KIM JESSOR, ACAT '81

ACAT/Kim Jessor

ACAT FACULTY (1981–2018)
DIRECTOR OF TRAINING (1991–1994)

"The Alexander Technique was initially a way for me to deal with knee problems that arose while dancing. It has become a remarkable tool for living, which I apply constantly. It allows me to keep growing and evolving. Teaching the Technique is a way to creatively problem-solve and explore with my students. There is a reciprocity in which I am always learning from them – a great joy. My particular interests are training teachers and working with performing artists, and I am inspired by collaborating with my colleagues.”

TRAINED UNDER

Judy Leibowitz, Pearl Ausubel, Barbara Kent and Deborah Caplan

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program (2003–present); Individual lessons and coaching on productions

  • NYU Tisch School of the Arts New Studio on Broadway Musical Theater Program (2014–present); Group class

  • New School College of Performing Arts BFA Drama Program F (2016)

  • The Juilliard School

  • Mannes College of Music

  • The Michael Howard Acting Studio

  • The New York Open Center

  • The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

  • The Chautauqua summer music program

  • Penland School of Crafts

  • The Miller Healthcare Institute for Performing Arts Medicine

  • Private practice (since 1981)

PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES

  • Freedom to Act; Conference on Acting and the Alexander Technique (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)

  • Workshop – Decoda/Skidmore Chamber Music Institute (July 2014)

  • Co-taught workshop for trainees AmSAT AGM (2012)

  • Kim has written articles on applying the Technique to marathon running and on her work with survivors of 9/11.

POST-GRADUATE STUDY

  • Studied with Barbara Kent, Pearl Ausubel, Ann Mathews and Rivka Cohen

  • Certified in Body-Mind Centering from Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (1994)