Monthly Archives: April 2017

We announced yesterday that the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama has been rated as the top drama school in the UK! Due to this, we would like to share a brief profile on Peter McAllister, Senior Lecturer and PEM instructor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Peter trained in an 8-month PEM course and qualified as an instructor last year. He now uses PEM techniques in his teachings in the BA Acting Course. This is his interview: How long have you taught acting at Central? I began working at Central in 2000. I teach on [...]

While the PEM team has returned to Europe, our representatives down under will now offer PEM training opportunities for local actors. Australian PEM representative Rik Stowman held the first session of the PEM practice group in Melbourne today. The group meets weekly. NZ representative Jon Hunter will start the PEM sessions tomorrow in Auckland. More information, please email either: rik.stowman@pem-acting.com for Australia or jon.hunter@pem-acting.com for New Zealand. You can only join the groups if you have already experienced at least a two day intensive workshop! Thank you for continuing the work in our absence. We look forward to sharing more [...]

Excited about our upcoming workshop at The Actors Centre London today. Wishing all participants an inspiring class with PEM Master Instructor Sarah Victoria!

Starting at New Zealand's National Drama School Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, PEM creator and director Stephan Perdekamp, voice coach Kristina Heuer, Master Instructor Sarah Victoria and PEM Australia Representative Rik Stowman spent two full weeks with the first and second year acting students sharing the knowledge of PEM and watching the incredible transformations that occur when dedication meets craft and inspiration! The weekend workshops in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch were outstanding. Such gratitude to PEM New Zealand Representative Jon Hunter for his hospitality and organization and to Vaughan Slinn for his passion. Thank you to all the tutors and [...]

Thank you Sarah Victoria and the dedicated actors who took part in the first international PEM 2 intensive! We are just getting a glimpse now of how deep PEM Perdekamp Emotional Method goes! More please! Great to hear this example of the group's experience... "I felt enormous amount of electricity gone through my hand, sole of my feet, my legs, my whole body. I was shaking with energy while performing. I was top of the mountain. There is no feeling like it. I wish with all my heart that I could go there with my performances every week. P.E.M. is [...]