Stella Adler Studio of Acting Goes Global, Schools To Open In India And Philippines

In a series of exciting new ventures into the development of international acting training, the prestigious Stella Adler Studio of Acting will be partnering with a new school in India, home of the burgeoning "Bollywood" film industry, as well as offering a theater workshop in the Philippines. The school in India will open in September, and the anticipated debut of the Philippine workshop is January 2011.

"The Stella Adler Studio of Acting has served actors from our location in New York for over sixty years. In that time, master teachers from all over the world, like Yoshi Oida (France/Japan), have inspired us and diversified our curriculum," said Tom Oppenheim, Director of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. "Now, we are taking the principles of the technique developed by Stella Adler around the world. Theater artists in Europe, Mexico, India, Asia and beyond will have access to the same teachers and training as the actors who study with us in New York. In today's global economy, this work is vital."

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting has embarked on collaborative efforts, already training in Mexico, Trinidad, France, Italy and Germany. It hopes to partner with a school in Japan as well in 2011.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's partner in India is veteran Bollywood Director Rahuul Rawail, who has more than 20 films to his credit, including some of the biggest blockbusters of the Indian cinema. Mr. Rawail is also keenly interested in the development of young talent, having introduced actors like Kumar Gaurav, Sunny Deol, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Kajol and Aishwariya Rai. As CEO of the Institute in India, Mr. Rawail hopes to offer the next generation of talented Indian actors the chance to compete globally as the country continues to export more of its films and its stars to the international market.

The workshop in the Philippines will be taught by Ron Burrus at the Tanghalang Pilipino, the most prominent theater in the country. It was conceptualized by Renante Bustamante, an alumnus of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting's Evening Conservatory. Currently, there are no serious dramatic theater training programs in the Philippines. Mr. Bustamente's goal, with the help of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, is to take this important step toward creating dynamic theater schools in that nation.

Mr. Burrus is the greatest living exponent of the Stella Adler Technique. He spent many years studying and teaching alongside Ms. Adler in New York City. He has extensive theatre directing credits, including The Three Sisters and You Can't Take It With You at the Circle in the Square, The Brick and the Rose at New York University and The White Whore and The Bit Player for the Cubiculo Theatre.

Since its founding in 1949, The Stella Adler Studio of Acting School in New York has trained thousands of actors, many of whom have gone on to important theater and film careers. Its mission is to create an environment with the purpose of nurturing theatre artists who value humanity, their own and others, as their first and most precious priority while providing art and education to the greater community.

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