Clowning & Character
Everyone has a Clown
Voice, movement and improvisation
will be used to assist students in
developing their own unique
characters. Learning ways of
interacting and responding to each other's
characters in the development of a scene will
also be introduced.
Discover your Clown
This workshop focuses on developing characters,
as well as their various stories and situations. Students
will see how costumes and props can affect their
character and enhance certain qualities. Creative
movement, mime, voice work, improvisation and
commedia dell' arte will all be utilized in creating a
final presentation.
Creative Movement & Story Interpretation
Body Tales
Using music, poetry and story, students will learn to
respond and react through creative movement. The
focus will be on expressing ideas, thoughts and stories
through physical gestures and creative movements.
Interpreting Fairytales & Myths
Using fairytales and myths as
the starting point for this fun and active workshop, students
will create tableaux pictures, movement pieces and musical
interpretations, all around fairytales and myths. In
groups, children explore their own interpretations of
these well-known tales as performance pieces. Props
and costumes will be utilized.
The Mask & Character Development
Who's Behind that Mask
Students will have the opportunity to create
their own mask and then develop the character that stands
behind the mask. Movement, voice, characterization,
improvisation and performance strategies will all be
part of this highly interactive workshop. Mask
characters will be introduced in a final presentation.
The Masked Clown
This workshop will introduce students to the different
types of masks used through time in both ritual and
performance. Participants will have the opportunity
to try working with some of these masks, as well as,
create their own individual mask. Masked characters
will be developed through exercises incorporating
movement, voice, improvisation, commedia dell'arte
and characterization. These original characters will be
introduced in a final performance, which will allow all
the partcipants to interact.
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Puppetry
Puppets All Around
Students will learn the fundamentals of puppetry.
Creating unique characters, puppet manipulation and
story creation will all be part of this fun and highly
interactive workshop. Students will construct their
own simple puppet.
Improvisation
Creating a Story
Students will learn elements of creating
a play or story presentation using improvisational exercises.
Character, situation, tactics, objectives and interaction
will be just some of the elements used to create
unique scenes.
What's in a Play?
Improvisational exercises will be the
starting point in this workshop implementing creative
thinking. The five W's of a story (who, what, where,
when and why) will all be explored, while students create
their own scenes incorporating theme, situation, character,
plot and story development. Different ways of staging
and the presentation of these stories will be explored
in this interactive workshop.
Scene Study & Script Work
Scenes in Action
While learning how to work with a script,
students will explore, character, situations, objectives,
beats, rhythm and performance techniques.
The Actor's Workshop
In this intensive and interactive workshop,
participants will be introduced to monologue and scene
work. While learning how to work with the written word,
students will explore, character, situations, objectives,
beats, rhythm, improvisation and various performance
techniques. Students will gain a better understanding
of the actor's process – auditioning, rehearsing and
performing – and create a final presentation.
Musical Theatre
Act, Sing and Dance
Students will be introduced to all the
elements of musical theatre in this
performance-based workshop. Using an
existing musical, students will explore
script work, choreography, singing,
improvisation and character development.
The role of the actor and the audience will be
discussed, while participants gain an appreciation of
the professional aspects of the art form. |