Berg Studios

About the Yat Malmgren Technique:
This work is based upon the work of two pioneers of 20th-century performance research: Rudolf Laban and Yat Malmgren. In these classes, you will be introduced to a theory and practice which breaks down all expressive movements into their constituent parts and links them to the deep-seated psychological impulses which underpin them. From these building blocks ‘character’ can be constructed, either from scratch as a creative act or from a close analysis of an already existing script as an act of accurate and imaginative interpretation.
This work provides an accurate and complete way of describing human behavior and its dramatic
representation, giving a practitioner the tools to transform their bodies and minds at will into the shape, form, and thoughts of a new character, either subtly or profoundly. It provides a way to create nuanced and detailed characterizations, and to access inner sensations ripe for use in dramatic circumstances, and otherwise hard to stimulate.
Advance Workshop: (Prerequisites: April’s Beginner’s workshop at Berg Studios, attendance of a previous Yat Workshop at Berg Studios, or equivalent training from another institution)
In this course, you will begin to apply the theory of the work practically. You will create ‘Near Exercises’, structured improvisations exploring character creation, tempo/rhythm, and dramatic composition. You will apply the theory onto text. You are invited to use language from Shakespeare to modern drama or even contemporary film.
You are invited to use pieces that you already know that you would like to explore through the additional lens of this work, or you can work on new text. Both the Near Exercises and text work will give you the chance to explore, enhance, and embed the theory into your craft and practice with detailed feedback. You will apply all the work from the Beginners workshop to a full ‘realistic’ text.

Gregory’s film coaching clients and students include:

Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed
SAG Award winner Winston Duke
Emmy winner Aziz Ansari
Emmy nominee Michaela Coel
Additional clients and students include
Jonathan Majors
(Emmy nominee), Yahya Abdul-Mateen |I (Emmy winner), Simone Ashley (SAG Award nominee), Hasan Minhaj, (Emmy Winner) and Moses Ingram (Emmy nominee).
Gregory’s recent television credits include coaching series regular leads on acclaimed and award-winning shows such as

-The Night Agent
-The Pitt,
- Yellowjackets,
-Pulse,
-The Residence,
-Nine Perfect Strangers,
-Gen V,
-Tell Me Lies,
-Harlem,
-Cape Fear (Scorsese-Spielberg Project)
-Brothers (Matthew McConaughey Woody
Harrelson
Project)

BERG STUDIOS LOS ANGELES JUNE 6 and 7th 10-5
EMAIL: [email protected]

Gregory’s film coaching clients and students include:

-Oscar and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed
-SAG Award winner Winston Duke
-Emmy winner Aziz Ansari
-Emmy nominee Michaela Coel
Additional clients and students include Jonathan Majors (Emmy nominee), Yahya Abdul-Mateen || (Emmy winner), Simone Ashley (SAG Award nominee),
Hasan Minhaj, (Emmy Winner) and Moses Ingram (Emmy nominee).
Gregory’s recent television credits include coaching series regular leads on acclaimed and award-winning shows such as

-The Night Agent
-The Pitt,
- Yellowjackets,
-Pulse,
-The Residence,
-Nine Perfect Strangers,
-Gen V,
-Tell Me Lies,
-Harlem,
-Cape Fear (Scorsese-Spielberg Project)
-Brothers (Matthew McConaughey / Woody Harrelson)
Join us THIS APRIL 18 for a free in-studio demonstration with Gregory Berger (Berg) former on camera faculty and alumni of Yale Drama School
You’ll observe the same imaginative on camera technique Berg developed and taught at Yale, meet members of our teaching team, and get a clear sense of the level of work we cultivate.

After the presentation, we’ll help you find the training path that fits you - with a range of classes and workshops designed to work with every schedule and experience evel.

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CONGRATS TO BERG STUDIO’S STUDENT SKY KATZ ON HER UPCOMING LEAD ROLE

CONGRATS TO BERG STUDIOS STUDENT ASANTE BLACKK FOR HIS ROLE IN EUPHORIA SEASON 3 NOW STREAMING ON HBO MAX

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