Acting coach
Dr Shaoyuan Qi
Acting coach & researcher (London-based)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Visiting Research Associate Professor, The Central Academy of Drama, China
Founder & Artistic Director, QI Performing Arts Limited
Dr Shaoyuan Qi
Acting coach & researcher (London-based)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
Visiting Research Associate Professor,
The Central Academy of Drama, China
Founder & Artistic Director,
QI Performing Arts Limited
I diagnose where actor-training methods misfire across contexts, redesign them with an action-based intercultural framework so they work across cultures and bodies, and use visual tools to turn practice into replicable structures.
I diagnose where actor-training methods misfire across contexts, redesign them with an action-based intercultural framework so they work across cultures and bodies, and use visual tools to turn practice into replicable structures.
For Institutions & Programmes
I work with drama schools and conservatoires to diagnose where training methods misfire as they cross linguistic and cultural contexts, redesign frameworks so they function in new settings, and deliver this through bespoke workshops and consultancy. I also support practice-as-research projects, using Rich Picture diagrams where needed to turn rehearsal-room discoveries into structured knowledge that can be taught, shared or published.
For Institutions & Programmes
I work with drama schools and conservatoires to diagnose where training methods misfire as they cross linguistic and cultural contexts, redesign frameworks so they function in new settings, and deliver this through bespoke workshops and consultancy. I also support practice-as-research projects, using Rich Picture diagrams where needed to turn rehearsal-room discoveries into structured knowledge that can be taught, shared or published.
For Individuals
I work closely with actors, directors and practitioner-researchers to diagnose fundamental blocks in training, particularly the conceptual and physical confusion cross-cultural training creates, and design sustainable personal methods. For audition preparation, I help you understand the implicit principles of international auditions and build coherent presence. For practitioner-researchers, I turn embodied exploration into research structures that international journals recognise, using visual diagrams to make implicit practice explicit and keeping your practitioner voice intact.
For Individuals
I work closely with actors, directors and practitioner-researchers to diagnose fundamental blocks in training, particularly the conceptual and physical confusion cross-cultural training creates, and design sustainable personal methods. For audition preparation, I help you understand the implicit principles of international auditions and build coherent presence. For practitioner-researchers, I turn embodied exploration into research structures that international journals recognise, using visual diagrams to make implicit practice explicit and keeping your practitioner voice intact.
For Industry & Cross-disciplinary Partnerships
I work with games, interactive media and creative companies to translate performance methods into action-based frameworks for narrative and character development, diagnose where characters or scenes break down, and design approaches that build a shared language across creative teams, designers and engineers.
For Industry & Cross-disciplinary Partnerships
I work with games, interactive media and creative companies to translate performance methods into action-based frameworks for narrative and character development, diagnose where characters or scenes break down, and design approaches that build a shared language across creative teams, designers and engineers.
