KT SpeechWorks Experiencing Accents #16

This intensive six-day workshop carries the techniques of the previous workshops into the acquisition of accents.  This takes the KTS methodology from its focus on increasing awareness through a descriptive approach, to looking at a specified set of accent features as a prescriptive target. What keeps this shift to the prescriptive from becoming limiting for performers is our focus on skill building. Grounding the work in physical experience and rigorous description of speech actions prepares us to feel, hear, analyze, and execute the features of an accent. The use of improvisation and playful exploration throughout the workshops keeps us connected to the fluent, performative skills of the actor.