About
Our Values | The Studio | Your Coach
Values
Welcome to what drives every aspect of Tapely.
Support
...the 'never leave feeling like you bombed' kind.
Agency
...the 'wield your power' kind.
Integrity
...the 'honesty, respect and caring' kind.
Enjoyment
...the 'take the work seriously, not yourself' kind.
Tapely
Book more work with quality coaching in a supportive environment.
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Coaching at Tapely is approached from a place of helping you remove the blocks getting in the way of your most truthful acting. Bring scenes to life with your unique essence and instincts moment to moment. Create compelling scene choices, get clear on audition-specific camera techniques, connect deeper with your work, and enjoy acting again.
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Tapely is a safe and respectful space for working vulnerably in scenes. We're passionate about lowering as many barriers to entry so it's easy for you to show up fully with support, agency, respect, and enjoyment of the process. Along with in-studio (Vancouver) and online options, we strive to provide an experience where you can do your best work and never leave feeling like you bombed.
We believe in building and giving back to community and donate a small portion from each Tapely session to SNIWWOC - a Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) and Songhees nations (Victoria, Canada) based organisation that provides support & advocacy for BIPOC, immigrant and refugee women through programs such as art therapy, counselling, financial education, health clinics, grocery support, yoga, and community building.
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Get out of your head, into your feeling and re-inspire your acting.
Kristina Paras
Owner / Actress
She/Her
Kristina is an Australian actress and acting coach currently based in Vancouver, Canada. For the past eight years, she has assisted clients in booking roles in film, television, commercials, and gaining admission to the prestigious and highly competitive BFA acting program at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).
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Kristina is trained in both screen and theatre and has studied at NIDA (alum. Cate Blanchett), ACA (alum. Hugh Jackman), AMAW LA, Sydney (alum. Shailene Woodley). Over the past twelve years, Kristina has cultivated a wealth of expertise in self-tape audition and camera techniques and has taught acting classes at the WAYS youth organisation in Sydney and served as an audition reader for casting offices in Australia and Canada. She currently teaches at AMAW Vancouver. Her acting credits include a lead role in US film 'Big Lies in a Small Town' and the New York Comic Con-nominated 'Looking For Heroes.'
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Kristina is passionate about encouraging others to recognise and harness their inherent value, and contributing to the growth and sustenance of thriving communities.