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http://www.katemaravan.com/
Meisner technique encourages a moment-to-moment capacity to listen/observe and respond with an emphasis on staying firmly rooted in the present. It invites us to challenge our habitual ways of seeing and responding in order to discover all that is available to us.
Kate trained at RADA and works in theatre, television and film. She has co- written scripts for theatre, the BBC and Channel 4 and has been teaching Meisner technique/Movement for over 20 years. She currently teaches at The Centre, Arts Ed MA, BA and Foundation courses, The National Opera Studio, Generation Arts and at her own practice including Meisner in Song workshops co created/taught with Acting through Song teacher Vanessa Havell.
Acting Theatre credits include The Old House, written and performed by Kate (RADA and Camden Fringe Festivals, Theatre 503, HighTide Aldeburgh, Assembly Roxy, digital run for Actors Centre On Demand season, Brighton fringe Festival), Future Bodies with Unlimited Theatre and Rash Dash (Home Manchester and Northern Stage), Opening Skinner’s Box with Improbable Theatre (Lincoln Centre Festival New York, Wexner Centre Ohio, Bristol Old Vic, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Northern Stage), One Cold Dark Night (The Bush), Four Minutes Twelve Seconds (Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios, Olivier nominated for Best Affiliate Show). TV credits include The Split (BBC) Pan Tau (Caligari Films), Giri/Haji (BBC,Netflix), Safe (Netflix), Lewis (ITV), Miranda (BBC), The Politician’s Husband (BBC), Emmerdale (ITV), Absolute Power (BBC), Broken News (BBC).
Film includes 6Underground (Netflix), Seven Lucky Gods (nominated for Best Supporting Actress at Milan Film festival).