PEM (the Perdekamp Emotional Method) was developed in the 1990s by Stephan Perdekamp in Germany, as a groundbreaking approach for actors to convey authentic emotions purely on a physical basis through neurological access points. 

Emotion is starting to be recognised as a necessary subject in acting. PEM is is renowned for its safe and reliable approach and has been taught to over 7000 students since 1994 across 55 countries and 6 continents, as well as leading universities and drama institutions worldwide.