Debbie Green

Biography

I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Movement for Actors at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and teach on both the BA (Hons) Acting, and the MA Movement: Directing and Teaching (of which I am Co-Course Leader). After studying on the Dance Theatre Course at Laban Centre (1978-81), I immediately pursued a life as a specialist in Movement for Actors. Before joining Central in 1989, I worked at most of the major drama schools, including East 15 (where I was Head of Movement), Guildhall, Webber Douglas and RADA. During my time at Central I have co-authored the first ever UK MA course in movement for actors (MA Movement: Directing and Teaching), and also designed the movement curriculum for the 3-year Acting Course. As well as teaching I have worked on over 90 public productions at Central alone, as either the movement coach, movement director, or choreographer. Interspersed with my work at Central I work as a movement consultant and coach in theatre, film and television. Recent work includes Cinderella directed by K. Branagh (Screen Test Etiquette Coach; 2015) and Maleficent Directed by R. Stromberg (Movement Coach; 2014). I work internationally as a visiting lecturer offering masterclasses and specialist workshops, most recently for the Ingmar Bergman Chair at UNAM (Mexico; 2015). I am a fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and have also worked as a consultant on curriculum development at other institutions, including RADA, East 15 and UNAM. My first book Actor Movement: Expression of the Physical Being, co-written with Debbie Green, was published by Bloomsbury in 2015. I am currently working on a second book focused on Laban’s Efforts of Action for publication by Bloomsbury in 2017.

Research Interest

Actor Movement Animal Study Observation and Translation Laban’s Efforts of Action Drive Solo Dance Actor Movement in Production Character Transformation Keys and Codes: Etiquette, Drunk, Age, Gender The Listening Body The Actor’s Body: Identity and Image (TABII) Pedagogy Movement Direction