Movement Theater Studio nyc

Movement Theater Studio nyc Lecoq Training for the Physical Actor and the Generative Theater Artist -

MTS is the first studio in NYC to offer Lecoq-based classes!

06/16/2026

COMMEDIA DEL’ARTE with Virginia Scott Virginia Scott is coming this summer to Movement Theater Studio! Join us for a week long course in mask, play, improvisation, and character based madcap comedy!

Physical Storytelling with Richard Crawford at Movement Theater Studio 💃 learn to tell the biggest stories on the smalle...
06/11/2026

Physical Storytelling with Richard Crawford at Movement Theater Studio 💃 learn to tell the biggest stories on the smallest stages this summer at MTS

Physical Storytelling: Telling the richest of stories with the simplest of tools.

Using the body, voice and highly choreographed collective movement this workshop draws upon mime, heightened characterization, mimo-dymanics and vocal soundscapes to create a short original devised story. Five actors are placed upon a small raised platform and, borrowing techniques from film-making such as quick-cuts, zoom outs, slow motion and split-screens, are charged with taking care of every aspect of the story at hand to create a hyper-theatrical experience. The workshop also explores some of the central tenets of storytelling such as how the constraints of space provide narrative freedom, building a narrative arc, developing dramatic tension, alternating at lightning speed between differing archetypes and how sound completes the world of every story.

This workshop is for performers, directors and teachers who want to gain a solid arsenal of tools at the service of creating visually told, non-script based stories, accessible to all audiences. Richard Crawford develops a fun, warm and exacting classroom where everyone has a voice. By balancing clear instruction and demanding the total creative rigor, Richard strives to bring the best out of every student no matter their level of experience. By the end of this week you will have surprised yourself, made an original piece of theater and be able to turn right around and teach the skills to your theater company or classroom!

Hours: July 6th - 10th, 5 - 9 p.m.

Location: Brooklyn College Campus

06/05/2026

COMMEDIA with Virginia Scott at Movement Theater Studio this summer!

Unleash your inner comedy monster! Put the fun in your body and move it around like crazy!

In this workshop we’ll explore the world of commedia through individual and group improvisational exercises in physical and vocal playfulness.

- It’s your chance to get under some of the most exquisitely crafted leather masks in the world (they’re half masks -so you can talk!).

- Breathe life into the mask by discovering an extraordinary physical expression and invention.

- Investigate Commedia archetypes from Harlequino to Pantalone, so that you can unlock the code of Commedia characters in works from Shakespeare and Moliere to The Simpsons and Law and Order, expanding your acting toolkit.

- Master physical character creation, Use the masks to create specific characters who connect to the audience.

- Spark Laughter: develop quick thinking and spontaneity on stage. Embrace your playfulness to generate material so surprising and true they’ll have to laugh and cry!

- Become a scene-stealer: Learn the secrets to discover exciting and unique games like full pantomime hypotheticals, simple rhythmic and gesture games, verbal gymnastics and “The Cascade” where one thing makes you think of another and you get way off topic as you pursue your fun until you make your back to, what’s it called... your point!

Neutral Mask helps actors to confront their physical habits, discover essential gestures, and build an economy of moveme...
06/04/2026

Neutral Mask helps actors to confront their physical habits, discover essential gestures, and build an economy of movement needed for any performer!

Neutral Mask with Adrienne Kapstein

The study of Neutral Mask challenges the actor to use their entire body in expressing themselves on stage. Working with the mask enables the performer to discover essential gesture and an economy of movement as well as create a foundation and reference point for character. Through a series of improvisational and technical exercises the actor confronts their physical habits in order to move past the ‘daily’ body and enter the theatrical realm. The mask has no opinion but is alive and desires to engage, requiring the actor to undo their knowledge and bring their senses to bear in re-discovering the world around them. The study of the Neutral Mask is vital for actors wanting to gain a greater control over their body in movement, develop their imagination and bring a dynamic quality to their presence on stage.

The neutral masks is the best tool there is to help the actor find the greatest control over their body in space possible.

Hours: July 20th - 24th, 10am - 4pm (1hr off for lunch)

Location: Brooklyn College Campus

05/27/2026

comment MTS to hear more about our upcoming summer programs! Classes in Clown, Neutral Mask, Commedia, Physical Storytelling, The Essential Movements of Jacques Lecoq, and Physical Comedy all this summer at Movement Theater Studio!

MTS-dump. See you at classes THIS summer in Brooklyn ✨
05/21/2026

MTS-dump. See you at classes THIS summer in Brooklyn ✨

05/17/2026

Classes in Physical Comedy, Neutral Mask, the Essential Movements of Lecoq, Commedia, Physical Storytelling, and Clown this summer! We’re warmed up and ready for a summer of physical theatre education!

Create characters, recover your playfulness, and find the clown within yourselves at Movement Theatre Studio this summer...
05/16/2026

Create characters, recover your playfulness, and find the clown within yourselves at Movement Theatre Studio this summer! Classes in Commedia, Clown, Physical Comedy, Neutral Mask, Physical Storytelling, and the Essential Movements of Lecoq available now!

05/07/2026

find your rhythm with Movement Theater Studio ✨ Clown, Commedia, Physical Storytelling, Neutral Mask, Physical Comedy, and The Essential Movements of Lecoq all available for this summer!

Masks at the ready! Our week long COMMEDIA course with Virginia Scott is coming your way this summer, have you secured y...
04/28/2026

Masks at the ready! Our week long COMMEDIA course with Virginia Scott is coming your way this summer, have you secured your spot yet?

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