF)   You'll discover:   The #1 reason why you're not where you want to be in your career (it's not what you think) The specific questions I ask my 1:1 clients that lead to tangible breakthroughs (you'll want a journal + pen for this one) How to make the unconscious conscious (mhmm, Tapping to the rescue) How to be a cycle-breaker for your ancestral line (+ liberate future generations) 3 steps you can take today to embody your future self (easy as 1, 2, 3!)   And SO much more. Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your IG stories @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   [LOL apparently I love this phrase :: see 2 episodes previously :)] #speechforthestage a e i o u F → T T → F fay-tay, fee-tee, fai-tai, foh-toh, foo-too tay-fay, tee-fee, tai-fai, toh-foh, too-foo   Tap Your ARTIST into ABUNDANCE Live & Interactive 90 min. EFT Tapping Immersion to crack the abundance code so that you can live a successful creative life! [8/25 @5:30 pm PST] Free ⚡️ ELEVATE Your ARTIST Life ⚡️ Session ACTOR to ARTIST on YouTube   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Your use of the content on this site, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media, content from our email list as well as your participation in an EFT/Tapping group or personal experience is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content or participating in an EFT/Tapping experience and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.

You CAN heal your anxiety & it CAN be easier than you think>>>⁣   In this episode I'm pulling back the curtain on my complex and debilitating 10 year experience of anxiety (and how I healed it naturally in 6 months with EFT Tapping).    ***Disclaimer: I'm not a medical doctor or licensed therapist–I'm simply sharing my unique journey of healing anxiety. Tune into your own inner guidance system: take what resonates & leave the rest.***  ⁣ You'll learn:    For 10 years I tried everything–talk therapy, medication, mindset work–and NONE of it helped me Why I believe anxiety is a symptom of a deeper issue or trauma (not the cause) How to heal trauma from the root How to teach your nervous system inner safety & peace (even in volatile times) That it's possible to create new neural pathways in your brain that support a life of ease, calm & inner freedom (mhmm, neuroplasticity!)     And SO much more. Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your IG stories @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   #speechforthestage a e i o u (X) C → K K → C ckay-ckee-ckai-ckoh-ckoo kcay-kcee-kcai-kcoh-kcoo   Tap into a Free

So you want Emotional Freedom onstage and onscreen but not in life…  You can change that *right now* Creative Rebel AND infuse the Emotional Mastery of your inner work into your artistic pursuits! I'm talkin' self-tape success, align with your dream agent or $$ flooding in (in abundance), and ALL the goodness you seek to claim for yourself (but you gotta step up and claim it!)   You'll learn: Where I've been this last year (mhmm... a year it has been!) The ULTIMATE quantum leap tool (that you can apply to your career & life today) How my voice sank back into its natural register (without any technical work) How I changed my emotional home to one that inspires me (you can too!) The best method to handle the high's & low's of this #ArtistLife (& return to your center, fast)   And SO much more. Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your IG stories @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   #speechforthestage a e i o u F → T T → F fay-fee-fai-foh-foo tay-tee-tai-toh-too Fay-tay, fee-tee, fai-tai, foh-toh, foo-too Tay-fay, tee-fee, tay-fay, tof-foh, too-foo Fay-tay-tay, fee-tee-tee, fai-tai-tai, foh-toh-toh, foo-too-too Tay-fay-fay, tee-fee-fee, tai-fai-fai, toh-foh-foh, too-foo-foo   

Do you let the industry define the terms + conditions of whether or not you're an actor? Of your artistic worth? Today's episode is edgy, Rebel-Actor. I know you're up to the challenge.    I'm meeting you in our creative laboratory, in radical honesty. Are you ready to hold up the mirror?   You'll learn: Why it's so dangerous to put your artistic worth outside of yourself  Why external validation doesn't hold the same weight as internal How to stop creating and acting conditionally 2 events that shifted the lens of how I view myself as an artist (and how you can too) Why trying to prove that you're an actor is a waste of energy    And SO much more. Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your IG stories @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your radical discoveries and takeaways!   #speechforthestage a e i o u R → L L → R ray-lay, ree-lee, rai-lai, roh-loh, roo-loo lay-ray, lee-ree, lai-rai, loh-roh, loo-roo   Crush your next audition (+ all future auditions... on repeat) in 2 hours or less with our ⚡️REBEL MONOLOGUE MAKEOVER ⚡️     Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist     Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Your use of the content on actortoartist.com, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.  

I have a serendipitous episode to share with you today, Rebel-Actor, with our special guest: Lovena Kureemun!   Lovena is the author of “Acting is Acting: Your Step by Step Acting Guidebook” and “18 Laws of Achievement.” Her work has been recently translated into Spanish. Lovena loves acting, writing and teaching.     Lovena completed a foundational year at The Queen Mary University of London and trained for two years at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.  Lovena attended workshops and short courses at RADA and East 15 School of Acting in London.    Lovena currently lives with her Mother in Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean.   Lovena is the pure embodiment of following one's wishes, in the way she approaches the craft, writing, teaching, traveling and how she even ended up on this podcast!   You will learn: How Lovena is spearheading a business, writing books, teaching and serving artists all around the globe Why, for many, acting is a luxury Why artists must speak many languages, and even beyond language  The visceral experience of culture shock  Why Lovena teaches classes at 2am What expressing your gifts does for the world How to create your career on your own terms    And so much more! Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag us in your IG stories @actortoartist + @acting_is_acting to share with us your takeaways and breakthroughs!   Check out Lovena's book "Acting is Acting" in Spanish! Amazon iBook Barnes & Noble   Check out "Acting is Acting" is English! Amazon iBook Barnes & Noble   Check out Lovena's script analysis course on Skillshare!   Connect with Lovena on Facebook! Connect with Lovena on IG @acting_is_acting!   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Your use of the content on this site, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.

I'm guessing that you're open to ALL methods that can help you achieve your dreams... right, Rebel-Actor!?   Today, we're diving deep into the incredible modality of Emotional Freedom Technique, commonly referred to as Tapping. EFT/Tapping is a blend of modern psychology and Chinese medicine (acupressure). By tapping on meridian power points, and tuning into emotions, memories, and perceptions, all parts of the Self (physical, mental, emotional) come in for healing all at once.    I'm a master practitioner in training and I am thrilled to be sharing this powerful and highly effective tool with you in our creative laboratory. EFT/Tapping has transformed my life and I know it will transform yours too.   You will discover: How EFT/Tapping can help you release negative patterns, habits and beliefs that are holding you back, and instill new empowering beliefs that serve you (and your dreams) in their place Brain plasticity and creating new neural pathways with EFT/Tapping Why your artist journey isn't linear + it's time to embrace the weird How love is the solvent (yes, even for your #actorslife) Why this specific method of EFT/Tapping is different and goes deeper than most Why just focusing on external shifts (finding the right agent, creating the right reel, etc…) isn't enough Why you yawn like crazy while Tapping A mini EFT/Tapping session (you'll leave feeling 10x lighter!)   Before you tap, grab some water, open your mind and embrace the journey! Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your IG stories @serabanda + @actortoartist to share your discoveries and breakthroughs! Did you move down the scale? Let me know!   Join me weekly to #TapIntoYourRebelActor on IG live @serabanda! If you have any specific issues or concerns you want to tap on, reach out and let me know.    #speechforthestage a e i o u fay-fee-fai-foh-foo tay-tee-tai-toh-too fay-tay, fee-tee, fai-tai, foh-toh, foo-too tay-fay, tee-fee, tai-fai, toh-foh, too-foo   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Please be advised that EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques or Tapping) is not used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any physical or psychological illness or mental health disorder. Consequently, EFT sessions do not provide medical diagnoses nor do they offer cures. EFT is considered a complementary or adjunct treatment option; therefore, it does not replace health care from medical professionals. Be advised that your consent to use these techniques involves your voluntary agreement to take full responsibility for your well-being and behavior and to indemnify your practitioner.   Your use of the content on this site, content from our podcast The Actor's Wish, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational and informational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. We cannot promise any specific benefits that you will experience from using our services.

