PEM Master Instructor, Sarah Victoria, met with senior tutor Vaughan Slinn from New Zealand's leading drama school, Toi Whakaari, yesterday. She had a great time teaching PEM screen acting to some of his students. Looking forward to working with you again!
PEM Master Instructor Sarah Victoria has been teaching PEM to the BA of Acting and Theatre students at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in Melbourne. Here’s what she had to say about her first session with them: “I coached 40 VCA Victoria College of the Arts acting students in 4 hours online. It totally works! Amazing how they were all able to feel the emotion apparatus kick in and switch off in only one hour per group. Well done everybody! Great next steps and beautiful artistic steps that you all achieved!”
We are very excited to introduce the next generation of PEM instructors in Melbourne! They have been training at PEM Studios Melbourne under the guidance of PEM Master Instructor Sarah Victoria since mid last year, and have been continuing online amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a snap of our instructors in training at a recent online session. We appreciate all their hard work and dedication especially amidst the current situation. The PEM team is delighted to have them onboard as future instructors, and we can’t wait to see them spread the knowledge of PEM in the studio and/or online [...]
The PEM team hopes everyone is keeping healthy and safe during this challenging time. Our PEM instructors have been coaching in the industry for 16 years and providing online training for 7 years worldwide. Actors based in Hollywood, New York, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, South Africa, Europe, Russia, China, India, and Japan have all reaped the benefits of our accessible online training. PEM is taught at drama universities around the world, including the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and the Victorian College of the [...]
PEM Melbourne would like to warmly invite you to an incredible night of powerful, moving and captivating Live Theatre in aid of Australian Bushfire Relief, directed by Stephan Perdekamp. 100% OF TICKET SALES WILL GO TO CHARITY. Though most of the fires are out and over the worst for now, the damage left behind is far from it. There is still so much help needed to pick up the pieces and to be better prepared for the next time. Bushfires across Australia have had, and will continue to have, a truly devastating effect. Please help us to unite as a [...]
We are delighted to share a glimpse of the rehearsals for 'Iago and Emilia', a play directed by Stephan Perdekamp, performed in English. Devised by the PEM International Ensemble and Stephan Perdekamp. Iago: Rik Stowman Emilia: Sarah Victoria
Glenda Linscott, Head of Acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAPPA) had this to say about PEM from our recent workshop there: "There is much more focus on the health and well-being of the actor in our industry today and in the last decade many conservatoire training institutions around the world have been quick to take to the Perdekamp Emotional Method(PEM). PEMS is very easy for people to access, and a powerfully effective tool for actors to develop their craft for stage and film. I notice my students jumping into class work and rehearsals, giving much more [...]
On Sunday our very own Master Instructor Sarah Victoria and Instructor-in-Training Ella Crotty attended the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC)to conduct a PEM workshop with asylum seekers. We heard the deeply moving stories of these people who sought safety under horrifying circumstances. It was a profound day of connection; learning how to access emotions through our biology, and to release tensions and energies from the body. These are stories that must be heard, and we are very grateful to have helped these brave human beings to connect to their emotions and deliver their message.
A tiny taste of what is to come! Here are a couple of pictures from the early stage of rehearsals in Hamburg with Sarah Victoria and Rik Stowman. We are so excited to share this with you! #PEMacting #rehearsals #PEMInternationalEnsemble #biologicalprocess #authenticemotion
Sarah Victoria and Rik Stowman are teaching PEM at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) this fortnight. All departments including the BA Acting program, BPA (Bachelor of Performing Arts), and Diploma of Screen Performance will be participating! There is also a PEM Industry Workshop sponsored by WAAPA and the Minderoo Foundation happening today! #PEMacting #PEMtravels #PEMeducation #WAPPA #Perth #actingschool #biologicalprocess #authenticemotion
