Musicians, actors, dancers, and other artists have long recognized the benefits of applying Alexander Technique to their art form. Reducing excess tension in movement and posture, freeing up the breath, enhancing vocal production, reducing performance anxiety, and accessing a deeper, more anchored presence during performance are just a few reasons why artists are repeatedly drawn to the Technique.

Alexander Technique has been studied by artists such as Canadian artists Brent Carver, Cynthia Dale, Robertson Davies, Colm Feore, Paul Gross, Martha Henry, as well as Julie Andrews, Annette Bening, Juliette Binoche, Kenneth Branagh, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Caine, John Cleese, conductor Sir Colin Davies, Dame Judi Dench, John Dewey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jesse Eisenberg, flutist James Galway, William Hurt, Aldous Huxley, Jeremy Irons, Hugh Jackman, James Earl Jones, Ben Kingsley, Kevin Kline, Madonna, Sir Paul McCartney, Kelly McGillis, violinist Yehudi Menuhin, Paul Newman, Alan Rickman, Sting, Hilary Swank, Lynn Redgrave, Christopher Reeve, George Bernard Shaw, Maggie Smith, Mary Steenburgen,  Patrick Stewart, Robin Williams, and Joanne Woodward.

Here is what two of these artists have said about the Alexander Technique:

The Alexander Technique keeps the body alive, at ages when many people have resigned themselves to irreversible decline . . . With all its demands, the Alexander Technique is worth every moment it asks for, and those once committed to it may well find that they cannot do without it. It is an enlargement of whatever life may be yours. – Robertson Davies

I find the Alexander Technique very helpful in my work. Things happen without you trying. They get to be light and relaxed. You must get an Alexander teacher to show it to you. – John Cleese

Many prestigious learning institutions in Canada and around the world recognize the importance of Alexander Technique and have had Alexander teachers on staff, including the University of Toronto, McGill University, Royal Conservatory of Music, Globe Theatre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama (U.K.), Juilliard School (New York), Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh), Royal Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (U.K.), Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), Manhattan School of Music (New York) and Yale University School of Drama (Connecticut).

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