Today you will dispel any notions you have about success and how to achieve success that's aligned with your artistic signature.   You're most likely doing all the "right" things on the yellow-brick-road to industry stardom... riiight?   And still, crickets.    Not to worry. Today we're diving deep into rarely touched magical waters. You'll learn:    What exactly is holding you back from success (*hint* we each have our own unique ‘culprit') Why my classmates at the Ilkhom Theatre saw me as a kamikaze actress Why standard industry tactics (the right reel, agent, school, degree, etc…) have little to do with achieving success Why you have to start on the inside to see external results How to embody + express beauty onstage + onscreen (*hint* it has nothing to do with having a 6 pack or the angle of your face on camera) Why criticism is your friend + success is a poor teacher  How you can create ripples across the craft + collective consciousness with your inspired actions right now    And SO much more. I offer you practical tips you can implement straight away to rev up your game and show up as your full-blown unique self! Onstage, onscreen and all the life in-between.   I simply can't wait to hear your breakthroughs and aha's, so be sure to take a screenshot and tag me in your IG stories tag @serabanda + @actortoartist . Let's be the domino ripple initiators!   #speechforthestage a e i o u  S → K K → S say-kay, see-kee, sai-kai, soh-koh, soo-koo kay-say, kee-see, kai-sai, koh-soh, koo-soo say-kay-say, see-kee-see, sai-kai-sai, soh-koh-soh, soo-koo-soo kay-say-kay, kee-see-kee, kai-sai-kai, koh-soh-koh, koo-soo-koo   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.  

An email notification just popped up on your phone: please submit this self-tape in 1 hour or less.   Right now!? Your mind scrambles to rearrange your day so you can make this happen, seize the opportunity + create your dream #actorslife!   This could be the one.   You set up your lights, phone and style your hair just so, giving yourself one last pep talk in the mirror. You throw on the shirt that accentuates your eyes and hit record, and… you're cold. Disconnected. Your body feels sluggish and your voice is flat.   Everything is ‘ready' but you and your instrument are starting from zero.   So… how can you be in a state of readiness for that self-tape on the fly? You're in luck, Rebel-Actor, because today's episode is all about artistic hygiene! Grab your toothbrush.   You will learn: Why it's critical to brush your actor's teeth daily (+ floss!) How to create a daily routine that inspires you (yes, it can be fun) How to harness the Magic If and add it to your rituals Why the tools we use must evolve over time  How to always be in a state of readiness for any curveball #actorslife throws your way Why inspired #workontheself is your key to lasting success   And SO much more. As a Rebel-Actor, you know you must tune yourself to be in a state of artistic readiness. Daily. And this is your creative laboratory to do so!    If you loved today's episode, take a screenshot and tag @serabanda + @actortoartist in your IG stories! I can't wait to hear your takeaways, and how you're going to implement artistic hygiene into your daily life. Brush those #rebelactorsteeth!   #speechforthestage a e i o u  M → F → M may-fay-may, mee-fee-mee, mai-fai-mai, moh-foh-moh, moo-foo-moo   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, are you searching for your next breakthrough? But… it's not happening? At least the way you want it to?    Today, we discard the logic and return home to one of our fundamental Actor to Artist principles: Turn down your brain, trust your body, lead with the wish.    You will learn: How to see roadblocks as opportunities  Why you are blocking yourself from your next breakthrough To hold your vision, but surrender the stubborn how To hear, heed and take action on your wish Why creating the life of your dreams is a collaborative process  How to allow yourself to receive and be guided (+ surprised ;))   And SO much more (and a very personal story, to boot!). The Universe wants you to succeed Rebel-Actor. This is your creative laboratory to be bold, vulnerable and take your wishes to full fruition!   If you loved today's episode, take a screenshot and tag @serabanda + @actortoartist in your IG stories! I can't wait to hear your takeaways, and how much more open + fluid you feel in your process of up-leveling your craft and life!   #speechforthestage a e i o u B-R-K-T T-K-R-B bay-ray-kay-tay, bee-ree-kee-tee, bai-rai-kai-tai, boh-roh-koh-toh, boo-roo-koo-too tay-kay-ray-bay, tee-kee-ree-bee, tai-kai-rai-bai, toh-koh-roh-boh, too-koo-roo-boo   Check out Sabi and her work on IG! @sabi.kerr   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Break Free From Struggling Actor in Just 5 Days—it's Free!   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, today we have a very special guest, creator extraordinaire and all around inspiring human be-ing, André Vauthey! And we almost broke the internet. 3 times.    André Vauthey is a doctor-turned-actor/theater director, who was born and raised in Switzerland before moving to New York City, where he had his debut off-broadway as the lead in The Way We Get By, which then toured in Italy. As his most recent credits, he played among others the lead role of Treplev in The Nina Variations, the lead in a German adaptation of A Midsummernight's Dream in Frankfurt.   Back in Switzerland, André played in the latest swiss show: Frieden. As a theater director, André graduated from the Barrow Group Directing School in NYC and went on directing and producing many plays off-broadway. In his spare time, André is a yoga and meditation teacher, a mountain lover and an impact coach. www.andrevauthey.com   When André didn't find the liberty of self-expression as a doctor, he found himself pursuing his unspoken childhood dream: acting. From artistic voyages to London, NYC, and back to Switzerland, André has been in search of his divine truth, and commits daily to his intuition to lead him to the most transcendental experiences, onstage, onscreen and off.    Buckle-up Rebel-Actor! You will learn:   What it really means if you're afraid of something  Why André compares tasting theatre to tasting chocolate for the first time How André only planned to study 1 year in NYC but ended up staying for all 4 years How André first acted from the head up, then slowly dropped into body Why working for an artist visa made André so uncomfortable  Why the more work André did, the more humble he felt before the art & profession  Why André at first hated yoga How Covid taught André that you can have heartbreak and gratitude at the same time Why you don't have to wait for pain to end to experience happiness Why it's one thing to connect to your intuition & another thing to hear it and follow it Why acting in and learning different languages is like dating  How to make room for magic to come into your life!   And SO much more. Rebel-Actor, this episode is full of so many surprises, not to mention curveball questions, spontaneous tears and internet combustions.    Be sure to be sure to take a snapshot of this episode and tag @andre.vaughtey and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to share your thoughts and takeaways!   André offers us som juicy French #speechforthestage so meet us on IG and let us know how tasty those twisters are! Like chocolate, we hope :).   Connect with André on IG! @andre.vaughtey   Connect with André on FB!     Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Break Free From Struggling Actor in Just 5 Days—it's Free!   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, do you yearn for a big break to catapult your career to success? Because if you do, this episode is your sign to drop that habit right now.   Today, you will learn to take the pressure off, release expectations and drop the grind. It's time to get aligned.    You will learn: What grinding + hustling really means How your current creative habits are leading to burnout Why cramming yourself into a box or type doesn't guarantee success Why your focus on getting is keeping you stuck Why wanting a big break equates to wanting to win the lottery  Practical tips to tune into your inner wisdom + align with your artist    And SO much more. You are worthy of your dreams, Rebel-Actor. You have always been and always will be.    If you loved this episode, take a screenshot of the show and tag @serabanda + @actortoartist in your IG stories! I can't wait to hear your takeaways and how you're going to implement tips to create sustainable success in your life.    #speechforthestage D → G G → D a e i o u day-gay, dee-gee, dai-gai, doh-goh, doo-goo gay-day, gee-dee, dai-gai, doh-goh, doo-goo   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Break Free From Struggling Actor in Just 5 Days—it's Free!   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.     Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, today we are moving through cultures, languages, and artistic mediums with my very special guest, dear friend and creative powerhouse: Polina Ionina!   Polina Ionina is an innovative movement theater maker, director, and actor from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Classically trained at Pace University BFA Acting program in lower Manhattan, Polina has also studied abroad in Kyrgyzstan and Poland.   Polina is a founder of The How, an international performance ensemble of movers, actors, and musicians from all over the world. Visceral, simple and theatrical, her work is characterized by the unique methodology she employs with her dancer-actors. Polina has also worked with up and coming film-makers in NYC such as Alex Blackstorm, Sonoko Ogata, and Steve Perterson as well as industry giants such as Bob Balaban, and Lisa Robinson.   From an early age, immigrating and acclimating to new cultures, Polina learned to be adaptable anywhere, which was prime conditioning for her life as a multi-hyphenate artist. Polina soon found her sense of self, sense of comfort and her birthplace in the theatre, where she could honor her true identity: a creative being.    You will learn: How to adapt to any situation (and why it's crucial to working with the partner) Polina's movement influences from her time spent at the Grotowski Institut in Poland What to do if you're not finding the work you want to see How Polina started her company The How in 2016 What to do if you feel stagnant or creatively stuck (and how to get out of it) How the seed of an impulse can come to life if you honor its timeline and water the soil How to trust the creative process even with no “logical step” to grip onto How Polina found a residency to workshop a new piece with 5 performers in a pandemic Limiting beliefs we carry as artists and how to diffuse their charge Finding catharsis through grief   And SO much more. The conversation is just beginning, so be sure to take a snapshot of this episode and tag @mspyaari and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to share your thoughts and takeaways!   Polina offers some tasty #speechforthestage so meet us on IG and let us know how the tongue twisters feel for you. Better yet, snap a video and tag us!   Check out The How and their incredible classes (starting tonight, April 27th woohoo)!   Connect with The How on IG! @thehow.nyc   Connect with Polina on IG! @mspyaari   Visit Polina's website!   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Break Free From Struggling Actor in Just 5 Days—it's Free!   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, if you have a lot of different passions and wear many creative hats - actor, dancer, director musician, choreographer, writer, etc… - and you have SO many ideas for making art but don't know how or where to start, then this episode is for YOU.   Today's marvelous guests are Avital Asuleen and Jeff Raab! Avital Asuleen is a Brooklyn-based director, choreographer, performer, and educator (I have taken her incredible tap classes at Mark Morris Dance Center, check it out!). Jeff Raab is a NYC-based theatre artist, musician, an educational theatre teaching artist, and a professional origami artist/teacher. Avi and Jeff co-created the cabaret-style show Tonight for the Tapir together during 2020.    Today, we dig into the magic of creative collaboration in a global pandemic. Just because the world is upside down, doesn't mean your creativity has to slow down.    If you want to learn: How the seed of an idea comes to life Why it's so freeing to work in collaboration  What to do if you don't like writing on your own How Tonight for the Tapir evolved into a radio play What it's like to create from a space of play How to create a priming process to introduce an audience to a space Why limitation is creation  Actionable tips to set-up your own structure to create based on your strengths and weaknesses Why Jeff doesn't call “acting” acting anymore  Why Avi believes it's important to meet the collaborators who show up on your path    And SO much more! Avi, Jeff and I are super excited to hear what resonates with you, and how you are planning your own projects! Be sure to take a screenshot and tag @avitalasuleen, @jeffraaborigami and @serabanda in your IG stories to share your thoughts and takeaways, especially as you dig into the cabaret-style magic of Tonight for the Tapir!   Visit Avi's personal website!   Visit Jeff's personal website!   Check out New York Theatre Barn's Choreography Lab!   Check out The Combustion Collective and listen to Tonight for the Tapir!   #speechforthestage a e i o u T tay-tee-tai-toh-too tay-tay, tee-tee, tai-tai, toh-toh, too-too tay-tay-tay, tee-tee-tee, tai-tai-tai, toh-toh-toh, too-too-too   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Break Free From Struggling Actor in Just 5 Days—it's Free!   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

