Upcoming
BMTT Australis Retreat with Dr. Budi
5-Day Immersive Retreat
A non-performative, non-actor–focused immersion designed to deepen presence, vitality, emotional intelligence, and embodied awareness in daily life.
BMTT Bali
A 12-day intensive with Dr. Budi Miller exploring taksu, the Balinese state where artistry and divinity merge. Experience daily training in Balinese performance, voice, mask, and ritual practice at GEOKS Arts Center, Bali.
Balinese Mask | Accademia Dell'Arte
About the Event
Join UNESCO Master Teacher Dr. Budi Miller for an unforgettable journey into the art and spirit of Balinese mask performance — where ancient ritual meets contemporary training to awaken truth, creativity, and transformation.
BMTT- London (S A N A Studio)
A Transformative 3-Day Workshop with Dr. Budi Miller
Join us for an immersive experience integrating transformative actor training, where the power of masks becomes a focal point for deep embodiment of a role.
Unlock deeper layers of your craft by merging spiritual practice with performance technique. This intimate 20-hour training offers actors a unique opportunity to work with a collection of specially crafted healing masks, designed to empower and transform both your character development and personal journey.
We will explore profound techniques including Fitzmaurice Voicework and Mask Work, to unlock creative potential and develop new dimensions in performance. These practices allow performers to deepen their voice, engage their physicality, and embrace a variety of rich, cultural artistic traditions.
Through a combination of Balinese Taksu traditions, energy awareness, and embodied movement practices, this workshop guides participants in exploring their spiritual connection to performance. Whether you're new to mask work or have prior experience, you’ll gain tools for profound transformation and creative empowerment.
https://www.sanastudio.co.uk/budimillerlondon2026
BMTT Mumbai - Transformative Actor Training & Scene Study
Join us in Mumbai for an immersive, rigorously physical, and spiritually grounded experience in transformative actor training, where mask work becomes the catalyst for deep character embodiment and advanced scene study.
BMTT Mumbai - Transformative Actor Training & Scene Study
Join us in Mumbai for an immersive, rigorously physical, and spiritually grounded experience in transformative actor training, where mask work becomes the catalyst for deep character embodiment and advanced scene study.
BMTT Los Angeles Mask Workshop
2-Day Masks Work Intensive
Designed for actors, directors, and theatre-makers who want to deepen embodied presence through rigorous physical and archetypal mask training.
Transformative Actor Training and Scene Study: Embodying Imagination with Masks - Day 6
In this workshop, you'll experience the visceral awareness of character transformation. This comprehensive training covers fundamental aspects of actor’s movement, improvisation, physical awareness, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors offering a grounded and enriching approach to elevate your craft.
Transformative Actor Training and Scene Study: Embodying Imagination with Masks - Day 5
In this workshop, you'll experience the visceral awareness of character transformation. This comprehensive training covers fundamental aspects of actor’s movement, improvisation, physical awareness, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors offering a grounded and enriching approach to elevate your craft.
Transformative Actor Training and Scene Study: Embodying Imagination with Masks - Day 4
In this workshop, you'll experience the visceral awareness of character transformation. This comprehensive training covers fundamental aspects of actor’s movement, improvisation, physical awareness, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors offering a grounded and enriching approach to elevate your craft.
Transformative Actor Training and Scene Study: Embodying the Imagination with Masks - Day 3
In this workshop, you'll experience the visceral awareness of character transformation. This comprehensive training covers fundamental aspects of actor’s movement, improvisation, physical awareness, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors offering a grounded and enriching approach to elevate your craft.
Transformative Actor Training and Scene Study: Embodying the Imagination with Masks - Day 2
In this workshop, you'll experience the visceral awareness of character transformation. This comprehensive training covers fundamental aspects of actor’s movement, improvisation, physical awareness, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors offering a grounded and enriching approach to elevate your craft.
Transformative Actor Training and Scene Study: Embodying the Imagination with Masks - Day 1
In this workshop, you'll experience the visceral awareness of character transformation. This comprehensive training covers fundamental aspects of actor’s movement, improvisation, physical awareness, ensemble training, character embodiment, and spiritual practice for actors offering a grounded and enriching approach to elevate your craft.
