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Oct
11

Addressing the Effort-Reward Imbalance

Ah... Feeling seen by science... There ain't anything quite like it... As humans, our work lives matter. As
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Sep
27

Over-programming Your Training Menu

We get monumental joy from Dojo actors sharing how they're slaying the game with their Training Menu. Your
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Sep
13

Dancing the Agent Dance

We've intentionally shied away from writing a "How to Get an Acting Agent" post until now
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Aug
30

PSA: Your Training is Yours

Once upon a time, my masochistic streak meant I was here 👏🏼 for 👏🏼 teachers and training that conflated "breaking actors
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Aug
16

Database: UK Casting Directors (2024)

You 😏 know 😏 it 😏 We're so pleased that our Black Belt friends have enjoyed their access to these databases
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Aug
02

Playing Pirates and Ninjas

In 2019, one of our favourite thinkers, Derek Sivers, was asked the question of all questions – "Pirates or ninjas?
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Jul
19

Database: UK Acting Agents (2024)

Yes 👏🏼 It 👏🏼 Can 👏🏼 If you've been playing along from home, you'll know we've been
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Jul
05

Becoming More Castable

It's frustrating, but getting cast isn't something we can completely control. The entertainment industries aren'
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Jun
21

Database: AUS Acting Agents (2024)

Did someone say spreadsheet? For those who've been following along, we have another database update ready for your
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Jun
07

Acting Training Needs to Step Up

Your Dojo friends are back at it, being all provocative sounding. But not without reason. Never without reason. As some
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