MEISNER & SYSTEMIC COACHING

PARIS MEISNER STUDIO

Unlock your acting by exploring the Meisner technique and its links to systemic tools for change, in a playful and supportive environment.

UPCOMING COURSES

Pre-registration is open for the start of the school year in October 2023.

THEME & REF	DURATION	2023	SCHEDULES	TRAINERS	STATUS	RATE
🥉 MASC23bcS1 🇫🇷	16 hours (4 x 4h)	24/07->27/07	2pm - 6pm, STAGE	Octave KARALIEVITCH	Closed	387 €
🥇 MASC23c3a 🇫🇷	36 hours (9 x 4h)	25/09->11/12	Monday 14h - 18h	Octave KARALIEVITCH	Closed	3 x 234 €
🥇 MASC23b3a 🇫🇷	36 hours (9 x 4h)	26/09->12/12	Tuesday 2 - 6 pm	Octave KARALIEVITCH	Waiting list	3 x 234 €
🥉 MASC23c1a 🇫🇷	36 hours (9 x 4h)	28/09->14/12	Thursday 14h - 18h	Octave KARALIEVITCH	Open	3 x 287 €
🥉 MASC23c1b 🇺🇸	36 heures (9 x 4h)	29/09->15/12	vendredi 14h - 18h	Octave KARALIEVITCH	Ouvert	3 x 287 €

If these schedules do not suit you, you can make an option on the next courses by mail here

Cours hebdomadaires

🤝 Engagement pour un trimestre de cours, renouvelable pour les niveaux supérieurs.

⛱ Les semaines de la Toussaint, du 23 octobre au 5 novembre, ainsi que la semaine du 27 novembre au 3 décembre seront des semaines de pause. Les créneaux de répétitions auto-gérées resteront ouverts pour ceux qui souhaitent pratiquer.

🎁 L’inscription au cours en présentiel offre également accès aux groupes correspondants de l’espace communauté et créneaux de répétitions auto-gérées loués par l’école. Plus de détails ci-dessous.

🔑 Dans tous les cas, la pré-inscription et réservation d’un entretien téléphonique sont les premières étapes pour rejoindre :

Stage

🤝 Engagement pour un 4 jours de 4h, avec passerelles prioritaires possibles vers les cours hebdomadaires.

🎁 L’inscription au cours en présentiel offre également une possibilité d’accès aux groupes correspondants de l’espace communauté.

🔑 Il n’y a pas d’entretien pour rejoindre un stage, les inscriptions se font dans la limite des places disponibles, et le stage remplace l’entretien pour la poursuite du travail :

TESTIMONIALS

"A professional actor for almost 10 years, learning and perfecting my acting technique has always been an imperative. First trained in Belarus, I was at the heart of the foundations of Stanislavski's technique... (...) Seven years ago I discovered Sanford Meisner's technique and it was a shock. Paris Meisner Studio is the 3rd place teaching the Meisner technique that I have attended... I don't expect you to believe me. I write these words as a testimony of my experience. In 3 months in this studio, I learned more than in 1 year with other "Meisnerians". More than in 3 years of Cours Florent. You've got it right. I am very excited. Long live PMS."

Gaëtan Penna

Actor

"I had just come out of a Meisner course at another studio and I wanted to test the different approach of Paris Meisner Studio, (...) I found a sincerity in the expression of my emotions and feelings (...) The precision and feedback of Octave made me discover an emotional depth, a real presence on stage and in my daily life. (...) Octave's precision and feedback made me discover an emotional depth, a real presence on stage and in my daily life.

Sara Novak

Actress

"As a basic improviser, I wanted to be an actor who was more grounded in the present moment. Octave's inclusive and caring pedagogy not only allowed me to accomplish my goal, but also to improve in other areas, mostly related to acting, and my personal life as well. Basically, the people who have a "thing" on stage are the ones who fully accept themselves in front of an audience or a camera, and I feel like I've done a much better job of that since I went through the Paris Meisner Studio training."