Singapore 5-Day Fitzmaurice Voicework® Workshop
This 5-day intensive will explore the fundamental aspects of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and venture into applications of the work. The workshop will be taught by a group of experienced artists and teachers of Fitzmaurice Voicework, namely Dr. Budi Miller, Noah Drew, Janice Koh, Matthew Greenberg, and Petrina Kow.
The Actors Monologue: Mask Work for Actors Weekend Intensive
2-Day Workshop: Budi Miller Taksu Training (BMTT), Mask Work and Fitzmaurice Voicework® offer performers a safe environment where they can tap into parts of themselves that they haven't yet explored, as well as releasing the parts of their artistry that has been held when performing.
Fitzmaurice Voicework: Advanced Training in Bali
With Micha Espinosa, Budi Miller, and Orlando Pabotoy
Melbourne 5-Day Fitzmaurice Voicework
This course is designed to both introduce Fitzmaurice Voicework® to people new to the work as well as provide those already familiar with the work with a more in-depth experience of their voice, breath, and body. Participants will learn the fundamental techniques of Fitzmaurice Voicework®: Destructuring®, to explore a free range of breathing and voice, and Restructuring®, to practice breath management and focused intention. Participants will then explore how these techniques apply to and support work with text, speech and articulation, and singing.
London-Mask Work for Connection & Character Embodiment
THE ACTOR’S JOURNEY
A Transformative 3-Day Workshop with Dr. Budi Miller
We are honoured to be hosting an upcoming Weekend Intensive Mask Workshop led by Dr. Budi Miller—a globally recognized teacher and practitioner with over three decades of experience across continents, teaching at Yale School of Drama, NYU Tisch School of Arts; Dr. Miller was the first Black Head of Acting at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. This will be Dr. Miller's first ever workshop in the UK.
BMTT - Mumbai
Join us in Mumbai for a transformative workshop combining Fitzmaurice Voicework, Clowning, and Balinese Mask Work. Unlock your creative potential, expand your vocal range, and explore new characters in a supportive, immersive environment. Limited spots available—register early to secure your place!
Bali - TOO Taksu Training Workshop
The Theatre of Others’
Taksu Theatre Workshop in Bali 2025
Every artist in Bali strives for taksu. The Balinese define it as the moment when the artist completely surrenders to the form of their craft and God appears. This energy has many names and is present in every culture. Indians call it Rasa, the Spanish call it Duende, and the Yoruba call it ase.
Co-Artistic Directors, Dr. Budi Miller and Adam Marple will introduce you to the concepts of taksu and how it interacts with Western Actor and Director theatre training with Balinese Performing Arts Training (BPAT). This workshop will be in collaboration and consultation with the master teachers of Bali. This 12-day theatre training workshop focuses on activating the ultimate performance energy of taksu in the body and composing spaces to activate and contain this tangible energy. Participants will work daily training in BPAT: kecak acapella choral chanting, Balinese gamelan orchestra, Fitzmaurice Voicework; mask work; the Viewpoints; Budi Miller Taksu Training (BMTT), and Composition and Director Training. All activities and housing will occur at the GEOKS Arts Center in the village of Singapadu.
Advanced workshop: Maskwork On-Camera
In this advanced session, participants will delve into the physical presence and transformative embodiment techniques of Dr. Budi Miller’s renowned mask training and Gregory Berger's innovative and celebrated on-camera instruction.
This workshop is designed for actors who seek to deepen their understanding of physicality and presence on camera, using the power of masks to enhance their performances as we put the work on camera and observe the direct and practical application of creative movement on film!
Workshop Objectives:
• Develop a heightened awareness of physical presence and character embodiment on screen.
• Explore the transformative power of masks to create distinct and compelling characters.
• Enhance the ability to convey emotion and intention through body language and subtle physicality.
• Learn to adapt mask techniques for the nuanced demands of screen acting.
To sign up contact Berg Studios directly: contact@bergstudios.com
(Prerequisite to attend the advanced workshop at Berg Studios is attendance of the beginners workshop or approval by Budi Miller and Gregory Berger)
Beginners workshop: Mask and Text
For the first two days, students will work with Dr. Budi Miller, diving deeply into this exciting way of work as described below. Gregory Berger will join you for the next tw days as you apply the work to text.
