Janine Manatis

Janine&= nbsp;Manatis

Coach/Teacher = – Writer/Director – Critic/Interviewer

www.janinemanatis.com

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;color:purple'>“Highlights”:

“FIRST̶= 1; Film/Theatre Critic on Canadian Television (CBC)

“FIRST̶= 1; Woman Director/Writer Feature Film “= I, Maureen” TIFF 3 Genie noms Cannes<= /span>

“FIRST̶= 1; Creator “Ensemble Workshop” Canada Actors/Writers/Directors Spo= nsored by NFB

The Actors’ Stud= io NY: Member Elia Kazan’s Director’s Unit; Succeeded Edward Albee as Head of Playwrights’ Unit

Guest Host/Critic/Interviewer, “Saturday Night at the Movies”<= /span> (TVO, Elwy Yost), & “The Brian Linehan Show”

Columnist/Critic: Saturday Night The Toronto Star Cha= telaine MacLean’s

Master Teacher: Ryerson U<= /span> of T Seneca York Acadia WIFT

Awards/Grants: Genies Geminis<= /span> Doras Oscar nom Rockefeller/Ford

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“Announcing…”

“= ;I’ve lived most of my life in the land of hustle: Geographically, that’s N= Y, LA and TO; specifically, it’s in the eye of the Entertainment storm…

In the begin= ning, before I took my first step on the road to recognition (see Bio), I always Believed:

“YES, I CAN.”

As I travell= ed, was taught by (and then taught!) some of the “Greats” at the Actors’ Studio (see “Publishing News= 221;),

I came to me= ntor many (see “Spotlight”) <= em>who Proved:

“YES, YOU CAN!”

Now, as I co= me full circle along the labyrinth to success, I offer it All in my forth= coming Book, <= /b>
“Actors’ Exercises for Everybody” (also below)= , so “Everybody” can Discove= r:

“YES, WE CAN!”

Have a look, enjoy yourself, <= i>and come back for more.

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” - Lao Tzu=

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“SPOTLIGHT”=

"Janine Manatis is my acting = coach and mentor. Her abilities and methods are world class."

- Michael Ironside (“Terminator Salvation”,“Total Recall”)

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Some of the “Many”= I have coached/mentored through the years, who also learned, “Yes, I Can!”…

(To view actors with photos, visit the “Coaching” page of my website here<= /a>)=

CURRENT ACTION: Introducing Scott Cook (“Sea-Wol= f”), Mark Harmon <= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>(“NCIS”), Currie Graham= (“Raising the Bar”), Luke Askew = (“Big Love”), Tom Cava= nagh (“Trust Me”), = Robert Se= eliger (Roman Polanski’s, “The Ghost”), Kris Holden-Ried (“MVP”, “= ;The Tudors”), Lisa Ray (“Water”, “All Hat”), Robert Carradine (“Fancypants&#= 8221;) Krista Moore (“Victor”), Tracey Shreve (“Doc”), Marilo Nunez (Alameda Theatre Co)= , <= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-style:normal'>Jeff Jensen (“Chronic Town” S= undance) (more)

   OVER THE YEARS:= Kevin Costner, Louis Gossette Jr. (Oscar Winner), Bruce Dern, Delroy Lindo = (“Malcolm X”), Diana Sc= arwid (Oscar Winner), Doug McGrath = (“Goin’ = Down the Road”), Nastassja Kinski <= /em>(“Hotel New Ha= mpshire”), John Dun= sworth (“Trailer Park Boys”), Denise Virieux (“Katts & Dog” Paris/TO, 4 years), Martha Gibson (“Black Christmas”), Peter Sol= ala (“Jeff Ltd.”), Alex Ross, Izumi Barry (more)

GEMINI-NOMINATED HOSTS: Jossette Normande= au (“Deadly Arts”= ), Elli Tes= cher (“In-laws Outlaws= 221;, Star Columnist), Gail Voz-Oxlade (“Til Debt Do = Us Part”), Helen Buttigieg<= em> (“Neat”), David Rocco (“La Dolce Vita”, “La Ventura”) =

MARTIAL ART= ISTS/ STUNT STARS: Shelley Cook <= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt'>(“Saw VI”), Tommy Chang (“Max Payne”), “The Twin Tigers”

AWARD WINNING WRITERS/DIRECTORS= :   John Requa & Glen Ficarra (“I Love You, Phillip Morris”starring Jim Carrey), Harvey Crossland = (“Life with Derek”)<= span style=3D'font-size:14.0pt;font-style:normal'>, Don McB= rearty (“Regenesis”), Keith Leckie = (“The Averill Arrow”) & Paul Shapiro (“Pushing Daisies”), Sandy Kybartas (“Home for Blind Women” CFC Genie)

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“PUBLISHING NEWS”

