The course includes a variety of exercises, some of which are based on the popular Meisner technique.

Participants will work in pairs on a short scene, and the text will be approached through a freeing cold reading exercise. You’ll learn a simple method for connecting with the material and developing a deeper relationship with the scene.
On the second day of the course, scenes will be rehearsed and filmed in front of the camera.

The casting directors at Helsinki Casting will review the filmed scenes after the course, and each participant will also receive a copy of their own filmed material.

The course is led by Nita Arpiainen, founder of Actors Academy Finland and an experienced acting coach.

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WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

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This course is suitable for beginning actors, or for those who want to feel more confident and free in their performance—especially in front of the camera. No previous experience is required—the course is open to everyone. It’s also ideal for those interested in getting an introduction to the Meisner technique.

 

 

DETAILS

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• Price: €285 (incl. 25.5% VAT)
• Dates: May 26–27, 2025 / Monday & Tuesday, 16:00–21:00
• Location: Actors Academy Studio, Pursimiehenkatu 26H, Helsinki
• Registration: via the "BOOK THIS EVENT" link above

• Limited spots available. Secure your place by registering through the link. Places are filled in the order of registration.

• Registration is binding. You may cancel your spot up to 30 days before the course for a 50% refund, or transfer your spot to another participant.
• The course is open to everyone—no prior experience is necessary.
• We reserve the right to make changes.
• Course is held in English but for finnish-speaking participants there is an option to do your scene in Finnish!

 

ABOUT NITA ARPIAINEN
Nita Arpiainen is an acting coach, actor and a holistic coach and the founder of Actors Academy Finland. In her previous careers she has been a professional snowboarder and also worked as a TV presenter and producer. Nita's deep passion and curiosity for acting, learning and personal growth is the underlying motivation for AAF to come alive. The vision for AAF was formed while Nita attended numerous acting schools and workshops in London at the Actors Studio, Giles Forman Acting Studio, City Academy and the Actors Temple to name a few, ultimately falling profoundly in love with the Meisner Technique, and it making a powerful and lasting impact on the way she viewed not just acting, but life and relationships as well. Her first studies and the journey into the world of the wonderful and forever-inspiring world of Meisner Technique started in 2015, and she has been lucky to have worked and learned with many great international teachers along the years.

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TESTIMONIALS FROM NITA'S PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
 

"Valmiina Kameran Eteen oli unohtumaton kurssi, en ole koskaan kokenut tällaista! Kurssi muutti tosi paljon itsessä ja ajatuksissa. Sanat ei riitä kertomaan mitä kaikkea kurssi avasi. Opin tosi paljon mitä tulen varmasti hyödyntämään." - Kaisla

 

“Kiitos vielä hurjasti Valmiina Kameran Eteen -kurssista, joka oli tosi avaavaa ja vaikuttavaa, ja Nita on ihan mieletön pedagogi ja ihminen! Kurssi oli mieletön kokemus. Iso Iso suositus kaikille!"  - Eleonoora

“Olipa antoisa kaksipäiväinen ja paljon uusia kokemuksia. Itsestäni löytyi myös yllättäviä kykyjä ylipäätään näytellä. Loistava ohjaaja Nita Arpiainen opasti Meisner-tekniikan alkeisiin mikä oli erittäin voimaannuttava kokemus. - Elina
 

"Thank you Actors Academy and Nita Arpiainen for giving me back my confidence and making feel like myself again!" - Alexandra

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"Valmiin Kameran Eteen -kurssi oli aivan mahtava kokemus niin monella tasolla. Kiitos." - Kira

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"The experience was fenomenal for me. It was true and unique existing in a special moment and people. The workshop was very beneficial for me because I got a chance to connect again with my inner soul. I truly cherish this experience and am very thankful for it. Nita was absolutely fantastic. A true soul and an artist with genuine desire to share, help and guide with love and compassion. The best aspects in the workshop were the unique and honest work and safe surroundings to be and work in. I will and already have recommended this workshop to my colleagues." - Timo-Pekka Luoma
 

"Nita's holistic way of coaching is absolutely inspiring! Nita doesn't let you go easy but the way she pushes one to go beyond one's comfort zone is very gentle and also insightful. Nita makes everyone feel welcome and accepted just as they are. Also the way Nita encourages everyone to stick together and encourage one another within the group, is a beautiful thing."- Jonna

"Something really shifted for me during this workshop. It was shocking to see how often we cover our real feelings with a smile, for example, and oh so liberating to explore some of the deeper emotions. I feel like I finally have the capability and “permission” to express myself more freely and I’m taking that with me to where appropriate. I find Nita’s ability to create and hold space for people to open up and get vulnerable so quickly really something! And she’ll push you past your comfort zone, I like that! Five out of five stars from me. If anything, I’d like the workshop days to be longer."

- Aivar

"Nita - your course shook me to the core in the best possible way. I never knew that this sort of connection between people is even possible

and you showed me (or rather you shoved me into) this magical world.

I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I will be forever thankful for this."
- Anti

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"Stepping into being fully yourself with your guidance was really amazing to feel. These exercises where we were fully present, being with another in a truthful honest connection, as well as experiencing how it feels to be in front of a crowd, being observed - was a fantastic journey. To also feel the other participants so truthfully was really touching. Your guided meditation at the end felt breathtaking. It touched me and opened my heart and feelings. The workshop has already helped me in my life in many ways. Being my truthful self has immediately brought much deeper and authentic friendships for me even in the business world. Nita you are full of love and purpose in your work. You activate people in living truly form their hearts and I thank you so much for this. The workshop changed a lot in my life, and because of you I can be more of me than ever before."

- Hansi
 

"Thank you very much for the workshop. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Nita was a very patient, compassionate coach. The workshop was intensive and challenged everyone to be brave and open to the unknown depth and dynamics of our rich inner life. Nita made sure that we felt safe and supported in doing so.  What I find most useful and important in the Meisner training is its focus on the other. By being utterly present with the other, I can be free to feel the emotions that arise from the circumstances,  authentic feelings, not manufactured in my head. I think this sense of inner liberation in authentic human connection is something anyone can benefit from, not just actors. I can only wish that the course like this would be available more often and for longer periods."

- Yuko
 

"This two day Meisner technique workshop with Nita was way more eye opening- or I should say heart opening than what I had thought it would be. I only have a glimpse of the repetition method now but I already feel like I opened up as an actress - and more - also as a person. After the first day I wrote down things I realized about authentic acting through this method and after the second day I wrote about three pages about everything I learnt about my feelings and my relationships through this method.  Now I want to do more Meisner to become a better actress. Thank you for the course Nita!"

- Iiris

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"Thank you Nita for the course. It's wonderful how it just dropped on my path and was something that I had longed for and needed, even though I wasn't yet aware of that. These few nights woke something in me that I didn't know existed. Thank you, thanks for your authenticity and for all the wonderfulness these evenings were. I learned a lot.”

- Sara
 

See more testimonials about trainings here.

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