• Practical Embodiment: Gain practical insights into what it truly means to embody a character. This workshop provides hands-on experience, allowing you to feel the transformative power of character exploration.
• Holistic Training: Dive into essential aspects of actor training, from movement and improvisation to physical awareness and ensemble work.
Develop a well-rounded skill set that goes beyond surface-level techniques.
• Freedom from Judgment: Create within a safe space, free from judgment, guilt, shame, or punishment. This environment encourages you to explore and express without constraints, fostering genuine artistic and spiritual growth.
Unlocking Taksu Energy:
• Balinese Wisdom: Explore the Balinese concept of taksu—a
performance energy marking the divine moment of manifestation in human interaction. Understand its universal presence, transcending cultures and becoming a source of inspiration for your craft.
Dr Budi Miller's Legacy:
• Grounded Expertise: Benefit from Dr Budi Miller's 20+ years of dedicated research and development in Budi Miller Taksu Training (BMTT) and Balinese Performing Arts Training (BPAT). His work has freed imaginations and significantly impacted theatre and on-camera performances globally.
• Spiritual Artistry: This workshop is designed for actors committed to spiritual artistic development. Budi's methodologies offer a thoughtful and measured approach, focusing on the nuanced aspects of the actor's body.
To sign up contact Berg Studios directly: contact@bergstudios.com
Encompass Collective Summer Retreat
Encompass Collective hosts a five-day actor intensive. The ensemble will participate in graduate school-level actor training, including movement, voice, scene study, and self-tape. The beautiful woods at Celebration Barn provide a secluded retreat for emerging actors interested in developing their skills for embodying character and story for stage and screen.
New York - The Actor's Journey
Join Dr. Budi Miller for a transformative 3-day workshop designed to deepen your connection to both your craft and yourself. Through a unique blend of Balinese taksu traditions and contemporary actor training, this intimate 20-hour experience will guide you to explore the intersection of spiritual practice and performance.
Work with specially crafted healing masks to unlock new dimensions in your character development and personal growth. Learn to create sacred space, attune to energy, and integrate spiritual and physical practices that will elevate your performances. With only 18 spots available, this workshop offers deep, personalized attention, ensuring a truly transformative journey.
New York - The Asssembly Grotowski Summit
Join us for the Grotowski Summit (April 4-6, 2025) in Brooklyn, NY, a transformative event gathering practitioners, teachers, and seekers of Grotowski-based training. Experience training sessions, lectures, and discussions with leading experts. Open to all levels—don’t miss this chance to deepen your practice and connect with the community.
Discovering the Clown
Discovering the Clown
With Budi Miller and Fabio Motta
10th to 15th of February (Not the 14th of Feb)
Monday to Thursday: 6pm-9:30pm (4 evenings)
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Uncover what makes you uniquely funny, courageous, and sublime!
This one-week intensive will invite you to delve deeper into your physical awareness while rediscovering your uninhibited and innate playfulness.
Exercises will be geared towards expanding your spontaneity and playfulness while widening the scope of your imagination and creativity. This workshop will provide you with tools to expand your imagination and the 'energy' it creates, while also experiencing the simple pleasure and ferocious generosity of performance.
Clowning will ignite your spirit while at the same time emphasizing the importance of a generous stage presence and a rich humanity. We will pursue the clown together in its messy and hilarious beauty. Your relationship with all other forms of drama will be enriched by the openness and reckless abandon that the clown requires.
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Book Now – Discovering the Clown
Advanced Clown
With Budi Miller and Fabio Motta
18th - 22nd
Tuesday to Friday: 6pm-9:30pm (4 evenings)
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Now that you have your clown, what’s next?
This extension course will explore and bridge the relationship between your clown and your work as an actor. Bring your clown out to play and let them guide you to explore infinite freedom. This course will deepen your clown state and prepare you to pursue your fun with ultimate commitment. The clown will encourage you to make bolder choices, free your emotional life and imagination, and surprise you with a talent you always knew you possessed!
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Clown Show!
With Budi Miller and Fabio Motta
25th of February - 2nd of March, 2025
Tuesday to Friday: 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM (5 evenings)
Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Now that you have your clown, what’s next?
