Classes & Trainings

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The Yat/Bentley Centre offers a range of classes and trainings for actors, writers, directors, and performers of all stripes in both group and private formats.

If you want a life punctuated with wonder and discovery, seek vital artistic expression, and are willing to dig deep: you belong with us here at YBC.

Ongoing training spans terms from September-December, January-March, and April-May.

View descriptions of our previous course offerings below:

• Fall 2022 YBC Course Offerings

• Winter 2021 YBC Course Offerings

• Fall 2020 YBC Course Offerings

• Summer 2020 YBC Course Offerings

• Spring 2021 YBC Course Offerings

• Summer 2021 YBC Course Offerings

ONGOING training | yat/bentley method

Weekly training in the Yat/Bentley Method. Various group classes are suitable for different levels, and new students can apply for an interview to join. The program will consist of:

• 3-6 hours weekly of in-classroom acting education

• 2-4 hours weekly of rehearsals and/or

• Homework and exercises as assigned by teachers

Students are involved in the following practices that are fundamental to the Yat/Bentley method:

• Everything is Inner Movement

• Inner Movement is Revealed the shadow moves of Outer Movement

• Action and Release

• The 4 Internal Reservoirs and their Pathways toward Action

• The 8 Working Actions (Subconscious Motifs)

• The 6 Inner Attitudes (Portals of Character Behavior)

• Scenarios for all Inner Attitude Variations

• The 4 Drives of Passion, Vision, Spell + Doing.

• The Confluence of Drives

• The Actor’s Negotiation between the Inner & Outer Life

Commitment to work, punctuality, and discipline are an absolute requirement.