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2 WEEK INTENSIVE
AMDA & FONACT The best of two worlds
Two Schools. One Experience.
When actors come together, something powerful happens.
When two leading training institutions join forces to share the essence of their work in a single programme, it unlocks the potential for a truly transformative experience
When two leading training institutions join forces to share the essence of their work in a single programme, it unlocks the potential for a truly transformative experience
This two-week workshop brings together AMDA and FONACT in a unique and innovative format. Each school offers its approach, its methodology, and its artistic DNA, creating a space where perspectives collide, complement, and expand.
Participants experience two distinct ways of working, united by the same ambition: rigour, creativity, and a deep commitment to the craft. The result is an intense, inspiring, and a one-of-a-kind training experience.
Duration
2 weeks
Fees
€1090
Campus
Fontainebleau
Age
17+
Group size
20 maximum
Audition
no
Language
English
Date
Jul 20 - Jul 31 2026
About the programme
Open to beginners and seasoned professionals alike, all you need is curiosity and a desire to develop your craft. The course is open to anyone with a passion for acting and/or a desire to develop their personal confidence and presence. We welcome applicants of any age (17+) and nationality, regardless of previous acting experience.
Our courses are the perfect place to work in a creative and safe environment with highly qualified and passionate instructors. The directors and teachers will support, inspire and challenge you, as well as encourage play, openness and creativity. We want to ensure you feel nourished, pushed and available to your fellow ensemble members. You will build your confidence and experience the real meaning of the ensemble in an atmosphere of joy and discovery.
Week One
Dance for Actors: Movement Across Stage & Screen
This class in week one equips actors with the dance and movement skills they’re most likely to encounter in their careers, both on stage and on camera. Students will explore foundational styles such as court and period dancing, waltzing and partner work, and essential musical theatre movement. The course also introduces basic dance concepts like utilizing opposition, torque and spotting, isolations, turnout mechanics, choreography retention, and genre-specific stylization.
Physical Character Lab: Movement & Improvisation
This class explores how actors create fully realized characters through physical transformation and movement-driven improvisation. Students will experiment with posture shifts, tempo changes, gait development, gesture vocabulary, and spatial dominance to build distinct physical identities. Through structured and open improvisation, actors will develop characters inspired by archetypes, genre conventions, historical periods, and heightened theatrical styles, strengthening bold choices, adaptability, and embodied storytelling.
Week Two
acting for stage: movement & ensemble
This week offers participants a deep-dive into physical craft for the actor, training in psycho-physical expansion, and an opportunity to release your creative impulse. Through movement-driven exploration, students will work to understand tension and physical freedom, and the transformative skill of physical listening in the ensemble. Through structured and open ensemble improvisation, actors will develop a greater understanding of their physicality, strengthening bold choices, relationship to authentic impulse and embodied storytelling.
The team
Behind FONACT is a collective of artists, teachers, and professionals united by a shared commitment to excellence in training and creation.
From core leadership to visiting practitioners, from craft specialists to well-being and production teams, every part of FONACT is designed to serve the actor’s development — with precision, care, and ambition.
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