This extension course will explore and bridge the relationship between your clown and the process of starting to create a show. Bring your clown out to play, and let Budi and Fabio guide you in creating the most beautiful show in the world. What is beauty? Ah, my little one, this is the great question. Beauty is in joy, beauty is in a little heartbreak, beauty is in the storm that rages against all things. And beauty is also in the fall—the moments that scare us and challenge us to be brave!
Your clown will lead the way, encouraging you to make bolder choices, freeing your emotional life and imagination, and surprising you with the talents you always knew you possessed!
Pre-requisite:
This course requires prior completion of Discovering the Clown and Advanced Clown (with Fabio and Budi), or previous extensive clown training with Budi or Fabio.
Enrollment is by application. We will contact you to offer a place in the workshop. Payment plans are available.
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Apply Now – Clown Show!
Bali - Advanced Clown and Fitzmaurice Voice
Description:
Embark on an extraordinary artistic expedition to the heart of Bali, where creativity knows no bounds. The Bali Advanced Training Fitzmaurice Voicework® Workshop invites you to an immersive experience that interweaves the captivating realms of Christopher Bayes clowning, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Maskwork, the Gamelan orchestra, and the acapella chorus Kecak chant-dance. This transformative journey promises to unlock your innate artistic potential, allowing you to delve deep into diverse performance art forms while being immersed in Bali's rich cultural tapestry.
Workshop Highlights:
1. Christopher Bayes Clowning:
Discover the exhilarating world of clowning with the renowned Christopher Bayes. Through improvisation, physicality, and character exploration, you'll unleash your inner clown, embracing vulnerability and spontaneity to create uproarious moments of connection and laughter.
2. Fitzmaurice Voicework:
Elevate your vocal prowess with the transformative Fitzmaurice Voicework technique. Guided by Lead Teachers Micha Espinosa and Budi Miller, excel your awareness of breath, resonance, and emotional depth, while supporting the authenticity and power of your voice journey and practice.
3. Maskwork:
Journey into the enigmatic realm of mask work. Embrace the profound impact of nonverbal communication and explore the archetypal energies that masks embody, amplifying your ability to convey emotions and narratives through physical transformation and embodiment of an image.
4. Gamelan Orchestra:
Learn the intricate rhythms and melodies of the Gamelan orchestra, a traditional Balinese ensemble. Dive into the intricacies of playing Balinese percussion instruments, merging your musicality with the collective energy of the orchestra.
5. Kecak Chant-Dance:
Participate in the full-body Kecak, a Balinese ritual dance-drama that combines vocal chants with movement. Join the captivating circle of voices and bodies, exploring the interplay of vocal harmonics, rhythm, choreography, and storytelling in this unique and immersive art form.
Workshop Benefits:
* Multidimensional Mastery: Explore a diverse range of performance techniques and integrate them seamlessly.
* Cultural Immersion: Immerse yourself in Bali's rich artistic heritage, from traditional dance to music.
* Personal Transformation: Discover new facets of self-expression and creativity within a supportive community.
* Artistic Collaboration: Engage in collaborative activities that foster connection and creative synergy.
* Bali's Beauty: Absorb the island's stunning landscapes and spiritual ambiance as you embark on this creative journey living in the Balinese village.
Who Can Attend:
This workshop welcomes advanced practitioners eager to explore and celebrate the fusion of various performance art forms while embracing Bali's cultural richness.
Experience the fusion of laughter, voice, movement, music, and tradition in the breathtaking setting of Bali. This workshop promises to be an unforgettable exploration of artistic dimensions that will forever enrich your creative path.
Note: Limited spaces available. Secure your spot by registering early.
REGISTER HERE
Melbourne - Clown Show
Clown Show
Come and explore the dream of creating the most beautiful show in the world!
Location: Melbourne - Melbourne Actors Guild
Date: December 16 - 22
Co-Taught by Budi Miller and Fabio Motta
visit theclowningworkshop.com for more information and to book.
Melbourne-The Actor’s Monologue
Melbourne - The Actor’s Monologue
Location: Melbourne - Melbourne Actor's Guild
Dates: 10th - 13th of December
Schedule:
- Tuesday to Friday: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (4 evenings)
visit theclowningworkshop.com for more information and to book.
Co-taught by:
Budi Miller and Fabio Motta