As Rebel-Actors, we know how important it is to show up and work on ourselves each day.    So why do we struggle with discipline? Why do we need accountability partners?  I love the partner, but my mission is to get you to a place where you only rely on yourself.   Today requires you to examine self-integrity and whether your actions are in alignment with your words. (*hint* if they aren't, you're out of integrity!)    I offer you the tools to get back into integrity with yourself, your craft, and your desires, all the while having fun along the way.   Introducing: PLAYsCIPLINE (Playful Discipline) Tune in to learn the 3 pillars of PLAYsCIPLINE, and how they will not only transform your work and your life, but bring about pleasure in the process of creating your wildest dreams.    #speechforthestage a e i o u P S P pay-say-pay, pee-see-pee, pai-sai-pai, poh-soh-poh, poo-soo-poo   If you loved this episode, take a screenshot of the show and tag @serabanda + @actortoartist in your IG stories! I can't wait to hear your juicy thoughts and takeaways.    Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Take our 5-day challenge now to discover the top 5 ways to find your “It” factor—without selling your soul. It's free! Break Free From Struggling Actor   Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, do you have a big dream? Do you believe you have committed to that dream? Well, today's guest is going to UPLEVEL the possibilities of your own dreams. I am so excited to introduce you to actress, singer and manifestor extraordinaire: Shanoza Majidova!   Shanoza Majidova was born in Termez City, Uzbekistan, grew up in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. Shanoza is also a singer and participated in the adult TV Singing Competition "Zarafshon'' in Uzbekistan. After graduating from university in Malaysia,  she moved to the USA in 2015. After three years, she took her first steps toward her acting dreams by studying at the Nashville Acting Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. She has also studied with Anthony Grasso at "Pearl Studios'' and spent over two years studying at T. Schreiber Studios, specifically with Terry Schreiber himself and Peter Miner. This past February, she started a new acting journey with Lana Shyptsina at the Russian School of Theatre Arts in NYC. Shanoza has appeared in over 7 short films, was part of a project called "A Sketch of New York'' produced by Joe DiNozi at the Producers Club Theatre in Manhattan, was invited by BAE TV to be part of a Military Training video, and is currently working on her own short film with her best friend and director, Fernanda Parrado.    From the moment Shanoza found her introverted self in the spotlight as a child, her yearning for the stage has been pulling her towards incredible feats of faith, persistence and awe-inspiring artistic leaps into her dream.   You will learn: How even as a child, Shanoza felt spiritually linked to the audience Why Shanoza could not commit to her dream from a young age, as an actress or a singer  Shanoza received an offer to start her singing career and planned on applying to the Ilkhom Theatre but was forbidden from doing so What made Shanoza decide between choosing her singing career and acting career  How Shanoza continually turned no into yes for herself  How manifestation changed the game  When immigrants move to new land, it is a rebirth, a life starting everything from zero What her first step towards her acting dream felt like  How she feels in the NY/American acting industry as an immigrant, WOC, and English as her third language The myriad of acting schools Shanoza has studied at in NYC and the projects she has been a part of  Why, as a community of artists, we speak the same language  The wish as an instrument for healing and change  In order to be a good actor, you have to know who you are internally Shanoza believes our industry and life will grow and be successful when we will be surrounded by people who ask these two questions: What kind of change is most needed in the world right now? And how can my work (as an actor) affect that change?   And SO much more. Shanoza and I are super excited to hear what resonates with you, and how it touches your dreams! Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag @shanozaa and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to share your thoughts and takeaways!    Visit Shanoza on Backstage!   Find Shanoza on Facebook!   Connect with Shanoza on IG! @shanozaa   #speechforthestage a e i o u sh shay-shee-shai-sho-shoo   Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Ensemble on IG: @actortoartist   Take our 5 Day challenge now to discover the top 5 ways to find your "It" Factor—without selling your soul. It's free! Break Free From Struggling Actor    Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Every Movement needs a Manifesto! And I need YOUR help creating it, Rebel-Actor. This is our first dazzling draft. AND I have a fun task for you at the end, so get ready to play!   We explore the essence of daily and lifelong artistic transformation: rabotay nad soboy or work on yourself (#workontheself)! This is a fundamental principle of us Rebel-Actors, as well as:   Integrating PLAYsCIPLINE (Playful Discipline)  Learning what turns us on and how to turn ourselves on Saying yes to ourselves instead of waiting for a yes from the industry Feeling and supporting our partners  Owning our creative power and harnessing it for the highest good Committing to abundance over scarcity (collaboration over competition) Accepting that we are the Superstars of our lives!   And SO much more. Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your Instagram stories @serabanda + @actortoartist! I am so excited to hear what YOU want to add to the Manifesto!    I also ask YOU, Rebel-Actor, to join me in #speechforthestage, in real time!! That's right, pick #speechforthestage from this episode or any other and make a short video or IG reel! You can share it with me via email impulse@actortoartist.com or on IG, and I will share your ARTiculation magnificence!    Here are our vowels: a e i o u. You can supplement your own consonants, do it for 15 or 30 seconds, and most importantly, have FUN! And be sure to tag me @serabanda or @actortoartist on IG and use the hashtag #speechforthestage.   Will you accept the challenge to #workonyourself and integrate PLAYsCIPLINE along the way?   #speechforthestage a e i o u M N F S T  T S F N M may-nay-fay-say-tay tay-say-fay-nay-fay   Take our 5 Day challenge now to discover the top 5 ways to find your "It" Factor—without selling your soul. It's free! Break Free From Struggling Actor    Haven't left a review yet? If you've had an artistic ah-ha or breakthrough from the show, all you need to do is head to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-actors-wish/id1534942951  to share some love! Before you submit the review, be sure to take a screenshot and send it over to impulse@actortoartist.com to receive my Free Creative Child Meditation, as a thank you for spending your time with me and sharing it with the partners you care most about.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Are you an actor or an artist?   When I say artist in the US or the West, a lot of folx think that I am referring to a fine artist (painter, sculpture, etc...) but actually, I am speaking of a dramatic artist.   I only learned this when I ventured across the world to the basement of the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and gave myself over to becoming a dramatic artist.   Suddenly, my whole world changed: I no longer waited for someone to give me permission, I was the point of power, me, and I learned that my unique wishes/fears/curiosities, were the seeds of truth to create from onstage. ANYTHING was game. And I was encouraged to hone and refine my skills daily, because each time I showed up mattered.    As a dramatic artist, I moved...   From a getter (actor) to a giver (artist). From wanting quick results (actor) to honoring the process (artist).  From reciting a piece of text text (actor) to concocting an entire rich life underneath the text (artist).   From rehearsing when I have a job (actor) to tuning myself daily (artist).  From waiting for a role (actor) to creating the role (artist)!   And SO much more!   When I was directed to change my focus at the Ilkhom (and was given the space + support to do so), my entire creative life changed. I felt empowered and excited. Every detail of life was now an opportunity to utilize and create from. I felt more artistically challenged and connected than ever before!   And I want this same transformation for you. There's room for all of us to succeed, and we can uplift our partners in the process. Being a dramatic artist is a daily practice. What small detail can you implement today to help you take that leap, from actor to artist?   Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your Instagram stories @serabanda + @actortoartist! I am so excited to hear what YOU want to add to the list!!   #speechforthestage a e i o u A e i o u - a E i o u - a e I o u - a e i O u - a e i o U   Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Ensemble on Instagram: @actortoartist   Take our 5-day challenge now to discover the top 5 ways to find your “It” factor—without selling your soul. It's free! Break Free From Struggling Actor   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Rebel-Actor, are you ready to dive into the sexy dirt of Shakespeare, soccer and life !?! Join me and today's very special guest, Rodrigo Beilfuss! Grab a pen + paper and get ready to jot down an abundance of aha's!   Rodrigo Beilfuss spent four years in Ontario with the Stratford Festival, and then relocated back to Winnipeg to be the new Artistic Director of Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) in the Fall of 2019. Born and raised in Brazil, Rodrigo moved to Winnipeg in 2001 as an exchange student, discovering Hamlet in high-school. Mr Gord McLeod is to be blamed for everything, for Rodrigo hasn't stopped pursuing Shakespeare since. In Winnipeg, Rod was a founding member of Theatre by the River, and he has directed and acted in several productions at various local theatres. Rod also has a passion for teaching, and he is a theatre instructor at various organizations and universities. He holds a BA (Honours) from the University of Winnipeg, an MA in Classical Acting from England's LAMDA, and he's a graduate of Stratford's two flagship programs: the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Theatre and the Michael Langham Workshop for Classical Direction. More info at rodrigobeilfuss.com   In theatre, we always talk about being in the moment. But do we really know what that means?   Today, you'll discover: How Rodrigo transitioned to AD of SIR after four years in Stratford in 2019 SIR's dedication to performing Shakespeare in nontraditional spaces, particularly in the ruins of an old monastery with promenade staging, expanding the sense of the classical canon The outreach work SIR does with youth, emerging artists and inmates at Stony Mountain Penitentiary  How inmates get Shakespeare in a way trained actor's do not The outreach work at Stony Mountain is an exercise in empathy, exchange of experiences and a search to find a path forward, together SIR is performing The Winter's Tale in French and English this summer What you can do that is inspired by the moment as opposed to in spite of the moment  How Shakespeare was a passport for Rodrigo from Brazil to Canada  Why it's a fallacy for us to go around thinking Shakepearan actors know what they're talking about The danger of fatal fluency (when an actor pretends that Shakespeare's language is normal) How Shakespeare and soccer are cultural unifiers How futebol (soccer) is considered an art in Brazil Why Rodrigo loves the chaos, imperfections and improvisations of soccer Why you don't have to follow the narrative of what you think your life as a theatre artist should be all the time What Rodrigo is excited about giving to actors right now   And SO much more!! Rodrigo and I are super eager to hear what resonates with you, rolling around in the dust, so be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag @rodrigo_beilfuss and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to share your thoughts and takeaways!    Rodrigo gives us a feast of #speechforthestage, from exercises to lyrics to games, so be sure to give them a go and tell us what you felt!   Reach out to Rodrigo: ad@sirmb.ca   Explore Rodrigo's website and dig into his "Futebol Thoughts!"   Learn more about Shakespeare in the Ruins and their magnificent sunsets!   Check out Shakespeare in the Ruins on IG: @sirwpg   Connect with Rodrigo on Twitter: @Rbeilfuss   Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Ensemble on Instagram: @actortoartist   Grab my FREE energy exercise to co-create your dream #actorslife!    Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

