Dirk Prawdzik

Dirk Prawdzik, born in 1967, is a Senior Lecturer at the College for Music and Art of the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. He graduated with distinction from the Stuttgart College of Music and Performing Arts and has been a permanent faculty member since 1997, specializing in voice and speech training for actors and musical performers.

• Education: Studied at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart
• Influences: Trained under Prof. Jurij A. Vasiljev and Prof. Kristin Linklater

His research focuses on the principles of Gestisches Sprechen (gestural speech) and the Linklater method. He conducts workshops internationally and contributes to artistic productions at venues like the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus. Prawdzik's publication in the UTB standard work (2004) establishes theoretical foundations for speech training.

He provides individual coaching for stage professionals and corporate clients, teaching in both German and English. His work integrates breath-voice-speech techniques with performance pedagogy.