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Ivan
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- Acting
- Drama School Entrance
- Musical theatre
Actor (70+ Roles) | Director: Transform Performance Pressure into Instinctive Freedom via Guskin approach
- Acting
- Drama School Entrance
- Musical theatre
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Ivan is a respected tutor in our community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Ivan
Professional Biography
I am an ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ holding a ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ (๐ ๐) ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia. My career began as a child actor in 1994, and I have worked continuously at the highest professional level since 2005. Over the last two decades, I have brought ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ across major national theatres, feature films, and television, alongside ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ-๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ for major international animated feature films.
Throughout my career, I have shared the stage with world-renowned classical icons like Rade ล erbedลพija and ๐ง๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ-๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ. Having ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐โranging from Shakespearean tragedy to contemporary musicals and cabaretsโI have spent years sitting on both sides of the audition table. ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ when evaluating a performer's dramatic presence.
As a coach, I have worked across the entire spectrum of development: guiding high school students in drama studios to build foundational skills, mentoring drama school applicants through rigorous entry exam preparation, coaching professional actors working on specific roles, and training a principal mezzo-soprano for her highly celebrated, intensely physical title role performance in Bizet's Carmen at the Croatian National Theater Ivan pl. Zajc.
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ฆ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ:
โข ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ โ Croatian Freelance Artists Association (State-recognized elite independent artist status)
โข ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐๐จ โ Croatian Association of Dramatic Artists
โข ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ (๐ ๐) ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ Academy of Dramatic Art, University of Zagreb
โข ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ & ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ across major European and State-Subsidized National Theatres, including:
Ulysses Theatre (Prestigious International Classical Summer Festival)
Croatian National Theatre in Varaลพdin (Elite State Opera & Classical Drama House)
Zagreb Youth Theatre / ZKM (Renowned Avant-Garde & Contemporary Repertory Theatre)
Komedija City Theatre (Major Musical Theatre & Lyric Stage Productions)
Gavella Drama Theatre (Leading National Stage for Classical & Modern Drama)
Kerempuh Satirical Theatre (Premier National House for High Comedy and Satire)
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๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น: ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ
My coaching is fundamentally rooted in ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ปโ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต detailed in his book, How to Stop Acting. Having deeply explored and applied this work for 16 years as an actor and director, I know its power to transform a performance from "good" to "unforgettable."
Traditional acting often forces you to plan how to say a line or how to feel a certain emotion. This creates tension, predictability, and artificial habits. My method does the exact opposite: we strip away the planning so your natural instincts can take over.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ:
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐
๐, ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป: You will learn to look at a script without deciding beforehand how to deliver it. We focus on letting the words hit you in real-time, making your response completely unpredictable, fresh, and alive.
โข ๐จ๐ป๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐น๐๐ฒ: Anything can be used to fuel your truth. We actively explore the immediate reality of the space: What shifts within you if you step closer to your partner, perform the line softer, or the director suddenly just wants you to bring more "stature" to the role?
โข ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด "๐ช๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด": I create a safe, high-energy space where there are no mistakesโonly discoveries. By letting go of the pressure to give a "perfect" performance, you unlock a raw, magnetic truth.
โข ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ-๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: Blending Guskin's instinct-led work with structural storytelling concepts, we will analyze your script's architecture. You will understand the scene's engine so your instincts always serve the story.
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น & ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
โข ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ: Many traditional acting coaches try to teach opera singers to act by stripping away the music or treating the libretto like a standard play script. My approach is different. As a coach who understands classical music deeply, I teach you how to decode the musical score to fuel your dramatic performance.
โข ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ: The composer has already written your character's subconscious, pacing, and emotional shifts directly into the time signatures, key changes, note intervals, and orchestration. By blending a precise reading of the music with the Guskin approach, you will never have to juggle "singing technique" and "acting choices" simultaneously on stage. Instead, you will learn to let the architecture of the music automatically trigger your raw, physical, and truthful acting impulses.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ข๐ป:
โข ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด & ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: Move beyond standard theater exercises. We dive straight into your current rehearsal material, upcoming production, or audition arias, transforming high-pressure requirements into a blank canvas for your instincts.
โข ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป & ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ: Leverage my experience as a director to master both theatre and screen auditions. Learn how to translate abstract or confusing director-speakโlike a sudden demand for more "stature"โinto concrete, physical choices that demand attention.
(Flexible scheduling options are available to seamlessly accommodate UK and international time zones.)
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
"My first collaboration with Ivan was in the cabaret 'Joj Hrvatiโ (Oh, Croats) which he directed. Starting at the audition process, working with Ivan was a truly valuable and unique experience. His systematic approach, empathy, room for creativity and mistakes, clear step-by-step guidance, and deep understanding of an actor's needs make it the perfect environment to learn and grow. I also gained a lot of practical advice that prooved valuable later in my own work, both as actress and director. Ivan truly understands the creative process from both sides of the stage, and his experience can serve as an amazing tool when developing a role."
Paola Slavica, actor/director
Working and preparing for the entrance exam at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb with Ivan ฤuriฤiฤ was a great privilege and brought me tremendous benefits. The preparation process helped me build confidence, learn how to manage my stage fright, and discover how to make performing any text enjoyable, regardless of the nature of the task. The guidance throughout the entire process was very clear, and it genuinely felt as if I were already attending my first year at the Academy itself.
The preparation work proved extremely valuable once I was admitted to the Academy. One of the most important aspects of studying there is finding a common language with your professors so that you can understand each other better. The Academy provides a great deal of guidance, and I found it much easier to understand and connect with those instructions because of the work I had already done during my preparations.
In my opinion, the preparation classes also built a very strong foundation for all the further physical training and the diverse specialized skills that we learn at the Academy. Every building will eventually collapse if its foundation is not properly built, and Ivan ฤuriฤiฤ is truly a master of creating that great foundation.Ivan has been a wind in my sales ever since we worked together as actors on my first professional play. His patience and persistence in delivering and expanding knowledge, especially while helping me prepare for my debut, has helped me greatly and I've continued to work with him as my coach ever since. His enthusiasm and love for the art of acting are infectious and they played a major role in facilitating my own enthusiasm and growth. Nothing but recommendations!!!
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Launch Offer: The Active Rehearsal Promotion
To establish my digital studio and build my initial review count on Superprof, I am offering a temporary launch rate of ยฃ55/hour. This is a direct, limited-time opportunity to bring your repertoire into the studio and experience this methodology before my schedule fills and rates transition to my standard fee of ยฃ65/hour.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ:
โข ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ & ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐: I review and analyze your scripts, librettos, or musical scores before our session so we can maximize every minute of our digital face-to-face time.
โข ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐: Custom digital notes, specific adjustments, or follow-up exercises sent directly to you after the rehearsal.
โข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐ง๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐: Outside of live hours, you may submit self-tape drafts via video link for direct structural feedback.
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ & ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
โข ๐ฑ-๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ฌ-๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ are highly recommended for artists prepping major roles, complete show seasons, or drama school entry cycles.
โข ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐: A strict 24-hour notice is required to reschedule or cancel a session. Sessions cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice will be charged at the full rate.
โข ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐: All sessions are conducted exclusively online via high-definition video platforms to seamlessly accommodate UK and international time zones.
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