“Every person is a Universe unto themselves” - Alexandra Chichkanova    *If you haven't listened to Part I, we suggest doing so first!*   Today we dive into the grit of Nicole bringing I AM ME - an international 1-woman mobile show - to life, performing it all over the globe and winning grande prizes at theatre festivals! We swerve into her incredible work on The Journey Theatre Project that harnesses forum theatre to initiate social justice, inclusion and equity. We soon land on her pilates mat teary eyed, ready to live our wishes on purpose: onstage and in life! This is one you don't want to miss.   You'll discover:   How Nicole created a mobile 1-woman show from a 20 page long monologue How you are also in the performance of “I Am Me”  The deep imprint Alexandra Chichkanova's work made on Nicki: I am me but you don't know me How to set-up the most unpredictable scenes imaginable… live! In a park! With a walkie talkie! How Nicole performed at the Golden Mask Festival in Moscow and won first prize in the Kolyada Plays Festival, performing both in Russian Why criticism is a form of Russian love What prompted Nicole to get her CUNY Masters Degree in Applied Theatre  Why “I Am Me” could be a perfect pandemic piece How Nicole and her co-creators of The Journey Theatre Project are bringing theatre to the people as a means to build social justice, equity, inclusion and compassion in our bodies, not just our minds Learn about the amazing piece The Journey Theatre Project is creating this spring from a massive grant! Nicole's pilates instruction: private, group and Covid-recovery classes! Why + when Nicole and Sera both tear up How you live your wish on purpose onstage    And SO much more. Nicole and I are so eager to hear what resonates with you so be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag @nickilefa and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to share your thoughts and takeaways!! You are a Universe unto yourself.   Learn more about I AM ME and check out Nicki's phenomenal work on The Journey Theatre Project! And follow @thejourneytheatreproject on Instagram! Be sure to check out Nicki's rad Pilates classes here and move with her on her YouTube channel!   #speechforthestage a e i o u N → K K → N nay-nee-nai-noh-noo kay-kee-kai-koh-koo   Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Ensemble on Instagram: @actortoartist   Grab my FREE energy exercise to co-create your dream #actorslife!    Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

