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Lars Schmidt Biography

Lars Schmidt 

Since 1996 lives and works in New York City.
studies and collaborations with Susan Batson (as assistant and as translator at international acting workshops).
Since 1998 work as an actor for film, tv and theater in Germany and the US.
Since 2000 acting instructor at Black Nexxus Inc. /Susan Batson Acting School in New York City.

He also studied acting with teachers like Elisabeth Kemp and Marcia Haufrecht – both are, like Susan Batson, members of the Actors Studio, as well as very respected actors and acting teachers.
While in New York he continued his studies of dance and singing, as well as his work as photographer and photographers assistant. First drawings and work as musician / singer / songwriter and filmmaker. Regular engagement in afro-cuban music and percussion.

2001 move to Berlin. Work as director, musician, actor and acting instructor.
2003-2006 stay in Italy and France, where he lives and works on organic farms.
2006 creation of the ‚Art, Ecology & Education’ - concept
Since 2006 lives in Hamburg and Berlin. He coaches and teaches, works in various artistic fields and studies permaculture.
2007 lauch of www.art-ecology-education.org
since 2007 development of workshops and methods on the communication of integrated perceiving and thinking
various international networking and exchange activities
work as environmental/sustainability educator 


Up to now Lars had the luck and the pleasure to work with artists like Juliette Binoche, Joie Lee, Roberta Wallach, Jana Pallaske and Volkan Baydar.

 

CV  

since 2007
  • development of workshops and methods on the communication of integrated perceiving and thinking
  • various international networking and exchange activities
  • work as environmental/sustainability educator and artist
2007
  • lauch of www.art-ecology-education.org
2006 
  • work as environmental educator and freelance artist (music, dance, photography)
2006
2004 – 2006
  • stay and work on different organic farms in France and Italy
2001 – 2004
  • work as freelance director (film/theater), acting coach, actor and musician in Berlin
1996 – 2001
  • stay in New York
since 2000
  • work as acting instructor at Black Nexxus Acting Studios, NYC and Deutsche Schauspielakademie, Berlin
since 1999
  • work as freelance filmmaker and musician/singer/songwriter
since 1998
  • work as actor (film, television, commercials, theater)
1997 – 1999
  • freelance photographer and assistances in New York City


 

Education

2008
since 2007
  • studies of bodywork practices and dance (tango)
since 2006
  • studies of Permaculture at the Academy for Permaculture, Germany
since 2005

1996 – 2001

  • studies of acting with Susan Batson, Elisabeth Kemp und Marcia Haufrecht (Actors Studio, New York)
1996 – 1998
  • studies of dance and singing in New York City
  • dance: Dance Space, Broadway Dance Center and Alvin Ailey Dance Center
  • singing: Nova Thomas
since 1996
  • different assistances for photographers in Hamburg and New York
1994 – 1996
  • Stage School of Music, Dance and Drama, Hamburg 
1994 
  • internship at photojournalist-agency Zone 5, Hamburg
1992 
  • graduation from highschool

 

List of work

 

Director / Director of Photography (Selection)

2005
  • ‘Drinking Water’, short film
director: Lars Schmidt/Stefa Roth, photography: Lars Schmidt
2002
    • ‘The Fox condemns the Trap, not Himself’, short film
director: Lars Schmidt, photography: Lars Schmidt
2002
  • ‘Der Tiger’, play by Murray Schisgal
director: Lars Schmidt, Brotfabrik Theater, Berlin
  
 

Acting Instructor

2005 
  • collaboration with Susan Batson and Juliette Binoche, Paris
2003
  • acting instructor at
- Black Nexxus Acting Studio, New York
- Deutsche Schauspiel Akademie, Berlin
- Workshop for Camera Acting, Berlin
since 1998 
  • assistant of Susan Batson at international acting workshops
  
 

Actor (Selection) 

2003 
  • ‘Miracoli O'fino’, TV commercial
2002 
  • ‘From Heaven to Hell’, short film
director: Katja Brauer, Filmakademie Baden-Würtemberg, Germany
2001 
  • ‘Fünf-Tage-Woche’, short film
director: Nico Jäger, Filmakademie Baden-Würtemberg, Germany
1999 
  • ‘Vichy Mineral Water’, TV commercial
1998 
  • ‘Picknick im Schnee’, TV movie, Germany
director: Tomy Wigand, ndf Filmproduction
1998 
  • ‘Skyview Motel’, play by Filippo Anselmi
director: Marcia Haufrecht, Common Basis Theater, New York
  
 

Music and Lyrics 

2003 
  • ‘The 4-track Recordings’
music and lyrics: Lars Schmidt
2000 
  • ‘Jonas’, performance
music, lyrics and S-8 films: Lars Schmidt, CB’s Gallery, New York
  

 

Photography 

 
  • independent works and series; commissioned work 
  
 

Drawings 

 

  

  •  independent works

 

 

 

 




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