See WEEKEND I WORKSHOPS
Intensives: July 2 – 5, 2009
Explorations: July 3 – 5, 2009
WEEKEND II WORKSHOPS
Intensives: July 9 – 12, 2009
- Special Feature — TEATR ZAR INTENSIVE with Ditte Berkeley & Matej Matejka
- Body First: Character Construction with Sandy Nicholls
- Green Eggs and Shakespeare with David Ley
Explorations: July 10 – 12, 2009
- Make-up: You’ve Got the Look! with Noreen Jani
- The Director’s Instinct: Broadening the Horizon with Geoffrey Brumlik
- Intro to Improv with Donovan Workun
WEEKEND II WORKSHOPS
Intensives: July 9 – 12, 2009
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*Special Feature – Teatr ZAR Intensive July 9 – 12, 2009 Instructors: Ditte Berkeley & Matej Matejka |
Professional performers intrigued by Polish theatre, philosophies of ensemble work, and polyphonic music will love this rare and powerful workshop. Teatr ZAR, working in the Promotional program at the Grotowki Institute in Wroclaw, Poland, combines physical training and performance with the power of song. The core company collected traditional polyphonic songs through research expeditions to Georgia, Bulgaria, and Greece. Teatr ZAR reshapes this musical material into stunning theatre pieces. A trained voice is not required, but you must enjoy group singing.
The voice work is interwoven with physical work that centralizes energy in the body, awakens the centre and grounds the energy of the performer. Participants should come in good health and be prepared to work hard physically. This workshop will be taught at a professional level for those with experience and education in theatre.
*Applications to this workshop will be reviewed. Please include a resume or listing of your experience.
*Note: Teatr ZAR will be teaching their own practices and methodologies, inspired by but not the methodologies of Grotowski's work. If you have any questions concerning this workshop, please contact Theatre Alberta.
| WORKSHOP FEE: | $350 All prices include catered lunches and GST |
| Maximum 16 Participants | |
Body First: Character Construction
July 9 – 12, 2009
Thursday 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Friday – Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Instructor: Sandy Nicholls
Get out of your head! Have you ever heard that from a director? This workshop is just what you need. Through the application of the timehonoured techniques of Michael Chekhov, participants will explore a remarkable skill set for physicalizing characters. This methodology delivers a form of character construction that begins with the body not the head. Learn how to creatively transform the self through exercises and explorations of character centres, circles of attention, movement and focus of energy, radiating and receiving, imaginary body, inner and outer tempo, and impulse work. Any performer will find this playful class a wonderful way to rattle the tool kit.
| WORKSHOP FEE: | $275* *Additional materials fee may apply All prices include catered lunches and GST |
| Maximum 16 Participants | |
Green Eggs and Shakespeare
July 9 – 12, 2009
Thursday 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Friday – Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Instructor: David Ley
What do Dr. Seuss and Shakespeare have in common? Find out on this journey into the world of William Shakespeare. Through an exploration of sonnets, monologues, and scenes we will learn to identify and use various patterns in the text that will make it both easy to understand and fun to play. By taking a new approach to things like poetic structure, scansion, and rhetoric we will discover the joy of bringing these wonderful words to life. This workshop will provide a practical set of tools for analyzing and acting Shakespeare’s text and will be suitable for both actors and educators.
| WORKSHOP FEE: | $275 All prices include catered lunches and GST |
| Maximum 16 Participants | |
Explorations: July 10 – 12, 2009
Make-up: You’ve Got the Look!
July 10 – 12, 2009
Friday 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Instructor: Noreen Jani
Learn the essentials of stage, film and simple effects make-up. Explore the endless possibilities of transforming the face & body to any role. Edmonton make-up artist Noreen Jani will take you through the basics of the factors that contribute to creating a character. Through the use of cosmetics, specialty make-up, facial hair, and prosthetics, you will learn how to plan, apply, and accessorize a character to jump off the page and onto the stage. This workshop will help the actor, stage manager, costume designer, or theatre enthusiast breathe life into the disguise; all you need is your imagination.
*Requirements: Please bring personal make-up brushes & personal mascara. If you have a make-up kit, please bring it to class.
| WORKSHOP FEE: | $225* *Additional materials fee may apply All prices include catered lunches and GST |
| Maximum 12 Participants | |
The Director’s Instinct: Broadening the Horizon
July 10 – 12, 2009
Friday 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Instructor: Geoffrey Brumlik
A hands-on look at the distinct stages of the director’s process with an emphasis on ways of identifying the richest possible solutions. Explore the many practical challenges that face a director on a day-to-day basis. Uncover a range of choices that more effectively create a well-defined and satisfying world for your production. Whether you are a beginning director, educator, or are interested in continuing the development of your directing process, this workshop will reveal the depth of possibilities that are available at every step of the directorial experience.
| WORKSHOP FEE: | $225 All prices include catered lunches and GST |
| Maximum 12 Participants | |
Intro to Improv
July 10 – 12, 2009
Friday 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Instructor: Donovan Workun
This unique improvisational skills building workshop is geared towards actors and educators looking to immerse themselves completely in the moment and reach a new level of spontaneity and surprise in their work. With 20 years of experience, Donovan will walk you from beginner to advanced level of improvisation. This participative approach to teaching is entertaining, engaging, and a great way to learn on your feet with a master. Fun and easy improv games will show you how to keep a scene positive, build interesting characters, and tell a great story!
| WORKSHOP FEE: | $225 All prices include catered lunches and GST |
| Maximum 16 Participants | |