We have an incredible guest for you today, a collaborator, friend and artist I admire: Nicole Kontolefa!!    Nicole is a native New Yorker, Russian trained actor and applied theatre practitioner. Her theatre work has taken her from Moscow to Montreal to Ekaterinburg and even Moldova. She always lands back in NYC where she believes that the means of theatre production should be given to the people (thank you, Augusto Boal!) as a way to celebrate communities, share wisdom and imagine a brighter future. Nicole is a Graduate of The Moscow Art Theatre School, CUNY SPS Applied Theatre Masters Program, co-founder of Studio Six of The Moscow Art Theatre and The Journey Theatre Project.    From the moment Nicole pretended to be a snake at five years old, she knew she was an actress. Her theatrical studies and pursuits took her from LaGuardia High School to the Stanislavski School in Cambridge, to being part of the first American studio at the Moscow Art Theatre, to performing all over the globe.   In Part I of our conversation, you will learn: Difference between Russian/American systems and how the jungle gym of Russian structure provides freedom How Nicole co-created the theatre company Studio Six with her fellow MXAT classmates How Studio Six had 7 full-length productions but nowhere to host them in NYC The process of creating 3 plays in 1 month at the Artsland Festival in Cambridge How Studio Six worked with Vladimir Pankov's SounDrama Studio to create the sensational Gorod.ok on the border of Belarus for 6 weeks of intensive rehearsal work Why any material is used as creative inspiration (literature, sound, poetry, dance, music, etc…) in the Russian training system and repertory  When there's a new play in the US, the audience comes to see the play: the author is the reason we gather. In Russia, one goes to see what the director did with the play that's been done 100 times  How acting teachers in Russia are working actors, whereas in the US, most are not and that can be detrimental to a young acting student How performances stay in your body, even after long interludes    And SO much more!! Nicole and I are so eager to hear what resonates with you so be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag @nickilefa and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to share your thoughts and takeaways!! And get ready for Part II next week!   Learn more about Nicki on her website and check out her phenomenal work on The Journey Theatre Project! And follow @thejourneytheatreproject on Instagram!   #speechforthestage: a e i o u P pay-pee-pai-poh-poo pay-pay, pee-pee, pai-pai, poh-poh, poo-poo pay-pay-pay, pee-pee-pee, pai-pai-pai, poh-poh-poh, poo-poo-poo pay-pay-pay-pay, pee-pee-pee-pee, pai-pai-pai-pai, poh-poh-poh-poh, poo-poo-poo-poo   Learn more about Studio Six Theatre Company!   Discover more about SounDrama Studio!  Explore SounDrama Studio on Instagram!   Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Ensemble on Instagram: @actortoartist   Grab my FREE energy exercise to co-create your dream #actorslife!    Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

We have an incredible guest for you today: Lanise Antoine Shelley!! I had the privilege of watching Lanise perform at Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada years ago and have admired her work and journey ever since.    Lanise Antoine Shelley is a multi-passionate Haitian actress, director, playwright, podcast host and visual artist. You may know her from Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Empire, Discovery World, and Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Macbeth HD.    She has had the immense pleasure of studying abroad six times while achieving a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts, MFA from ART/MXAT at Harvard University, certificate in classical theatre from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford, England. ​ Additionally, she was nominated for the Princess Grace Award, nominated for a Jeff award, nominated Best Leading Actress by the BTAA, and was Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Chicago Fellow 2016. As a director, she served as Victory Gardens Theater's Directors Inclusion Initiative Fellow 2019.    Learn how over the course of Lanise's prolific career many opportunities birthed out of intuitive pings, and how she routinely summoned the faith, took leaps and followed the calls along the way.    By the end of this episode, you will never show up to an audition without being donned in your finest attire!   You'll discover: How Lanise's vivid imagination as a child catapulted her into many artistic avenues Why Lanise prefers the terms intercountry, intercultural or interracial adoptee vs transracial  What Lanise encourages artists to do to allow themselves to absorb the world and apply it to their art Why Lanise dresses up for auditions (yes, you are Beautiful, Powerful, Gorgeous!) What artistic goal took her 9 years to manifest The 3 plays she performed in at Stratford Festival that blew her expectations  The biggest takeaways she got from studying at the Moscow Art Theatre  How she was inspired by a birth chart reading that ignited the trajectory of her podcast “When They Were Young” How she wrote and directed her play “Pretended” in quarantine Why Lanise is on a crusade to lift the fog and misconceptions on the fairytale centric qualities of adoption  How Lanise can talk so freely because of the healing work she has done    We explore all of this and SO much more!! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag @lantoines and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to let us know what you thought of this episode!   Lanise provides her own special #speechforthestage for us so be sure to stick to the end and incorporate these awesome trills into your routine.    Visit Lanise on facebook!   Check out Lanise's website!   Tune into When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees and check out @youngadoptee on Instagram!   Be sure to check out One Child Nation on Amazon.    Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Ensemble on Instagram: @actortoartist   Grab my Free Energy Exercise to co-create your dream #actorslife!   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

“Once you unlock the key to energy, you never lose it” - Marina Romanovna Turpisheva   Today, it's just you and I, and we dive deep into the Essence of the Actor's Art: Energy.  And HOW to harness energetic expansion for yourself onstage, onscreen and in life.  This. Very. Moment.    You'll learn: Why energy is so important yet often overlooked  Why the Ilkhom Theatre's training puts such heavy focus on the energy of the actor (and the benefits that affords its artists, ensemble and performances) Why we must return to technical training to continually grow, connect with our partners and become our own energetic generators How even in dark, ugly roles we must begin from a point of positive energy How energy work literally alters the chemistry inside of you, your relationship to space, objects and people  My favourite energy exercises for the stage How to recalibrate your energy this very moment and commit to a solid practice of growth   Grow your energetic bandwidth with my FREE Energy Exercise! Amplify your Presence Onstage & Onscreen. Psssst you can also do it every morning to set the tone of your day!   Take your energy work a step further with a Distant Reiki Energy Healing Session!   Let's remember our other daily devotions: #speethforthestage a e i o u  R → K K → R ray-kay, ree-kee, rai-kai, roh-koh, roo-koo kay-ray, kee-ree, kai-rai, koh-roh, koo-roo ray-kay-kay, ree-kee-kee, rai-kai-kai, roh-koh-koh, roo-koo-koo kay-ray-ray, kee-ree-ree, kai-rai-rai, koh-roh-roh, koo-roo-roo   Share your energy work progression: take a screenshot of this episode and tag me in your IG stories @serabanda! Let me know any & all of your thoughts, “aha's” and breakthroughs.    Write me your wish letter: impulse@actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation. Energy healing systems such as Reiki are not meant to take the place of standard medical or psychological treatment, but to complement and work along with it. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any medical illness. If you have medical concerns you are advised to contact a licensed physician.

