Alexander Techworks » Private and Group Instruction in the Alexander Technique

Welcome to Alexander Techworks. For over 100 years actors, dancers, singers, musicians, athletes, and members of the entertainment industry have used the Alexander Technique in order to be more effective on stage, in front and behind the camera.

Benefits to be gained include release of restrictions, increased coordination, effortless movement, fuller capacity of breath, improvement of the use of the voice and speech, increased tone in the musculature, and a stronger sense of presence.

Enjoy exploring our website,
Jean-Louis and Kristof

Upcoming Classes and Courses
- CLICK HERE FOR UPCOMING CLASSES 2009
- INTENSIVE
  
  EMBODYING THE CHARACTER (WORDS, ACTION, PASSION) BY USING THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE.
  A Three Day Acting Intensive in New York
  with JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE and KRISTOF KONRAD
  
  APRIL 10, 11, 12, 2009
  10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
  Tuition: $450
  
  "I really like to look into the physical acting characteristics of my character, because it helps me to transform. The Alexander Technique helps me to burrow into roles like gay cowboys and drug addicts by focusing on my posture, movement, and presence." – HEATH LEDGER
  Click Here for Registration Information
- INTENSIVE
  
  ANIMAL MOVEMENT STUDIES
  Intensive Two-Day Workshop in Los Angeles
  with JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE and KRISTOF KONRAD
  
  Sat. May 2, 2009 (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
  Sun. Dec 3, 2009 (9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
  Tuition: $300
  
  Animal studies are a step toward transforming as an actor into a character. The study of animals enables actors to act and react in new ways; to enrich and expand their own physical and emotional world to include surprising and new ways of moving and acting.
  
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News Update
- THE MANY FACES OF KRISTOF KONRAD.
  It has been a very busy and creative time for Kristof this past year. Several young and upcoming film directors have cast him in their daring and very independent projects. (Read more...)
- THE BERLINALE TALENT CAMPUS INVITES JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE TO MENTOR FILMMAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, February 7-12, 2009.
  The Berlinale Talent Campus which took place at the Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin-Kreuzberg, is a summit of the most talented up-and-coming filmmakers from around the world and is the brain child of Dieter Kosslick, Artistic Director of the Berlin International Film Festival. (Read more...)
- MAJOR STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL FINDS THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE MOST EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING BACK PAIN.
  A recent study funded by the Medical Research Council and the NHS Research and Development fund finds long-term pain can be relieved through study of the Alexander Technique. (Read more...)
- HAAZ SLEIMAN HAS BEEN BEATING HIS DRUMS IN "THE VISITOR" AND IN CLASS WITH JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE AND KRISTOF KONRAD.
  Haaz Sleiman has been studying the Alexander Technique for the past few years with Jean-Louis and Kristof. Recommended to them by Larry Moss, Haaz has applied everything he learns into his acting. The best example is his last role (Read more...)
- JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE TAUGHT THE ART OF ACTING INTENSIVE IN BERLIN, July 21-25, 2008.
  Jean-Louis Rodrigue taught an Intensive course in the Art of Acting, using the Alexander Technique as applied to performance for a group of German actors and directors at Theaterforum- Kreuzberg and sponsored by Interkunst in Berlin. (Read more...)
- NICK E. TARABAY AND KRISTOF KONRAD USING THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE TO GET INTO THE BODY AND MIND OF LIEUTENANT AXEL FINET ON "CRASH"
  A long time student of the Alexander Technique, Nick E. Tarabay is starring in a new TV series "CRASH". From the producers of the Academy Award winning Best Motion Picture of 2006, "Crash" is a provocative new 13-episode drama series (Read more...)
- JULIETTE BINOCHE AND AKRAM KHAN JOIN FORCES TO CREATE "In-I" , AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE. JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE SUPPORTS JULIETTE’S PROCESS WITH THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, September 2008.
  Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche and internationally acclaimed contemporary dancer & choreographer Akram Khan have joined forces to create a new work of dance theatre (Read more...)
- THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE PROGRAM FOR MUSICIANS TAUGHT BY JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE AT THE NEW UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 2008-2009.
  The Herb Alpert Foundation has given UCLA a $30-million endowment pledge to establish the cross-disciplinary UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. The endowment will bring (Read more...)
- JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE PREPARES JOSH BROLIN AS GEORGE W. BUSH FOR CONTROVERSIAL MOVIE "W" DIRECTED BY OLIVER STONE, April 2008.
  Josh Brolin did his homework in preparation for his role as George W. Bush. He came to Jean-Louis to work on how to embody George W's aging process from the age of twenty to sixty. (Read more...)
- THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE MAKES AN IMPACT ON BROADWAY AND OFF-BROADWAY
  Extraordinary acting is now happening in three plays about dysfunctional families on Broadway and Off-Broadway, by a group of actors who have been studying the Alexander Technique over the years with Jean-Louis Rodrigue. (Read more...)
- RODRIGUE IS AWARDED GRANT FELLOWSHIP AT THE MONTALVO ARTS CENTER TO DEVELOP AND DIRECT PLAY ADAPTATION OF "THE READER" IN 2008-2009
  Montalvo Arts Center is housed in the historic "Villa Montalvo", In 1939, Villa Montalvo was opened to the public as an arts center with artists in residence and a small gallery in the Villa. (Read more...)
- SHARON LAWRENCE TACKLES THE ROLE OF ICONIC ACTRESS VIVIEN LEIGH WITH KRISTOF KONRAD’S COACHING AND THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
  The complex and multi-layered personality of Vivien Leigh was a challenge for actress Sharon Lawrence, who will be starring in "Orson’s Shadow", a new play at the Pasadena Playhouse. Sharon came to Kristof to use the Alexander Technique to embody the physicality and the vocal requirements of the character, and express the many medical conditions of Vivien Leigh. (Read more...)
- JULIETTE BINOCHE PREPARES WITH JEAN-LOUIS RODRIGUE FOR A THEATRICAL DANCE PROJECT IN 2008-2009
  Juliette Binoche was in town last November to open "Dan in Real Life". Starring contemporary comedy giant Steve Carell and Oscar-winning Binoche, a coupling as unlikely as it is delicious. (Read more...)
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