安妮·露丝
Annie Ruth
安妮·露丝
安妮·鲁斯同时是一名戏剧导演、演员、教师以及学者。1997年至2011年间，她担任了新西兰ToiWhakaari戏剧学院的总监，在此之前她还在ToiWhakaari表演系担任了六年的系主任。在2011年，她被新西兰政府授予新西兰国家杰出贡献奖（MNZM）。在离开ToiWhakaari后，露丝来到伦敦，并成为一名自由教师和导演。
最近，她在伦敦中央演讲及戏剧学院教授硕士研究生表演学研究。同时她也在伦敦国际语言发声中心和位于罗马尼亚首都布加勒斯特的罗马尼亚国立戏剧影视学院教授实验戏剧。
安妮的教学侧重于新西兰土著毛利人的传统民族仪式启发下的演员训练方法和即兴表演训练。
2013年11月出版的《罗马尼亚表演艺术》杂志中就收录了有关安妮在这个领域的研究成果的文章《流畅、自由、全身心投入的声音》；2013年春天出版的《Intellect Journal〈印度戏剧特刊〉》中收录了《如何利用毛利民族仪式同印度感情和肢体语言角度下的舞蹈艺术的共通之处给戏剧表演注入新活力》。
Dr.Annie Ruth
Annie is a director, actor, teacher and academic. She was Director of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, 1997-2011 and Head of Acting at the School for the six years prior to that. In 2011 she was honoured for her work in drama with Membership of the Order of New Zealand (MNZM).
Annie specializes in Viewpoints actor training and improvisation. Her PhD utilizied both theoretical and performative research, exploring frameworks developed out of Māori ritual practices and the Viewpoints methodology developed by American director, Anne Bogart. As a creative thesis, this theoretical worked was backed-up with performance as research productions, notably Marat/Sade in 2010 and Welcome to Thebes in 2011 for Toi Whakaari and 2012 for the National School of Drama, New Delhi, India. She also conducted performance laboratories leading to performances in both London for the International Centre for Voice and Bucharest, Romania for the National University for Theatre and Cinematography. She has taught in top schools and international masterclasses in Europe, China, India, Australia, England and USA.
After leaving Toi Whakaari Annie worked as a freelance teacher and director in London. Most recently she led the performance research work of masters-level students at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London.
Her publications include: ‘Flowing, Free, Fully-Engaged Voices’ in Romanian Performing Arts Journal, Publication, 2014, ‘Māori rituals twinned with Viewpoints-based choreography build on Indian sensibilities and gestural languages to create vibrancy in theatrical performance’. Intellect Journal: Indian Theatre Special Issue. Spring 2013 and ‘Tikanga Frameworks and the Learning Environment at Toi Whakaari’, New Zealand Journal of Research in Performing Arts and Education: Nga Mahi a Rehia, December 20, 2011.