Raphaël Frisch

Actor & improviser

"I was looking for authenticity and depth in my playing and the studio program completely fulfilled my request. Sometimes I go home "shaken up" after a class and, to be honest, I love it. It is so common to leave the class feeling like you have hit on something and have something to work on for yourself until the next time. Our personal pitfalls are quickly brought to light and Octave provides us with appropriate work directions. That's when we realize that acting can be therapeutic... What a boon!"

Meryl Rakoto

Actress

"I was able to find a foundation in instability (...) for me a revelation. I no longer make an idea of the scene or a character but I embody it in the present. This gives me confidence as well as the gain of freedom in my acting for castings and shootings (...). The approach is profound and pragmatic (...). The work done on texts and scenes is coherent and efficient (...). This program "Meisner and systemic coaching" is a solid "holistic" training. It is a laboratory of the human actor that allows him to forge his own autonomy. It is a real revelation of our authentic flow of life. The courses are enriching and caring."

Puna Prokop

Actress

"Octave's course (...) allowed me to clarify the different approaches to repetition. Indeed, depending on the teacher, the exercise can take different forms. It was very confusing for me. Octave's clarification allowed me to understand the differences and similarities. What is essential and what is not (...) I managed to have an activity that impacted me more than most of my previous activities, and in a shorter time."

Cyril Solbiac

Actor & improvisation teacher

"Battling between the fear of overacting and the fear of not "pushing it far enough", I was also looking for an approach that would allow me to continue to progress without infringing on my current projects. The practice at Paris Meisner Studio corresponds exactly to my expectations. I found exercises that made my unconscious mechanisms conscious and allowed me to gain sincerity. I rediscovered that spontaneity flows when you are sincerely present to yourself and your partner rather than to your preconceived ideas of characters or situations. Both the learning process and the approach to the text are unlike anything I have ever experienced, with amazing results! (...) "

Diane Benefice

Actress

"The Meisner Method practiced at the Paris Meisner Studio has helped me enormously in my acting practice! The scientific vision of the teacher is extremely efficient; never any questions left unanswered. Always very precise while being benevolent. And although I am not an actor who wants to stick to one method, I would recommend to any actor who wants to progress in his profession to have a Meisner string to his bow! (relationship with the partner, work on presence.) "

Arthur Crussels

Actor

"In a very short time, I have noticed an evolution on a personal level as well as in my approach to acting. On the one hand, the course allowed me to reconnect with emotions that had been buried for years, to know myself better by being sincere in my reactions, to have a sincere feedback of the image I give (which is almost impossible in everyday life) and to be more spontaneous. It is a work that helps you to be more yourself, which is liberating and enjoyable. On the other hand, as an actor, the fact of building the game on what I am deeply gives me the feeling of leaning on something solid, stable and reassuring. It is obvious to me that this method allows for more authenticity and depth in the way one embodies a character, which is precisely what I am looking for. (...) "

Laurence Dupuis

Actress

"Paris Meisner Studio has not only changed my game, but also my everyday interactions. I got to know myself, what made me react, and how, so that I could choose whether or not to incorporate those reactions into my game. I had done several trainings before, some Meisner, some not, and the Meisner & Systemic Coaching program allowed me to make the connections, and clarify some exercises. In particular, to understand, independently, why some worked and others did not. Thanks to this technique, I was also able to take a step back from my behavior and that of others, to realize certain dynamics in interactions."

Katia Crivellari

Actress & dancer

INCLUDES

- 4 hours per week in small groups supervised by Octave Karalievitch, 3 weeks per month

- Pedagogical appendices, regular emails and online community access to learn the technique independently by understanding the rules of the exercises for yourself

- Exercises and personalized prescriptions to deepen the work outside of class (different for each person)

- Whatsapp and Circle groups for follow-up and questions about the application of the technique outside of class

- 2 remedial courses per term for justified absences

- 3 slots of 3 hours per week for the use of premises for self-managed rehearsals supervised by Octave (optional and fixed according to the availability of the groups)

OPTIONAL (after registration)

A filmed session at the end of the term and introduction to playing in front of the camera in Meisner (editing not included)
3 Gestalt orientation group sessions to support and perpetuate this personal work (one per month)