"Existing is a constant state of overcoming if you want to grow” - Tyler Polumsky   Before we jump in, take stock: where do you find feelings of freedom onstage or onscreen?   *If you haven't listened to Part I, we suggest doing so first!*   Part II gets even juicier as Tyler and I explore the tendencies, techniques, energies and ethos between Eastern and Western acting. The way artists are raised and the ways they're expected to create in the world.   You'll learn about: Cerebral tendencies in Western art vs. the visceral world-building in the East (the itch, the breeze, the scent, the dust) Analysis vs. études (you'll learn what an étude is) and how études become building blocks to the visceral worlds we create onstage  Why it's so important to know yourself as an individual in art How Western theatre & schooling isn't built to ‘take your time' but excels in production How Western training gears actors up to work authentically in cinema, but the same toolbelt doesn't translate to the stage How the Russian method curates their schooling process in mindful way that supports young actors to become artists How Russian masters teach during the day and put their methods into action onstage at night Why no Ilkhom student does a monologue until their 6th semester (the end of their second year) How the business of the artist isn't to engage the intellect, but the heart and soul   And SO much more. You'll also discover why Ilkhom students aren't allowed to walk through the Ilkhom playhouse, what I did for my invisible object étude and what Tyler is most excited about creating right now!   Take a screenshot of this episode and tag @tolyatolyantolik and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to let us know what you thought of this episode!   "If you want to be a great artist, start by working on being a great person" - Mark Weil   Let's continue to work on ourselves, together!!   Create distinction and ease in your mouth! #speechforthestage B → P P → B Bayp-beep-baip-bohp-boop Payb-peeb-paib-pohb-poob   Wanna make a podcast-in-motion? Join the International Ensemble and get my FREE energy exercise to co-create your dream #actorslife!    Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.  

We have a wonderful guest for you today: my previous teacher, translator and actor of The Ilkhom Theatre (among many other theatres) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tyler Polumsky! Our conversation went way longer than expected so we have two parts to this episode!   Tyler Polumsky has worked professionally as an actor, director, producer, musician,  scenic designer, and teacher. He found his true creative voice and artistic aesthetic studying acting and directing with the late Mark Weil at the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. During his nearly 10 years in Tashkent, he became the first and only American to work in Ilkhom's Main Ensemble, performing in the standing repertoire and touring with the group to Russia, France, Poland, Japan, and elsewhere. As a Master Teacher in the Ilkhom Theatre School of Drama, he taught acting (M. Chekhov, Stanislavski, Vakhtangov, Grotowski), plasticas (Physical Improvisation and Biomechanics), and elocution (English and Russian). As Assistant Master, he taught Lecoq Methods (masks, clown, buffoonery),  fencing and acrobatics, voice, and theatre history.    Since returning to Seattle in 2012, Tyler has worked with The Seagull Project, appearing in The Seagull, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. He has taught with Freehold, presented workshops and master classes at the University of Washington, and taught and directed at Cornish College of the Arts. He joined Akropolis Performance Lab as an Artistic Associate in 2015, created the role of the Bad Angel for APL's production of Ecce Faustus (2016) and is Raskolnikov in Crime + Punishment (2017-18). Tyler prefers the long form, ensemble-driven approach to the craft such as is practiced by APL, which better reflects his roots in the Russian theatre tradition.   The concept of истина / istina / divine or cosmic truth, arose early on in our chat. Istina is the essence of the Ilkhom Theatre's training, its performances, its school and lives in its artists.   We take a deep dive into: the difference between Eastern & Western training systems the importance of energetic exchanges onstage and off the rigorous technical training and experience that is required to access moments of naked, universal truth onstage the late creator of the Ilkhom Theatre, Mark Weil, and his lifelong pursuit of the merging of East & West (and how these worlds danced and collided onstage) seeking out spaces of resonance and how that can be the bridge across cultures  the integral part of the Russian system that's skipped over in the West  the necessity of tuning into the partner   And SO much more!   “It's great to tell a story. It's better to tell a story and somebody walks out of there and it's part of their DNA.”   Take a screenshot of this episode and tag @tolyatolyantolik and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to let us know what you thought of this episode!   Top off your #speechforthestage: a e i o u T D tay-tee-tai-toh-too day-dee-dai-doh-doo   Be sure to put a pin in this conversation and catch us for Part II next week!   Create your dream #actorslife with my FREE energy exercise!   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

We have an aaamazing guest for you today: N'Tasha Anders! N'Tasha is an actress, artist and my fellow Teen Council partner from our time teaching comprehensive sex-Ed in high school via Planned Parenthood.    N'Tasha received her BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. Upon graduation, she completed a nine month Artistic Ensemble Program at the Milwaukee Repertory in Wisconsin. She traveled for years with Seattle's Book-It Repertory Theatre. Through Book-It Repertory Theatre,  she gained her love for Childrens' Theatre and learned the importance of the Comprehensive workshop classes that they facilitated after every performance. She took this passion for working with the youth with her to NYC and began working with a nonprofit organization called Changing Theater Perspectives as she continued to pursue her acting career. She now focuses on cultivating inclusive curriculum and group activities that expands the physical, emotional, and social growth development of children and young adults in Houston, Texas.    N'Tasha's experiences as a black actress are telling as to what is still happening in the acting world and how it needs to be spoken about until real change takes place.    Learn how N'Tasha had to build a backbone early on in her career, how the glitz and glamour of the industry was a facade, and how she blossomed in her community of fellow black actors in NYC, cultivating the education she never received in her acting conservatory.    We dive into: The importance of being in a room with other black artists: playwrights, actors, directors and beyond  What N'Tasha's wants more of for black art: releasing stories of struggle and focusing on narratives of celebration that highlight black joy, excellence, and love  Augusto Boal's “Theatre of the Oppressed” and how forum theatre has the power to inspire social change Live improv: N'Tasha visits a previous experience with the backbone she has now to help reconcile an event within the framework of forum theatre    We explore all this and SO much more! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag @ntashacharmel and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to let us know what you thought of this episode!   Stretch out your #speechforthestage with us: a e i o u M N may-mee-mai-moh-moo nay-nee-nai-noh-noo   Take the leap from spectator to Spect-Actor and reach out to N'Tasha! IG: @ntashacharmel Email: ntasha.anders@gmail.com   If you want an ‘I AM ENOUGH' t-shirt, be sure to check out Niqua Daniels' IG (link in bio): @niqua.daniels   Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com Grab my FREE energy exercise to Amplify your Presence Onstage and Onscreen.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

