Browsing in category 'Theatre and Performance'
Body Talking – To You or To Me?
It was very interesting to recently become aware of the research work that Social Psychologist Amy Cuddy has been pioneering at Harvard Business School. She gives evidence to show that body language can change other people’s perceptions — and even our own body chemistry — simply by changing body positions. As a young training Actor in the 1980s I was introduced to […]
Congratulations Jared Leto!
I’m really thrilled to see that Jared Leto won an Oscar for his role in ‘Dallas Buyers Club”. Jared was the first Actor I coached on the first film I worked on as a Dialogue Coach. His extraordinary portrayal is mesmerising and the award well deserved. In our next newsletter I will be writing an article about how Jared, and […]
Boost Your Family’s Brain Power When Studying For Exams
(An abridged version of this article by Poll Moussoulides was published in the ‘Health & Living’ Magazine of the Irish Independent on 4th February 2013) In 2001, I was the Voice Coach on a film adaptation of Marion Keyes’ book ‘Watermelon’ with Anna Friel and Brenda Fricker in lead roles. After a coaching session Anna and I were having lunch […]
The Vikings Are Coming!
So now we know! Episode 1 of ‘VIKINGS’ will be aired on US television on 3rd March 2013. As part of my work as the cast Dialogue Coach I have been involved in constructing our ‘Viking’ accent and helping the Actors fine tune their Old Norse and Anglo Saxon sounds! I’ve also had a sneak preview of some of the episodes, and wow […]