Born in Poland, trained as an actor at the National Dramatic Academy in Warsaw, Poland and the Alexander Fersen Academy in Rome, Italy. While in Poland, he studied and worked with theater and film masters Jerzy Grotowski and Andrzej Wajda. For the past ten years he has successfully worked in film and television in The United States and Europe. Some of his credits include: E-Ring, Independence Day, Operation Samum, Alias, The Agency, JAG, and many others.
Konrad discovered The Alexander Technique while working in USA. Its effectiveness in improving the level of acting and coping with stress associated with performing and every day life fascinated him. He spent three years training as an Alexander teacher with Jean-Louis Rodrigue and others at Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles, where he got his certification.
Kristof Konrad is teaching for the Verbier Festival & Academy in Switzerland, and the UBS Verbier Youth Orchestra. In the U.S., he is collaborating with Jean-Louis Rodrigue at the Larry Moss Studio, Howard Fine Acting Studio, teaching for the UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies, Theatricum Botanicum , Media Access. He recently worked with the cast of "KING LEAR" and "THE SEAGULL" of The Royal Shakespeare Company and the artists of Cirque du Soleil's, "KA" on improving performance and preventing injuries.
Kristof Konrad is teaching for the Verbier Festival & Academy in Switzerland, and the UBS Verbier Youth Orchestra. In the U.S., he is collaborating with Jean-Louis Rodrigue at the Larry Moss Studio, Howard Fine Acting Studio, teaching for the UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies, Theatricum Botanicum, Media Access and recently worked with the artists of Cirque du Soleil's "KA" on improving performance and preventing injuries.
Mr. Konrad earned his M.F.A. in Theatre in the field of Dramatic Acting from the Alexander Zelwerowicz National Dramatic Academy in Warsaw, Poland. He maintains a private practice in Santa Monica, CA and West Los Angeles. He is an active member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT).
12/06
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