We have a super special guest today: my dear friend, mentor and coach, Gaby Miranda of Joy Pursuit!!   Growing up in Venezuela during the rise of communism, Gaby had nearly every obstacle stacked against her, times 10. She has worked and traveled all over the world, manifested her dream life with her love in Switzerland, and has cultivated the business of her dreams. Gaby is the living embodiment of what it means to create your life from possibility, the power of your thoughts and taking ambition to the next level: with a conscience!   Ditch the idea of the ‘struggling artist' and learn how to:  Turn obstacles into opportunities  Move from why is this happening to me to what can I do? Give what you want to receive Harness uncertainty as a gateway to possibility Choose yourself and be the conscious creator of your life   Tap into your divine abundance and learn how there are an infinite number of ways you can live the life of your artistic dreams!!   We dive into all this and SO much more! Be sure to take a screenshot of this episode and tag @joypursuit and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to let us know what you thought of this episode!   Let's warm up our abundance like we warm up our voices: #speechforthestage a e i o u R Ñ ray-ree-rai-roh-roo ñay-ñee-ñai-ñoh-ñoo   Connect with Gaby on Instagram! @joypursuit PM Gaby on Facebook! Gaby Miranda Visit Gaby on Twitter! @joypursuit Grow with Gaby! joypursuit.com   Write the scenes of your life onstage and off with #SketchfromScratch !! Get my weekly MAGIC IF MONDAY letters delivered directly to your inbox and claim your FREE Energy Exercise as a welcome gift! Psssst: You can use the Energy Exercise before any audition to Amplify your Presence Onstage and Onscreen.   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Welcome back to Part II of Episode 5 (gooo check it out if you haven't yet, it lays the foundation)!   “I learned Akmal the actor at the same time I learned Akmal the human, and I fell in love with both.”   Buckle up Rebel-Artists because today we are diving into an intimate Q&A. We answer all the scintillating questions folx have asked me/us for years! Is it hard to live together and work together? What happens if you have a creative disagreement? Is it even possible for two artists to live together?  Can you have great love AND great art? Is it challenging to be in quarantine together in a tiny NY apartment? We dive into this and so much more! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag @the_akmal_rakhimov and @serabanda in your Instagram stories to let us know what you thought of this episode!   #speechforthestage a e i o u  tay-tee-tai-toh-too bay-bee-bai-boh-boo tay-bay, tee-bee, tai-bai, toh-boh, too-boo bay-tay, bee-tee, bai-tai, boh-toh, boo-too tay-bay-bay, tee-bee-bee, tai-bai-bai, toh-boh-boh, too-boo-boo bay-tay-tay, bee-tee-tee, bai-tai-tai, boh-toh-toh, boo-too-too   Explore our story further on "How We Met" in The Guardian! Write me a wish letter and let me know what you want to discuss next! impulse@actortoartist.com   Get my weekly MAGIC IF MONDAY letters delivered directly to your inbox and claim your FREE Energy Exercise as a welcome gift! Grab my motivating tips, practical tools and exclusive content to jumpstart your week and catapult your artistic development in 2021!  Psssst: You can use the Energy Exercise before any audition to Amplify your Presence Onstage and Onscreen. (ALSO, it can be used to recalibrate your energy, calm your nervous system, and ground yourself in your creative power and infinite love.)   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.  

The MAGIC IF has the potential to change your life (and the trajectory of your 2021): onstage, onscreen, and everywhere in between.   How are you using conscious tools as the gateway to your creative subconscious? Perhaps you've stumbled across one of Stanislavski's token tools and used it in your own training, methods, and work:   If my character was in these circumstances, what would my character do?   But the Russian method takes it a step further:   If I were in these circumstances, what would I do?   The Magic IF lifts us out of the world of ‘reality' into our imaginations. It's a stimulus, a lever, a natural motivator that provokes an authentic response. And that's what we're here to do as actors: create honest life in imaginary circumstances.    Discover what western classrooms omit in their training, why it's so important to study yourself before you play anyone else, learn the magic IF that rocked my world and explore your own magic IF'S that can transform your life and your career.   Write me and let me know how you plan to use the magic IF in your life and art! impulse@actortoartist.com   Or DM me on Instagram! @serabanda   Treat your artist to my weekly MAGIC IF MONDAY letters delivered directly to your inbox and claim your FREE Energy Exercise as a welcome gift! Grab my signature tips, practical tools and exclusive content to jumpstart your week and catapult your artistic development in 2021!  Psssst: You can use the Energy Exercise before any audition to Amplify your Presence Onstage and Onscreen   What IF you did these phrases with me… and succeeded? #speechforthestage a e i o u  M F may-mee-mai-moh-moo fay-fee-fai-foh-foo may-fay-fay, mee-fee-fee, mai-fai-fai, moh-foh-foh, moo-foo-foo,  fay-may-may, fee-mee-mee, fai-mai-mai, foh-moh-moh, foo-moo-moo   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

“The only thing that motivates my spirit to tumble out of bed in the morning is the work.”   On a romantic December night, we close out this armchair travel adventure: FTWL!!   Get ready for leaps and bounds of joy and deep, despondent pits of sorrow all in a quick swerve of that thing we call life. Emotions. Impulse. Join me as we close the curtain on this mini-series and head into a time of hibernation. Note: I will be taking an interlude (seeds cannot blossom all year long) and return reenergized for the start of January as more exciting things in the Actor to Artist realm unravel. Stay tuned!   #speechforthestage (today was quite a surprise + fun challenge!) F T W L  L W T F a e i o u  fay-tay-way-lay, fee-tee-wee-lee, fai-tai-wai-lai, foh-toh-woh-loh, foo-too-woo-loo lay-way-tay-fay, lee-wee-tee-fee, lai-wai-tai-fai, loh-woh-toh-foh, loo-woo-too-foo   Let me know how this episode and series resonated with you! Reach out to me on IG: @serabanda  Or, write me a wish letter: impulse@actortoartist.com Are you a Rebel-Actor? Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Your imagination is so much more rich than you can ever imagine! In this full moon + eclipse anointed episode, let's dive into part II of this armchair travel miniseries! Mold your plastical limbs, carve an invisible pumpkin and become the Point & the Universe alongside me. Are you inspired to return to your old journals/emails/photos? As always, reach out, I am SO curious to hear how the episode resonated with you.   #speechforthestage M → N  N → M a e i o u  may-mee-mai-moh-moo nay-nee-nai-noh-noo  may-nay, mee-nee, mai-nai, moh-noh, moo-noo nay-may, nee-mee, nai-mai, noh-moh, noo-moo Then, double time!!   Reach out to me on IG! @serabanda.  Or, write me a wish letter impulse@actortoartist.com Are you a Rebel-Actor? Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Welcome to this mini-series! We've made it to a new point in our relationship: nighttime episodes! How romantic.  Because improvisation is intrinsic to our craft, we can pivot quickly. Today we are taking a trip, some armchair travel to… Tashkent, Uzbekistan circa 2009.  Let's dive into our experiences of where we've been, how it moved us and what we dream of experiencing in the future. Flip on your imagination creative rebels! Cozy up, grab a warm drink, maybe even close your eyes as I transport you across the globe into vivid moments of wonder-lust and wander-lust.  “Everyone asks me why I'm here. I am curious as to why as well. My response...I dunno?...my heart, my potent punching gut feeling. Because I want to try?”   #speechforthestage a e i o u T → D D → T tay - tee - tai - toh - too day - dee - dai - doh - doo tay-day tee-dee tai-dai toh-doh too-doo day-tay dee-tee dai-tai doh-toh doo-too Then double time!!   Let me know how this armchair travel resonated with you and reach out to me on IG! @serabanda.  Or, write me a wish letter impulse@actortoartist.com Are you a Rebel-Actor? Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

The wish is wiggly today.  We dive into two controversial topics:   You give your best performances when you're tired. (Do you agree?)   I learned this over my three years at the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent, UZ. Our teachers would spend all day with us in school and then perform at night. Marathon days were standard. Somehow, in exhaustion, all the frills and falsities fall away and we hone in razor-like focus for the task at hand. Exhaustion offers us extreme presence.    You do not have the right to be sick. (Hmmm… do you agree?)   Russian theatre school is hardcore. My classmates and I were told from the beginning: as part of the ensemble, you do not as an individual have the right to be sick. Be here, heal here.   I digested this notion because I was a good student (even with tortuous amounts of travel tummy). But these mantras aren't stagnant - we can evolve with these ideas and shape them to our benefit. In the lens of 2020, we can use ALL that we're feeling to create. Every shade of emotion is fuel. Actors are agents of change. Creativity heals.    I have a suggestion: we can still give the best performances of our lives in the last weeks of 2020. I am here with you. Are you with me?   #speechforthestage a e i o u S → Sh Sh → S say-see-sai-soh-soo shay-shee-shai-shoh-shoo say-shay see-shee sai-shai soh-shoh soo-shoo shay-say shee-see shai-sai shoh-soh shoo-soo    This is a dialogue and I need your input! What do you want to discuss next? Write me a wish letter impulse@actortoartist.com   Reach out on Instagram! @serabanda   Are you a Rebel-Actor? Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