NEW BOOK IN THE WORKS! From her “ground-breaking” experiences at the Actors' St= udio in NY, to teaching Actors/Writers/Directors worldwide, Janine has developed= her own “method” of training, incorporating knowledge of the Arts, Sciences, Psychology, Metaphysics, Body/Mind/Spirit and Sensory work, which finally evolved into her original "8-Step P= aradym". She began to extend this training to many who asked to participate in the workshops: Lawyers, Health-Care Practitioners, Yoga Instructors, Therapists, Business Executives, Sales Personnel, Artists - and even one good-look= ing Stockbroker (who happened to be a wom= an!). After years of working with so many people in so many disciplines, she lear= ned "the work" really is for anybody seeking a better way= of life. Inspired to offer this work to “Everybody”, she decided to write a book - “how-to” book that’s not a “how-to” book. The title says it all…<= /o:p>

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“ACTORS’ EXERCISES for EVERYBODY”©

A Book in Progress= by Janine Manatis<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#9900FF'>, with collab= orator Krista Moore. From the Intro:

    &= nbsp; “Our love of actors has to do with possibility, with the hope = and dream of immortality. The actor is the universal metaphor for our basic urg= e to express ourselves, to matter. = We can. Everyday. That is the heart, mind and spiri= t of this book.

    &= nbsp; There is a creative space between our self and a new expressio= n of our Self. It emerges as we learn how to reach out - emotionally, physically, mentally, ultimately spiritually -= into unknown territory, shifting our focus f= rom anxiety to curiosity, finally setting us free to ACT.

       This process, its principles, procedures, practices, preparations = are designed to promote that quest. They are multi-layered, multi-purposed with multi-results, as unique as the individuals u= sing them. When you know that you cannot fail, you can only win, then the risk is worth it. The most challenging and rewarding experiences/opportunities are found in = the art of being our Authentic Self. And when we are authentic, we not only cha= nge our Self, we change the world =

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&= nbsp;   RECENTLY PUBLISHED: Janine also contr= ibuted to the following recently published books (both available on amazon.ca):=

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  “St= anislavsky in Canada”

Interview with Janine Manatis.<= /b> From the Book: “Stanislavsky and Directing…”,<= /i> = ed.<= b> Anna Migliarisi, © 2008 Legas Publishing    &nbs= p;

Manatis: “When I was chosen by E= dward Albee to succeed him as moderator of the Playwrights’ Unit at the= Actors’ Studio - surrounded by great writers like: James Baldwin (who adapted his ground-breaking novel <= i>Giovanni’s Room for me as an actress at the Studio), Norman Mailer, Lorraine Hansbury, Arthur Kopit, T= errence McNally – I began by saying to them: ‘Even though you are at the Actors’ Studio, you really don’t know anything about the cr= aft of the actor. What you need is to do the work. We’re not going= to sit around and talk about it. That’s against the Method. You are now going to begin doing actors’ exercises.’ (Everyone was dumbs= truck!) ‘In this way you will come to know what it takes to act.= How it’s not so simple. It’s not just understanding the meaning; it’s not just the brain mind (see= my 8-step paradigm). It’s body/mind/spirit. It̵= 7;s totality. You can have all the knowledge in the world and not be able to use it.’

    &= nbsp;    They found out, much to their amazement, how hard it was, how wonder= ful it was, and how it changed how they wrote. They also learned, when the writer is open to the contribution of the actor, there is not a feeling of loss; there is a feeling of gain, a plus, not a minus. Ensemble work at its best brings a spirit of cooperation <= /i>as opposed to a spirit of competition…

       Of course all the playwrights wanted to become actors! They absolutely loved it!” (more)

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“Ensemble, The Method, and All That Jazz…”=
Interview with Janine Manatis.<= /b> From the Book: “Directing and Authorship in Western Drama”, = e<= b>d= .<= b> Anna Migliarisi, © 2006 Legas Publishing

    Aut= hor:   “Since you knew both Elia Kazan and Tennessee Williams at the Studio, I was curious about = your understanding of their working relationship, particular as it pertains to t= he ending of = Cat on a Hot Tin Roof...”

    Manatis:   “In point of fact, Kazan made the ending absolutely clear. He does not alter Williams’ meaning= , he does what a good director does, and that is, he brings the truth to light. = Williams did not suffer, he benefited from working with <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Kazan. People have their personal conflicts. However, that did not prevent the working relationship from continuing leading to Sweet Bird of Youth. Nor did it prevent Tennessee= from becoming one of the founding members of the Playwrights’ Unit at the Actors’ Studio where his one act play, Night of the Iguana was developed into a full length production by Frank Cosar= o.”

      “One of the things that is profoundly true, both of these men were major talents. Wi= lliams was a great writer, and Kazan was a great director. Their conflicts, in my opinion, are made too much the= focus, it is too much like gossip, not like honest inq= uiry. Whatever the differences between these men, I know, I don’t just beli= eve, I know they had the utmost respect for each other. And that is what matters= , what made the relationship and its contribution to modern theatre so brilliant a= nd so lasting...” (more!)

“Thank you f= or Coming”

“An inspiring woman.”

- Jeff Warren (“THE HEAD TRIP: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness”)

“Her voice remains cle= ar, uncluttered, and effortlessly authoritative. Like Janine, [her work] is stimulating, provocative, fascinating, fun.”
- George Anthony (Entertainment Columnist/Author, “STARRING BRIAN LINEHAN”)=

“Janine is brilliant! = I am so fortunate to have had access to her infinite wisdom.”

- Stacey Robbins (actress/producer)

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