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Artmedia - Physical Theatre News -
March 2003
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Sponsor:
Cirque du Soleil, Australian Auditions, Melbourne & Sydney
Playspace:
Clown Masterclasses: NZ, Australia, Singapore, USA, Canada
Networking:
Magdalena Australia Festival, 6 - 16 April, Brisbane, Australia
International Symposium of Youth Theatre, Montpellier, France
Applications, Linz International Street Theatre Festival, Austria
Noticeboard:
Standup comedy mentoring or a workshop in Sydney?
Suzuki Method of Actor Trainer seeks work
Circus Family and Artistic Agency, Russia
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Artmedia News
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Welcome to the March edition of the Artmedia newsletter, a
publication with an Australasian focus and a global perspective.
This month we also welcome Cirque du Soleil as sponsor -
yes guys we have finally made the big time - to promote their
open auditions in Sydney and Melbourne for dancers, singers
and actors, including clowns.
And in Playspace news, in response to popular demand, I
add workshops in Auckland, New Zealand, and Sydney,
Australia, to my clown masterclass program, and urge those
interested, particularly in Auckland, to contact me quickly to
secure your place. Places are also filling in the workshops in
Melbourne, Singapore, Ottawa and in Connecticut.
In the networking, we have information on participation in the
Magdalena Australia Festival in Brisbane, and on applications
for the Linz International Street Theatre Festival in Austria, as
well as the International Symposium of Youth Theatre in
Montpellier, France, to be held in conjunction with the
International Drama in Education General Council Meeting.
In the noticeboard, we have information on a Circus Family
and Artistic Agency in Russia, a search for standup comedy
mentoring in Sydney, and a Suzuki Method of Actor Trainer
seeks work.
This month the newsletter is being brought to you with the
assistance of Cirkidz in Adelaide, Australia, who run circus
classes for children, and have hosted the Australian Circus and
Physical Theatre Conference over the past few days. Wow!
( find a link to Cirkidz at www.artmedia.com.au/links.htm )
We'll have more on the Australian Circus and Physical Theatre
Association, who run the conference, in future issues, as I am
now the Membership Development officer, so why not check
out their site www.nationalcircus.asn.au and become a member.
We aim to provide an avenue of communication for the growing
physical theatre community, so please send us info for inclusion in
this newsletter. Please also forward this to somebody else who
may be interested.
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Remember to check out the Artmedia site, as we update the
information constantly. www.artmedia.com.au On the site you
can find a useful list of links to performers, companies, resources
and festivals all over the world, and you can subscribe to this
newsletter and find a copy of the latest issue.
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Sponsor: Cirque du Soleil, Australian Auditions, Melbourne & Sydney
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Cirque du Soleil will be holding Open auditions
Open Dance Audition
Sydney: March 20, 2003, Sydney Dance Company
The Wharf, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, NSW
Melbourne: April 3, 2003, Joining the Chorus
49 Batman Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Rear studio entry: Jeffcott Street (Turn left into the public
car park; enter the building via the red double doors.)
Registration will take place at 9:30 a.m. The auditions will
begin at 10:00 a.m. and will end around 6:00 p.m.
Please bring the following:
A resumé, photos and a 15-minute video (mandatory).
For the audition, please wear close-fitting clothes ( for
example: tights and leotard ) - absolutely no loose clothes
- and your favourite dance shoes.
Open Voice Audition
Sydney: March 24, 2003, Tiger Studio
9 Rangers Rd, Neutral Bay, NSW
Melbourne: April 7, 2003, Metropolis Audio
180 Bank Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Registration will take place at 9:30 a.m. The auditions will
begin at 10:00 a.m. and will end around 6:00 p.m.
Please bring the following:
A resumé, photos and a 15-minute audio demo (mandatory).
During the audition, you will be required to perform three
pieces of completely different styles (no Broadway pieces).
Please bring sheet music in the right key with you for our
accompanying pianist, or bring your accompaniment on CD
or cassette. The choice of pieces should demonstrate your
vocal range, head and chest voices, and provide a sample of
your voice textures and languages in which you sing.
Open Acting Audition
Sydney: March 17, 2003, Sydney Dance Company
The Wharf, Pier 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, NSW
Melbourne: March 31, 2003, Joining the Chorus
49 Batman Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Rear studio entry: Jeffcott Street (Turn left into the public
car park; enter the building via the red double doors.)
Registration will take place at 9:30 a.m. The audition will
begin at 10:00 a.m. and end around 6:00 p.m.
Please bring the following:
A resumé, photos and a 15-minute video (mandatory).
