Meisner Studio Manila

Meisner Studio Manila An acting studio based in Manila, Philippines dedicated to the Meisner approach in acting. Award-winning actress Angeli Bayani is our Founder & Head Teacher.

Many actors spend years shaping character, dissecting text, and chasing emotion beneath the surface.But far fewer are in...
21/07/2026

Many actors spend years shaping character, dissecting text, and chasing emotion beneath the surface.

But far fewer are invited to step behind the gaze of the camera itself.

To understand where the lens rests - and why. To feel how a frame breathes. To witness how a cut can transform a moment. To discover what shifts when a group of artists move in quiet synchrony, each contributing to a single, unfolding story.

Over two immersive days, participants in The Intimate Lens entered this world - not just as performers, but as collaborators within the living language of cinema.

Here, performance was not isolated. It was held, shaped, and illuminated by the hands behind the frame.

Our deepest gratitude to Dan Villegas, Sir Jim, the camera department, the audio team, the lighting and grip assistants, everyone from CMB Film Services .ph , and every participant who stepped into the room with openness and curiosity.

Because the most powerful moments on screen are never created alone - they are built, breath by breath, together.

Presence doesn’t arrive all at once. It grows through attention.Daloy offers time, space, and practice for rediscovering...
12/07/2026

Presence doesn’t arrive all at once.

It grows through attention.

Daloy offers time, space, and practice for rediscovering that attention - one movement at a time.

Join us this July. Registration link in bio.

📅 July 25-26
🕙 10AM-6PM
📍 GC Studios
💳 ₱7,000

If you’ve spent time on set, you know that a scene rarely lives or dies on emotion alone.Sometimes the challenge isn’t t...
11/07/2026

If you’ve spent time on set, you know that a scene rarely lives or dies on emotion alone.

Sometimes the challenge isn’t the work you’ve done on the character. It’s understanding why the shot is framed this way, where the lens is, how the scene will be cut together, or what the director is actually asking of you.

Strong screen performances emerge from collaboration. The actors who thrive in film are often the ones who understand that they are part of a larger language - one spoken through camera movement, editing, rhythm, and behavior.

The Intimate Lens: Life Within the Frame is a two-day intensive with award-winning filmmaker Dan Villegas for actors who want to deepen not only their craft, but their relationship to the medium itself.

🗓 July 18–19, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 CMB Film Services, Quezon City
💸 ₱20,000

Limited slots available.

More details and registration via the link in bio.

Daloy doesn’t ask you to become someone new.It simply invites you to notice who you already are, moment by moment, throu...
05/07/2026

Daloy doesn’t ask you to become someone new.

It simply invites you to notice who you already are, moment by moment, through movement.

Sometimes awareness begins with something as simple as taking one conscious step.

DALOY MOVEMENT INTENSIVE
📅 July 25 - 26
🕙 10AM - 6PM
📍 GC Studios
💳 ₱7,000

To register, visit the link in our bio.

There are moments when we realize we’ve been living almost entirely inside our thoughts.Daloy invites us back into conve...
29/06/2026

There are moments when we realize we’ve been living almost entirely inside our thoughts.

Daloy invites us back into conversation with the body - not to perfect movement, but to rediscover attention.

If this speaks to something you’ve quietly been searching for, we’d love to welcome you into the room.

📅 July 25-26
🕐 10AM-6PM
📍 GC Srudios
💳 ₱7,000

To register, visit the link in our bio.

Most of us have learned to meet challenges with more effort.We speak louder.We tense our bodies.We try harder.Sometimes ...
28/06/2026

Most of us have learned to meet challenges with more effort.

We speak louder.
We tense our bodies.
We try harder.

Sometimes that works.

Sometimes it creates even more interference.

The Alexander Technique offers another possibility: before adding more effort, learn to notice what may no longer be serving you.

Over two days, FREEING THE VOICE invites you to explore the relationship between awareness, movement, breathing, and voice in a thoughtful, practice-based environment.

Whether you’re an actor, teacher, facilitator, or someone who simply wants to communicate with greater ease, this workshop is an invitation to become more attentive to the instrument you already possess.

FREEING THE VOICE
A Voice & Alexander Technique Workshop with Banaue Miclat

📅 July 4–5
🕐 1PM-4PM
📍 Hook Studios
💳 ₱6,000

We look forward to practicing with you.

What makes a moment on screen feel true?It’s rarely the line itself.Often, it’s what happens just before it.A thought ta...
27/06/2026

What makes a moment on screen feel true?

It’s rarely the line itself.

Often, it’s what happens just before it.

A thought taking shape.
A realization landing.
A shift in attention.
A person allowing themselves to be changed by what they’re hearing.

These are the moments that make a performance feel alive. They’re subtle, difficult to manufacture, and unmistakable when they happen.

In The Intimate Lens, award-winning director, cinematographer, and producer Dan Villegas invites actors, directors, and storytellers into a closer study of these moments - how the camera sees them, how scenes come alive through them, and how truthful performances emerge from genuine listening rather than performance.

THE INTIMATE LENS
with Dan Villegas

📅 July 18–19 (Saturday–Sunday)
🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 CMB Film Services
💳 ₱20,000

Part of Practices in Presence, the inaugural workshop series of the Lab.

If you’re curious about what happens between the lines - and how those moments can transform a scene - we’d love to have you in the room.

Registration link in bio.





Many of us try to solve problems by adding more effort.Speak louder.Stand straighter.Project more.Push harder.The Alexan...
21/06/2026

Many of us try to solve problems by adding more effort.

Speak louder.
Stand straighter.
Project more.
Push harder.

The Alexander Technique begins somewhere else.

It invites us to notice the habits that may be interfering with ease, coordination, breathing, and communication.

Rather than asking, “How do I do more?”

It asks, “What can I stop doing?”

This July, voice teacher and Alexander Technique practitioner Banaue Miclat will guide participants through an exploration of awareness, breath, coordination, and voice.

For actors, teachers, facilitators, performers, and anyone interested in how they communicate.

FREEING THE VOICE
July 4–5

Limited slots available.
To register, visit the link in our bio.


Happy Father’s Day to the actor-fathers.The ones balancing auditions and school runs, rehearsals and family dinners, unc...
21/06/2026

Happy Father’s Day to the actor-fathers.

The ones balancing auditions and school runs, rehearsals and family dinners, uncertainty and responsibility. The ones who continue to pursue a life in the arts while carrying the immense privilege and weight of raising children.

Thank you for showing your children that dreams are worth fighting for, that growth never stops, and that courage is not found in perfection, but in showing up - again and again.

Today, we celebrate all that you are and all that you do.

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