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The Neurophysical Actor
Training Workshops
Theatre Deli, Leadenhall St, London
February 2026
THE NEUROPHYSICAL ACTOR™
Actor Training Workshop Series
with Dr Khairul Kamsani
Updating the Actor-Training Canon
Stanislavsky, Meisner, Chekhov, Adler, Grotowski - their methods changed theatre forever.
Their intuition and practice-led-research shaped Acting.
Today, we have neuroscience, sports performance science, and motor-learning research that reveal exactly how actors think, feel, move, and transform.
This workshop series brings 21st-century evidence to 20th-century wisdom
an upgrade to the psychophysical traditions that shape modern acting.
The Neurophysical Framework
We are all built upon four performance systems:
Two Cognitive Systems
• System 1 — Instinct + Reactivity
Fast, emotional, impulse-driven: where presence, connection, and truth first emerge.
• System 2 — Intention + Awareness
Deliberate, disciplined, and strategic: where craft, repeatability, and character logic grow.
These systems constantly compete for dominance.
The actor must learn to navigate them — not be ruled by them.
Two Neuromuscular Systems
• Type I (Endurance / Control) — sustaining presence
• Type II (Power / Explosion) — dynamic choices, vocal risk, heightened stakes
-Grasp the interplay-
Gain range, precision, and transformational agility.
Develop
✔ Stronger presence under pressure
✔ Reliable impulses — repeatable truth
✔ More dynamic physical & vocal expression
✔ Enhanced focus + mental stamina
✔ Techniques grounded in real science
✔ Tools to build character from mind + body
✔ A systems-based process to grow beyond this course
About your Facilitator:
Dr. Khairul Kamsani is a Singaporean actor-trainer, theatre-maker, and academic leading two pioneering evolutions in performance training. He holds a PhD in Embodied Cybernetic Actor Training (ECAT), which develops new methods for acting within XR, digital performance systems, and posthuman dramaturgies — redefining presence and agency across virtual and physical space.
In parallel, Khairul’s Neurophysical Actor methodology advances the actor’s craft through contemporary neuroscience, psychophysiology, and sports-performance science — providing a rigorous, evidence-based update to the legacies of Stanislavsky, Chekhov, Meisner, and Adler.
Trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Khairul has over eight years of practice-led refinement in performance pedagogy. He was recently Drama Industry Fellow at the University of Hull and was previously Resident Assistant Director at Singapore Repertory Theatre, contributing to major professional productions.
His actor-training work focuses on enhancing instinct, muscular intelligence, and adaptive responsiveness — preparing actors to meet the demands of both contemporary stages and future mixed-reality performance landscapes.