Ivan

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MA Actor & Director with 70+ Stage/Screen Roles: Master Auditions & Text with the Guskin "How to Stop Acting" Approach

Name: Ivan
Address: London, NZ
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Price range: $150

Acting
Drama School Entrance
Musical theatre

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About Ivan

Professional Biography

I am an international professional actor, director, and writer holding a Master of Arts (MA) in Acting from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia. My career began as a child actor in 1994, and I have worked continuously at the highest professional level since 2005. Over the last two decades, I have brought more than 70 roles to life across major national theatres, feature films, and television, alongside over 70 professional voice-acting credits for major international animated feature films.

Throughout my career, I have shared the stage with world-renowned classical icons like Rade Šerbedžija and Tony Award-winner David Shiner. Having directed 6 diverse professional theatrical productions—ranging from Shakespearean tragedy to contemporary musicals and cabarets—I have spent years sitting on both sides of the audition table. I know exactly what directors and casting panels look for when evaluating a performer's dramatic presence.

As a coach, I have worked across the entire spectrum of development: guiding high school students in drama studios to build foundational skills, mentoring drama school applicants through rigorous entry exam preparation, coaching professional actors working on specific roles, and training a principal mezzo-soprano for her highly celebrated, intensely physical title role performance in Bizet's Carmen at the Croatian National Theater Ivan pl. Zajc.

Professional Credentials & Affiliations:
• Member, HZSU – Croatian Freelance Artists Association (State-recognized elite independent artist status)
• Member, HDDU – Croatian Association of Dramatic Artists
• Master of Arts (MA) in Acting – Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
• Guest Director & Lead Performer across major European and State-Subsidized National Theatres, including:
o Ulysses Theatre (Prestigious International Classical Summer Festival)
o Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin (Elite State Opera & Classical Drama House)
o Zagreb Youth Theatre / ZKM (Renowned Avant-Garde & Contemporary Repertory Theatre)
o Komedija City Theatre (Major Musical Theatre & Lyric Stage Productions)
o Gavella Drama Theatre (Leading National Stage for Classical & Modern Drama)
o Kerempuh Satirical Theatre (Premier National House for High Comedy and Satire)

About the lesson

The Active Rehearsal: Transforming Pressure into Creative Freedom

My coaching is fundamentally rooted in Harold Guskin’s legendary approach detailed in his book, How to Stop Acting. Having deeply explored and applied this work for 16 years as an actor and director, I know its power to transform a performance from "good" to "unforgettable."
Traditional acting often forces you to plan how to say a line or how to feel a certain emotion. This creates tension, predictability, and artificial habits. My method does the exact opposite: we strip away the planning so your natural instincts can take over.

The Core Pillars of Our Work:
• Responding to the Text, Not the Plan: You will learn to look at a script without deciding beforehand how to deliver it. We focus on letting the words hit you in real-time, making your response completely unpredictable, fresh, and alive.
• Overcoming the Fear of Being "Wrong": I create a safe, high-energy space where there are no mistakes—only discoveries. By letting go of the pressure to give a "perfect" performance, you unlock a raw, magnetic truth.
• Director-Minded Script Structure: Blending Guskin's instinct-led work with structural storytelling concepts from Robert McKee, we will analyze your script's architecture. You will understand the scene's engine so your instincts always serve the story.

Specialized Training for Classical & Opera Singers:

• The Score as Your Instinct Engine: Many traditional acting coaches try to teach opera singers to act by stripping away the music or treating the libretto like a standard play script. My approach is different. As a coach who understands classical music deeply, I teach you how to decode the musical score to fuel your dramatic performance.
• The Architecture of Music: The composer has already written your character's subconscious, pacing, and emotional shifts directly into the time signatures, key changes, and note intervals. By blending a precise reading of the music with the Guskin approach, we ensure you never have to juggle "singing technique" and "acting choices" simultaneously on stage. Instead, you will learn to let the architecture of the music automatically trigger your raw, physical, and truthful acting impulses.

What We Focus On:

• Audition & Self-Tape Prep: Leverage my experience as a director to master both theatre and screen auditions. Learn how to translate abstract or confusing director-speak—like a sudden demand for more "stature"—into concrete, physical choices that demand attention.
• Role Building & Character Development: Move beyond standard theater exercises. We dive straight into your current rehearsal material, upcoming production, or audition arias, transforming high-pressure requirements into a blank canvas for your instincts.

(Flexible scheduling options are available to seamlessly accommodate UK and international time zones.)

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