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Pre-Order: Murisa Harba’s Book ACTING WITH ENERGY Rides THE SHATTERING Release

So pumped to share that I was recently interviewed by @jennicaschwartzman at @thedrillmag and the featured article just went live on my birthday yesterday! What a great bday gift!!

Thank you, Jennica, for such a lovely write-up regarding my upcoming book launch of Acting With Energy: Creating Repeatable Brilliance Take After Take and my most recent film release of THE SHATTERING, both available on Amazon!

Check out THE DRILL MAGAZINE article HERE!

Won BEST ACTRESS in a FEATURE at Studio City International Film Festival For Morok!

What an honor to be named Best Actress in a Feature for my role in Mórok! Thank you to Steve Sturla for all of his support! Bummed to not be there in person this year but the silver lining is that because the festival was online, SO MANY MORE people were able to see it from all over the world!

Thank you to our incredible cast and crew - we really made something special!

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Won BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE & BEST OF THE FEST AT LADY FILMMAKERS FEST!!!

What I loved about Lady Filmmakers Fest was that they pivoted their whole festival online and went ALL out! Covid, schmo-vid! We had an incredible 10 day on demand viewing period for ANYONE to watch online from the comfort of their own home. And then we got another week extension because the fest was going so well!!

We were so thrilled to find out our entire cast was nominated for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best supporting Actress, as well as Best Film!

Happy to share that we snagged both Best Actress and Best Film! Yay!!! Congrats to all the nominees and thanks to Patricia and Mike for putting on such a classy event!

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Choreographed a PROMO COMMERCIAL for Fox's Masked Singer

Lots of overdue announcements due to surviving this Pandemic so here goes!

In January of 2020, I had the opportunity to CHOREO a spot for Fox’s Masked Singer and SCOOB! The Movie starring Ken Jeong. It was a super fun throwback to 90’s hiphop and my MTA dancers killed it! Loved working with our Director Dan Clifton again!

It aired May 13th at 8pm PST on the first commercial break on FOX - check it out here!

WATCH PROMO

P.S. I am super pregnant with my 2nd boy in this shoot, lol! Black really is slimming, ha!

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Directing and Acting in F#@K I LOVE U: Alive at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018

Actress Murisa Harba co-directs and plays leading lady Angie Winston in F#@K I LOVE U: ALIVE! at the DORIE THEATRE for Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Actress Murisa Harba co-directs and plays leading lady Angie Winston in F#@K I LOVE U: ALIVE! at the DORIE THEATRE for Hollywood Fringe Festival.

Loved reuniting with the cast of F#@K I LOVE U on stage in a live theatrical production at the Dorie Theatre at the Complex. This was rather special because we performed directly under the studio I taught my acting classes out of for years! Lucky Mor’s gripping and raw storyline based around the characters of the webseries got to shine on stage in front of a live audience. The chemistry this cast holds is truly unique and it was such a pleasure to co-direct the production with Lucky, who also played my husband.

It was also quite exciting to revisit live performance because my love of acting started with the stage way back when at Boston University. The fun of rehearsal, the sound of the audience as they enter the theatre, the unexpected moments that happen with any live show; it was such a joy. My, how I have missed the theatre!

On stage after the final bow with the whole cast!

On stage after the final bow with the whole cast!

OPENED MY OWN STUDIO LOCATION - ABOUT THE WORK ACTORS STUDIO!

This is long overdue, so rather a back post, but a documentation nonetheless. We are about to celebrate our first full year in our new studio location on Vermont in East Hollywood/Los Feliz area and loving everything about it! Everyday we are growing more and more and ‘the work’ in class just keeps getting better! Also excited to announce our new studio manager, Laila Ayad, who is just fantastic. Bring on 2019!

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Today was a big day for me. Two months of renovations, a crazy amount of decision making with every detail, and the vision that steered me every second through all of it. And now, the moment of truth. The sign is UP on the building! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Time to celebrate!!!! Opening party is a week away! Let’s bless this puppy with all the artistic vibes and feels! Boom baby!! 🎬🎥💃🏼😎🍾🎈🙌🏻#aboutthework

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My latest article written for BackStage Publication on CHAKRA ENERGY ACTING TECHNIQUES

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Many of you know that I developed an acting technique utilizing the chakra energy centers back in 2012 and that I teach it at my studio, ABOUT THE WORK, and at the SAG-AFTRA LA Conservatory over at American Film Institute. Last year I began writing articles for BACKSTAGE MAGAZINE as one of their Backstage Experts. Here is a taste of my technique and the link to my article is below!

For more on chakra acting techniques, visit my studio’s website - www.about-the-work.com

Musicians and singers do scales to warmup. What do actors do?  Using the chakras (or the body's natural energy centers) to tap into what is already inherent in our body as human beings is a way to physically, vocally and intentionally warm up the actor's instrument: the body. 

Murisa Harba is a recognized BACKSTAGE EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR to Backstage Magazine.

Murisa Harba is a recognized BACKSTAGE EXPERT CONTRIBUTOR to Backstage Magazine.

Here is my latest article on Backstage on CHAKRA ACTING TECHNIQUES and my CHAKRA WARMUP.

CLICK HERE TO READ!

Directing TELL YOUR STORY: A PSA on RAPE & SEXUAL ASSAULT

Just finished a 12 hour day directing on the set of TELL YOUR STORY: A PSA on Rape & Sexual Assault for Somalie Inez Productions. What a wonderfully emotional day on set! So proud of everyone involved in this shoot and the generosity of spirit that was expressed. No doubt this piece will inspire others to tell their story. 

Dancing in CHRIS MANN's Latest Music Video!

So much fun working with Chris on his latest music video! Who knew Whitney Houston & Drake could make a fabulous remix together -- well Chris totally pulled it off without a hitch! Check it out!

Live from ES Audio Studios in Los Angeles, CA Studio version available on iTunes From upcoming album, Urban Songbook Chris Mann - Vocals Willy Beaman - Keys, Production Danny Levin - Trumpet, Electronic Percussion Triggers Blake Straus - Guitar Jordan Childs - Percussion Laura Mann - Background Vocals Murisa Harba - Dancing Queen Melissa Center - Camera Operator and Balloon Enthusiast ================ Let's Stay Connected!

Choreographing TOP SECRET Video Game in MOCAP!

What a past few weeks this has been! Had the absolute pleasure of choreographing a super cool video game for some amazing clients! I worked with 10 professional dancers from The Movement Talent Agency on a large group number and we all donned our uber sexy MOCAP suits to capture the scene that had many working parts. So much fun working with everyone - tons of laughter, great work and silliness! Can't wait to see the process of motion capture move into post production and see this scene come to life within the game. SO COOL!