{"id":4,"date":"2014-01-08T12:03:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T12:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/petermikhail.com\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2015-09-14T23:57:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T03:57:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petermikhail.com\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Peter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;434&#8243; border_color=&#8221;black&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_border&#8221; img_link_large=&#8221;&#8221; image_hovers=&#8221;true&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a19e80ab6fdc\" data-id=\"6a19e80ab6fdc\" data-height=\"20\" data-height-mobile=\"20\" data-height-tab=\"20\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">About Peter<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Peter Mikhail is originally from London, England. He is a professionally trained theatre actor who graduated with honours from the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, London in 1999. In 2004, Peter moved to Toronto, Canada, to further develop his acting career. Peter completed his Masters degree in Fine Arts, MFA, and trained as a Voice and Speech Teach teacher receiving both his MFA and Voice teaching Diploma from York University in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Peter was trained under the direction of Professor David Smukler and Professor Eric Armstrong\u00a0with the foundation of the Voice work based in the Kristin Linklater method. Peter apprenticed and assisted at Canada\u2019s National Voice Intensive in Vancouver, British Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Peter has taught Acting Shakespeare and all the Voice and Speech courses offered at York University. 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