ACTWITHIN Mind-Body Training Studio | 演員身心訓練工作室

[Presence II Advanced Course | From Perception to Circumstances, Character, and High Emotional States]

If Presence I helped you reopen your senses,
learning to listen, feel, and let reactions happen in the moment...
Then Presence II takes that perception and brings it into more complex, high-pressure "circumstances" and "high emotional states."

Often, the moment we get a script, we rush to ask:
"How should I play this character?"
"What expression should I use? How do I burst into emotion?"

But can characters really only be built through "design" and "imitation"?
Can emotions really only be forced by "pushing hard"?

✨ This isn't just another acting formula; it is a discovery of the body.

In Presence II, we don't rush to "make a character."
Instead, we practice: allowing the character to grow naturally within the circumstances.

A character is not a stranger you have to pretend to be,
but "another version of yourself" brought out by specific pressures, relationships, and situations.

If you have ever encountered these bottlenecks:
❌ You analyze a character thoroughly, but the performance feels soulless once you act it out?
❌ Emotional scenes either feel too forced or you can't get into them at all?
❌ The more you rehearse, the more mechanical your acting becomes?
❌ Whenever you reach a high-pressure scene, your body freezes, blows up, or shrinks?

This class will help you find a more authentic, deeper, and more resilient way of acting.

💡 5 Key Learning Focuses:
1️⃣ Physical resilience: Staying awake, open, and perceptive in the body even during high emotional states.
2️⃣ Natural character growth: Letting characters grow out of circumstances and relationships rather than relying on forced imitation.
3️⃣ Breaking mechanical rehearsals: Ensuring every repetition feels like a fresh "first discovery" in the moment.
4️⃣ Demystifying acting: Combining theatrical experience with Somatics to decode the relationship between emotion and the body.
5️⃣ Returning to the present through perception: Moving from perception to character, from character to emotion, and from emotion back to the present moment.

📅 Course Information

• Instructor: Hanks Li
• Location: San Po Kong District
• Sessions: 12 classes in total (3 hours per session, 30+ hours in total)
• Dates & Times:
  🗓 Bonus Review Class: November 7, 2026 (12:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
  🗓 Regular Classes: Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24, Dec 1, Dec 4, Dec 21, Dec 29, Jan 5, Jan 8, Jan 12 (19:30 – 22:30)

💰 Course Fees & Discounts (Discounts cannot be combined):

• Original Price: HK$8,500
• 🐥 Early Bird Discount: HK$7,650 (10% off for payments made before October 1)
• 🤩 Cross-Course Bundle: 15% off (HK$7,225) when enrolling together with the "Text to Action" course
• 👯‍♂️ Bring-a-Friend Discount: 10% off
• 🎓 Alumni Practice Price: HK$6,800 (Limited spots, restricted to alumni who have previously taken advanced classes)

Acting is not imitation; acting is a discovery.
We invite you to step into a deeper level of actor training together.

[Everything in the Text 文本分析技巧課]

Text analysis is like a map or a playground guide before acting.

Its purpose is not to restrict actors, but to let them clearly know:

• Where this text takes place
• What contents are inside
• What the rules, conditions, and relationships are
• What characters can and cannot do
• Which direction the scene and plot should head

The clearer an actor is about the scope and rules of the text, the more freely they can play in their performance.
Because freedom does not come from wild guessing, but from clearly knowing what game you are in.
Emotion should happen naturally during the performance process after clarifying the circumstances, relationships, and actions, rather than being slapped on beforehand.

💡 How is "Everything in the Text" different from ordinary analysis classes?

Instructor Hanks has years of drama teaching experience, transforming overly mysterious and abstract theatrical concepts into tools that the body and voice can actually execute and verify!

We don't do mysterious brainstorming; what we do is an objective, clear, and verifiable method of analysis:

1️⃣ Only process "indisputable" facts in the script — Don't guess wildly, look only at textual evidence.
2️⃣ Retain only choices that the body and voice can actually execute — Turning analysis directly into action.
3️⃣ Support the flow of perception — Analysis is not meant to be guarded rigidly, but to serve the present moment.

In this course, you will gain a clear set of judgment criteria to help you recalibrate the balance between "analysis" and "perception," making the text your most trusted reliance on stage or in front of the camera, rather than a burden.

👣 Who is this suitable for?

• Actors interested in acting who want to seek breakthroughs
• People who have encountered bottlenecks or myths in their performance and want new inspiration
• Explorers with a strong interest in human behavior and psycho-physical responses

Course Details

• Instructor: Hanks Li
• Dates: November 21, December 5, December 19, 2026 | January 2, January 16, 2027 (5 days in total)
• Time: 2 PM – 8 PM (6 hours per session, 30+ hours of intensive training)
• Fee: HK$8,500 (Teaching text/scripts included in the fee)

🐥 Smart Registration Discounts (Discounts cannot be combined):

1. Early Bird Discount: 10% off for payments made before October 1 (Discounted price: HK$7,650)
2. Bring-a-Friend Discount: 10% off (Discounted price: HK$7,650/person)
3. Alumni Referral: Fill in the referrer's name on the form to get 10% off (Discounted price: HK$7,650)
4. Bundle Discount: Enroll together with the Presence I / II courses and enjoy 15% off both courses!