Art of Acting Studio Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
US

DESCRIPTION

Movement at the Art of Acting Studio is foundational. We train the actor as one tunes a musical instrument — with precision, imagination, discipline, and care. We develop actors who are grounded, expressive, and capable of meeting the demands of any style, period, or theatrical form.

This is a leadership position — artistic, pedagogical, and institutional.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Head of Movement serves as:

• Artistic leader of the Movement Department
• Architect of curriculum across all programs
• Mentor to movement faculty
• Supervisor of movement integration in productions
• Director of the Summer Physical Theatre Intensive
• Collaborator with Artistic Directors and Department Heads

Movement training spans:

• 2.5 Year Professional Conservatory
• Workshops & Teen Programs
• Summer Intensives

Training emphasizes:

• Use of Self & somatic awareness
• Strength, technique, and physical discipline
• Impulse and successional movement
• Character transformation (outside-in / inside-out)
• Ensemble devising
• Style & physical comedy
• Stage combat integration

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and refine multi-year movement curriculum
• Hire, mentor, and evaluate faculty
• Lead departmental meetings
• Coordinate scheduling with administration
• Select and oversee movement coaches for productions
• Visit rehearsals and support physical storytelling
• Sit on student evaluation panels
• Direct the five-week Summer Physical Theatre Intensive

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive experience teaching movement in a conservatory setting
• Strong grounding in somatic practices (Alexander, Feldenkrais, etc.)
• Experience in physical theatre, ensemble work, and character physicalization
• Comfort teaching dance fundamentals and period style
• Stage combat experience preferred
• Production movement coaching experience
• Departmental leadership experience preferred
• We seek a leader who believes movement is central to the making of an actor — someone who can build rigor, inspire faculty, and develop actors who are physically alive, imaginative, and precise.
• Full-time leadership position including teaching responsibilities. Weekly Admin Salary + Hourly Teaching.

To apply:

Submit cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, references, and optional teaching video to Johhny Patrick Yoder [email protected]

DURATION

Jun 1, 2026 -

SALARY

$75.00 – $125.00 per hour

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