Become more just and sincere, in a healthy and effortless way

Set up the foundation for your custom work system in 12 weeks

PROGRAM

the 3 approaches to the rehearsal exercise as they have been developed around the world, with the different possible “rules of the game” and their consequences, and their links with Ericksonian Hypnosis
a training program to continue working outside of class and the establishment of rituals for the actor
physical impulses and the work of the 3 moments
emotions and connection with the body and meditation
views and self-expression in freedom and truth
the grouping of the 3 approaches and their links with the rest of the work
evolutionary psychology and the consequences for the audience’s attention and the actor’s instrument
the “as if” framework from Stanislavski to Meisner via NLP; the different possible applications for the work, from the rehearsal exercise to the particularization for the work of the text
the “faith of the actor” for Meisner and the consideration of the given circumstances
independent activity work and exploration of core values with NLP
initiating connections to human activities and text analysis in Meisner
the advanced work of the points of view for the adaptation of the technique to the directions of actors
writing and imagination techniques to stimulate the actor’s suggestibility and exploration of imaginary circumstances
the contributions of NLP, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Cognitive Sciences
individualized recommendations for each person

Raphaël & Lydia

Eugenia & Zakari

Cyril & Sara

Octave

Meryl

INTERVENOR

OCTAVE KARALIEVITCH

After studying science (mathematics and physics in preparatory classes, then philosophy of science and knowledge), Octave turned to psychology and cognitive science, and became interested in research in 3 areas in particular: creativity, education and therapy.

Interested in the processes of personal development and liberation, he also trained in contemporary tools of “brief therapies” and coaching such as NLP orEricksonian Hypnosis, of which he is a certified Master Practitioner by the Society of NLP.

After training as an actor, he discovered many Russian and American techniques (among others : Constantin STANISLAVSKI, Stella ADLER, Sanford MEISNER, Lee STRASBERG, Eric MORRIS…) and it is the Meisner technique which particularly attracts his attention, beyond the unexpected sincerity that it confers to the actor, by its healthy, playful and simple side.

Noticing from the start the links with his previous fields of study, he also realizes the variety of his approaches in the world. He then created the Paris Meisner Studio to bring qualified teachers to Paris, in order to continue training in the right way while exploring complementary aspects of this technique, its history and evolution.

In his quest to perfect the understanding of the Meisner technique for himself and other students, he has established a novel system of research and development of which the Meisner & Systemic Coaching program is the result.

In parallel to his teaching and directing activities, Octave continues to train in various related fields to enrich this research, having begun, among others, a 5-year Gestalt therapy curriculum atEPG, a certified trainer training and a training in Brad Blanton ‘s Radical Honesty tools (derived from Gestalt therapy and Ericksonian hypnosis, and aligned with the development of the Meisner technique’s viewpoint work).

As well as traditional meditation techniques and Buddhist systems of mind-body connection, especially Vipassana.

DETAILS & LEVELS

The educational foundations of our Meisner program

🔍 Très différemment enseignée et comprise de par le monde, la technique Meisner est héritière d’une longue histoire de recherche et d’enseignement de l’acting dont les sources sont souvent méconnues.

📚 Nous retraçons ici ses origines, ses développements et sa postérité :

This last link corresponds to the general program of this course.

Levels

The next courses displayed here correspond by default to LEVEL 1.

Re-enrollment for subsequent levels is done internally at the end of each term.

The “classic” Meisner program, traditionally in 2 years, is largely covered here by the first 3 terms: level 1, 2 and 3.

The “second year”, corresponding to levels 5, 6 and 7, concerns the advanced work of applying technique to the conditions of filming and directing, already covered in the first year.

It also introduces the basics of career coaching, production, and writing, in conjunction with the rest of the program.

REGISTRATION FEES

Registration for this course is done on a quarterly basis, on the site for level 1, then renewable on a priority basis for those registered for the current quarter for the following levels, before opening up to former students who wish to resume work.

Payment can be made in monthly instalments, at €287 per month for 3 months, all-inclusive (see INCLUSIONS at the top of the page).

The packages listed under “Optional (after registration)” will be offered at a later date.