MASTERCLASS : ACTING THE SONG with Adam KANTOR

LOCATION & TIME
18 February 14-17h
L’Accord Parfait
47 rue Ramey 75018 Paris

This session is geared for performers who want to bring specific acting choices and contemporary, integrated techniques to their repertoire or audition piece.  Focus will be on connecting the performer to the song through the lyric, helping to create a solo performance that is honest, authentic, and captivating. 
(This master class session will be held in English, French translation available as needed. Anglophone and Francophone performers are welcome to apply).

Adam Kantor won an Emmy and a Grammy for his performance in the Tony-winning production of THE BAND’S VISIT on Broadway, as well as an Outer Critics Circle honor for his performance in DARLING GRENADINE at the Roundabout. He was nominated for an LA Drama Critics Circle Award for THE INHERITANCE at The Geffen Playhouse. Previously, on Broadway, Adam starred in FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, NEXT TO NORMAL, and RENT (final cast, filmed live for Sony Pictures). Off-Broadway, he starred in THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Second Stage and AVENUE Q at New World Stages. Regional highlights include Jonathan Larson’s TICK, TICK, BOOM at Actor’s Playhouse, Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow’s NOIR at the Alley, as well as Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow’s DINER at the Signature. On TV he was in High Potential on ABC as “Spencer”, Billions on Showtime as “Pununzio”, and The Good Wife on CBS as “Ezra”. He starred in the feature film Either Side Of Midnight, directed by Roger Spottiswoode. Adam is a graduate of Northwestern University and the British American Dramatic Academy. He is a coach for The National High School Music Theatre Awards (“The Jimmy Awards”) since 2014. He also teaches at Stella Adler Conservatory in NYC and the British American Drama Academy in London. He was a co-creator of the digital special “SATURDAY NIGHT SEDER”, which raised over $4M for the CDC Foundation. It was produced by his interactive experiential culinary-theatre company StoryCourse. Adam has headlined concerts at Carnegie Hall as well Princeton Symphony Orchestra, among others.  @AdamJKantor on social.

REGISTRATION
*Space is very limited. 9 performers maximum. Advance registration is required for performers.
If you wish to participate in the master classes as a singer/actor participant, please enroll online here via HELLOASSO and send a CV, headshot, and Mp3 to studio@amtlive.org. (Those wishing to attend as auditors do not need to submit materials.)

Performers will perform a musical theatre piece and will work in master class format with the guest artist. Ideally, the material should be memorized in advance. Please prepare sheet music in your performance key. Live piano accompaniment will be provided.

Performer pricing:
Members of AMT Live 65€
Public 75€

Auditor pricing:
Members of AMT Live 25€
Public 35€