KATE MARAVAN
Photograph | Ruth Crafer
“Kate is a gifted teacher of great sensitivity and depth. Always attentive to the needs of each individual student, she embodies the responsive presence that she teaches.”
Kate is an actor, writer, teacher and co-founder/director of the New Actors Centre.
She trained at RADA and works in Theatre, Television and Film. She has co-written scripts for theatre, the BBC and Channel 4 and teaches at Arts Ed, LAMDA, Rutgers Uni at the Globe, National Opera Studio and for The Centre.
In 1997, Kate met Scott Williams and discovered the Meisner Technique and embarked on an ongoing practice and exploration of the work. She began teaching the Technique in 2000 and teaches in the UK and internationally.
With the work firmly rooted in and focused on the Meisner Technique,
Kate has been inspired by her explorations into the work of:
Gabrielle Roth's 5 Rhythms Dance
Kath Burlinson’s Authentic Artist Collective
Paul Oertel’s Discipline of Freedom
Paula Shaw’s The Max
Kate has named her practice of acting, writing and teaching, Present Performance.