It's our job as artists to create from possibility. I have 3 questions for you. Grab your pen and paper and let's get doodling (voice recording, dancing, writing, painting, however you let the wish move through you…) What type of actor do you want to be? (Are you like me and do the things that scare you?)  What are you giving back to the craft? So much of our focus surrounds getting: an agent, a role, a certain something… but what we put out comes back to us.  How do you show up for the work? Yes, yes #theactorskitchen isn't just a goofy thing to do some of the time, it's what precipitates the performance. It's the foundation.  I'm super super curious about what comes up for you - please reach out on IG @serabanda or send me a wish letter at impulse@actortoartist.com.   If you're like me, and the process of work seems to be the only thing that satiates you, then you're in the right place.    Let's love the daily devotion: #speechforthestage a e i o u  T tay - tee - tai - toh - too tay-tay, tee-tee, tai-tai, toh-toh, too-too tay-tay-tay, tee-tee-tee, tai-tai-tai, toh-toh-toh, too-too-too   Are you an Artistic Rebel? Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Normally, I show up with more of an outline, but today I come in raw and real with a wish (seriously, I am hearing voices!).   I am getting the message from all over: R E S T.  Oh, and add a spoonful of Fun.  Just because.   Because we all need a collective hug right now, today, I am inviting you into the space of Rest.    Raw Resonant REST.   We go deep into why we seek what we do, in the arts and beyond (*hint*: it has something to do with reverberations of emotions/feelings/sensations across spaces. And - you guessed it - the theatre is where it happens most powerfully!).   I share a belief I uncovered about myself this year that shocked me. Grab your hammer and poke holes alongside me into the facades we all have, the masks we all wear. Let's dig below the surface of rest, of art, of ourselves.    Like creativity, rest cannot be contained. It's unpredictable. Just like chairs being thrown out of the sky (yes, this DID happen, at completely resonant moments. Universe, we hear you!)   Instead of DO-ING, let's focus on BE-ING.  As on the stage, as in life, the be-ing is what's most interesting.    We are speaking the melody of slowing dowwwn, so take it at your own pace - #speechforthestage a e i o u R ray - ree - rai - roh - roo    Also, after you listen or before you listen: V O T E !!!   Play with me on IG: @serabanda     Want to write me a wish letter?: impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

This week, we're zooming in on the mechanics of what gives an ensemble its essence: feeling of the partner! Attention on the partner, love of the partner, existing onstage for the partner.   Join my first guest - my partner in life and onstage - Akmal Rakhimov and I as we dive deep into how to build relationships offstage to create room for magic onstage. Akmal offers insight into his own unique artistic journey and the ways one can turn the craft of making breakfast into a daily creative process.    We explore how to communicate beyond language, why all our senses need to be activated onstage and how different resources get turned on with the desire to know your partner inside and out.    Join us for laughs, surprises, and Akmal's innate ability to have an audience leaning in.    #speechforthestage Because we are STILL learning each other and ‘mistakes' make it juicy.   a e i o u T → B B → T tay-bay tee-bee tai-bai toh-boh too-boo bay-tay bee-tee bai-tai boh-toh boo-too   Russian version: Тби Тбэ Тбо Тбу Тба Тбы   Dip your toes into our story in The Guardian   Let Akmal know how you're feeling: @the_akmal_rakhimov    Check out Akmal's études (scenes)!    Test your articulators: Actor to Artist   Play with me on IG @serabanda     Want to write me a wish letter? impulse@actortoartist.com   Join the International Electr(on)ic Ensemble: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Ensemble.  Why do we need it?   I believe the ensemble is the missing piece of the puzzle, to our own individual process, the collective process and our culture as a whole. So how do we create the im-possible? (for reference, 99% of folx in the West have told me it's not possible).  We break the rules.  And here's a secret *hint hint*: by tuning in and planting the possibility into our imaginations, we're already at work!   We cover a lot today, from how you call your artist-self, to the necessary safety and trust of the ensemble (required for risk + improv), to the greater picture. Theatre is a mirror of society; when we only play bits and parts of ourselves before hurling into the next shiny task, what are we reflecting back?   Today, we are flipping No on its head: Yesssssss!   #speechforthestage N → Y Y → N a e i o u  nay - nee - nai - noh - noo yay - yee - yai - you - yoo  nay-yay nee-yee nai-yai noh-yoh noo-yoo yay-nay yee-nee yai-nai you-noh yoo-noo    Want to write me a wish letter?: impulse@actortoartist.com   Come visit me on IG! @serabanda   Test your articulators with me: Actor to Artist.    Dig in further: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.

Over the last six months, our lives have been turned on their heads. So how do we continue to create? I offer some tips on how to establish a creative routine so we can continue to grow. The silver lining to these intense times is that the focus is turned inward. Even though we are socially distanced, there are many practices we can do to feed our inner artist. We are constantly in the process of #workontheself. Let's keep our actor-selves in motion!    #speechforthestage. a e i o u  F fay - fee - fai - foh - foo fay-fay fee-fee fai-fai foh-foh foo-foo fay-fay-fay fee-fee-fee fai-fai-fai foh-foh-foh foo-foo-foo   Write me a wish letter: impulse@actortoartist.com   Connect with me on instagram! @serabanda   Twist your tongue with me on Youtube at Actor to Artist.    Dig in further: actortoartist.com   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.  

My artistic journey has been far from ordinary. From moving across the continent and borders as a young girl to going to my last choice university to finding myself in a Russian theatre school in Uzbekistan to falling into a multicultural love to performing a self-devised solo show on 42nd street, I have navigated life by my impulses. The wish. By sharing my own journey, my hope is that we can all embrace where we are in our own unique experience. There is no “right” path to becoming an actor. But everyday, we can choose to be an artist. Let's trust the process. #speechforthestage. a e i o u  J jay - jee - jai - joh - joo jay-jay jee-jee jai-jai joh-joh joo-joo jay-jay-jay jee-jee-jee jai-jai-jai joh-joh-joh joo-joo-joo     Connect with me on instagram! @serabanda     Dig in further: actortoartist.com Learn more about the Ilkhom Theatre: ilkhom.com/en/   Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.  

Welcome to the ensemble! Today, we are exploring our wishes. What is a wish? As actors, we know what an objective is, what we need to accomplish in a scene or play. But the term objective stifles a key element: desire. Stimulating the spirit. We are creatures of want. And that's where the wish comes in.    In a Russian theatre school in Uzbekistan, I learned not only to lead myself by my wishes onstage, but also in life. Let's turn our “objectives” into WISHES and make the daily commitment to living an artistic life, together.      #speechforthestage.  a e i o u  W way - wee - why - woh - woo way-way wee-wee why-why woh-woh woo-woo way-way-way wee-wee-wee why-why-why woh-woh-woh woo-woo-woo     Connect with me on instagram! @serabanda     Dig in further: actortoartist.com      Disclaimer: Your use of the content on this podcast, content on actortoartist.com, content on our social media or content from our email list is at your own risk. Actor to Artist does not guarantee any results from using this content and is for educational purposes only. It is your responsibility to do your own research, consult, and obtain a professional for your medical, psychological, legal, financial, health or other help that you may need for your situation.