Rahyan Carlos carries on calling to teach artists how to land jobs, win awards

To the various creatives he has worked with, Rahyan Carlos is known as a scriptwriter, a director, an acting coach, or an artist center head.

- By JERRY DONATO

He wears each hat with commitment and passion.

His experience and expertise in the last two will come in handy in his new post as the head of training and development of the MQuest Artists Agency (MQAA).

For this academic, it's a familiar territory, and at the same time, a new career beginning.

"It's a new journey for me. That's the reason why I accepted the work. It's a challenge to help pioneer an artists agency (and) to bring it to new heights. It's exciting and that's exciting," said direk Rahyan in an exclusive interview with The STAR.

Training artists and developing their talents speak of his calling. Rahyan has worked before in a similar and related capacity with two of the reputable talent centers in the country.

This time, he will collaborate with and work under the leadership of Jeffrey Remigio, vice president for content acquisition at Cignal TV and head of MQAA, to further hone the talents of its artists.

"I'm not only training the artists (and) the actors of MQuest, but (I'm here) to also bring to the public the workshops that I know," added he.

Again, these are public workshops in acting, dance and voice, according to a piece of information given to this paper, "with the goal of discovering and cultivating new talents. Following the workshops, participants will have exclusive access to auditions and the opportunity to join the MQAA talent pool."

Aspiring talents and practicing teachers may join the intensive workshops, with registration and enrollment this Nov. 23 to 24 on a first-come, first-served basis, it said.