Led by Budi Miller
June 15 – June 21
This laboratory offers an opportunity for Global Majority actors to reclaim their powers of embodied expression onstage.
An internationally renowned teacher, Budi Miller guides actors through five days of rigorous training, drawing on ancient and modern approaches to acting, including Balinese performance traditions, Fitzmaurice Voicework, clown, and more. These techniques and traditions serve as the foundation for scene study, voice work, and physical storytelling. Working as an ensemble, students will find renewed energy in their performance through movement, mask work, and performing scenes from plays by BIPOC writers.
In addition to liberating their acting practice, students will find a community of fellow actors committed to both deepening their artistry and supporting their colleagues as they navigate the challenges of their profession.
Please note that this workshop is designed for BIPOC students who have completed or are pursuing advanced training in acting, such as a conservatory or graduate school program.
Apply to Take This Workshop
Admission to the Visit is awarded through an application process.
Applications received by April 1 will be given priority for admission and scholarship funding.
Applications can be accessed by clicking “Apply” below.
The application asks you to upload an artistic resume, which we prefer as a PDF.
Applicants will be notified about the status of their application and scholarship funding on or around April 15. (See “Scholarships” below for more information.)
All applications received after April 1 will be considered on a rolling basis.
Cost
Workshop with standard double-occupancy room: $700
If you are accepted into the Visit, you will have four weeks to pay your deposit of $250, unless your deposit is covered by scholarship funding.
Scholarships
Each year, Celebration Barn and the Visit raise funds to provide scholarships to students. Historically, most students have received partial scholarships between $150 and $400.
If you would like to be considered for scholarship funding, you will need to answer the following question on your application: How will this workshop advance my artistic or professional practice?
Budi Miller
Dr. Budi Miller, the groundbreaking head of acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia for seven years, holds the distinction of being the first Black person to occupy this esteemed position among Australia’s top three drama schools. As the co-artistic director of the Theatre of Others, director of advanced training at the Fitzmaurice Voice Institute, and a lead teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework, he is a certified integrative studies practitioner and an UNESCO designated master teacher of mask work. His innovative approach to acting encompasses Balinese Performing Art Training (BPAT), mask work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, clown, Viewpoints, and Grotowski. As an actor-director-writer-teacher-producer, spanning diverse international stages in the United States, Australia, Singapore, Germany, Denmark, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Dubai, and Indonesia. Since 1992, he has, notably, introduced Fitzmaurice Voicework to Denmark, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Malaysia, China, and Indonesia.
