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About​  I  Mime​  I ​​​ Director  I  Movement Therapist  I  Physical Acting Coach Teacher ​​  I Artist in Residence

Physical acting brings out the story and characters, whether on stage or ice.  Physical Acting for Skaters is Michael’s program developed specifically for figure skating, a sport relying heavily on expression (not only facial...the entire body!) to bring out dramatic elements in a wide variety of program themes.  These skaters have all improved their dramatic expressions with Michael's help.

​​Olympic Champions:

Scott Moir & Tessa Virtue (2010, 2018

Meryl Davis & Charlie White (2014)

And these Champions too!

Teams Elite Synchro  World Champion(!) Teams

Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto

Madison Chock & Evan Bates

Christina Carreira & Anthony Ponomorenko

Nathan Chen

Gracie Gold

Brandon Frazier & Haven Denny

Maia & Alex Shibutani

Miami University Collegiate Synchro 

Adrian College  Collegiate Synchro

Madison Chock & Evan Bates

Tessa Virtue  &  Scott Moir

Michael's Coaching in Action

For Pairs, Ice Dancers, Synchro...and more!

 

​​Michael has coached physical acting for numerous productions...Including Our Town, It’s A Wonderful Life, The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Elephant Man, Peter And The Star Catcher, and most recently The Nutcracker and Don Quixote with Ballet Chelsea.

​​Consider how a theater audience is watching, along with hearing, the action on stage.  When actors know how to physically develop and portray a character, their entire interpretation expands.  Knowing when to play “rich” and “poor” (from the work of Jerzy Grotowski) in relation to the text is key to an actor’s success.

Clip of a larger production ​coming soon...

For Theatrical Productions...

“It is very difficult to put a single label on Michael.  Suffice it to say, he is an energetic, engaging coach/actor/technician/comedian/mentor who is able to push students to develop and portray characters and story lines with sincerity.”

- Janice Benoit, Ice Dance coach and judge, Chicago



“All teams did best performance at nationals!  Thank you so much[...]

For all your great work with them!!!”

- Marina Zoueva, Ice Dance Coach of the Year, 2011 

Michael Lee Mime

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