For the audition, please wear close-fitting clothing. Costumes
and/or make-up should not be worn upon arrival; please bring
your make-up and costume along if you require them for your
mandatory three-minute act. Please prepare a three-minute
act, including make-up and costumes if necessary. This three
minute segment should not require much preparation time.
For details about our company and its productions, please visit
our website at: www.cirquedusoleil.com
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Playspace - Masterclasses, Australia, Singapore, Canada, USA
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Alan Clay will teach a series of six 4-day clown masterclasses
in five countries over the next few months.
"For me the key to clown is playfulness. We can all play,
although we often loose the ability as we advance with our
theatre practice, because our successful patterns trap us into
not taking risks and so not growing in our work."
Auckland Clown Masterclass, New Zealand - March 31 to
April 3. 10am to 4pm, Venue to be confirmed. Cost:
NZ$450 (full). Enrolments
auckland@artmedia.com.au
Melbourne Clown Masterclass, Australia - April 14 to 17
Cecil Street Studio, Fitzroy, Melbourne. 10am to 4pm,
Cost: Aus$450 (earlybird, before March 24) Aus$550 (full).
Telephone: Australia (03) 9443 0640. Enrolments and info
melbourne@artmedia.com.au
Sydney Clown Masterclass, Australia - April 22 to 25
Cost: Aus$450 (earlybird, before March 20) Aus$550 (full).
Enrolments and info
sydney@artmedia.com.au
Singapore Clown Masterclass, Singapore - April 28 to May 1
10am to 4pm, Cost: Sing$450 ( earlybird, before April 1st)
Sing$550 (full). Enrolments phone/fax Debra Pieterse,
Singapore 6475 9623 or email pieterse@pacific.net.sg
Ottawa Clown Masterclass, Canada - May 21 to 24
10am to 4pm. Can$500 (earlybird, before April 26) or
Can$600 (full). Enrolments phone Brian Wilson, Orbital
Entertainment, Canada (613) 248-8940 or 1-877-269-4897,
email info@orbitalent.ca
Connecticut Clown Masterclass, America - June 16 to 19
10am to 4pm, in the village of Cornwall, only 2 hours from
New York by train. Cost: US$500 (earlybird, before May 16)
or US$700 with food and board, and US$600 (Full), or US$800
with food and board. Enrolments and information contact Martin
Ewen, lurk2000@mac.com or ph America 860 672 2667.
"In the best clown tradition Alan Clay held up a window-mirror
for us to step through and reflect on the patterns, habits and
rituals of our days. It was funny, moving and excellent theatre."
New Zealand Herald
This Clown Masterclass program has been created to provide an
advanced platform for the development and practice of clown skills.
Some students with no experience will also find this course suitable,
simply by releasing themselves to the process.
The workshop provides a physical approach to the clown art form,
exploring playfulness, irreverence, and the freedom of not knowing.
Each day starts with a yoga warm up, followed by exercises to
develop physical and emotional expression, and improvisational
exercises to develop comic timing and audience rapport.
Alan studied clown in Sweden in 1977, and has since taught and
performed throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand,
including nine tours to European Festivals. For the past five years
he has run Playspace Studio in Sydney, where his Circus and
Clown Training has gained a worldwide reputation.
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Networking
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"Magdalena Australia Festival : Theatre - Women - Traveling
International Festival for Women in Contemporary Theatre
6 - 16 April 2003, Brisbane Powerhouse, Queensland,
Australia. 10 days of workshops, performances and forum.
The Magdalena Australia International Festival for Women
in Theatre joins a long history of activity from around the
world, which gives diverse women a platform to express
their opinions; voice concerns and explore modes of creativity.
The international Magdalena Project, a network of women in
contemporary theatre, has been organising festivals, master-
classes and forums worldwide for the last sixteen years, in
countries as diverse as Wales, Denmark, Norway, Argentina,
Columbia and New Zealand. April 2003 marks the first time
the Project will manifest in an event in Australia. The Festival
will bring about national and international exposure and
ongoing development initiatives stimulated through the festival
exchanges." For more information on how to get involved with
the Magdalena Australia Festival contact: Dawn Albinger,
Artistic Director - magdalena.festival@qpac.com.au
"Dear Alan, I work in a small theatre company for teenagers.
At the same time I am the treasurer of IDEA, the International
Drama/theatre in Education Association. Every year with my
company we organise an international encounter of adolescent
theatre. This year we decided to have a more important event,
the International symposium of Youth Theatre : 3rd edition.
Dates of the encounters from Sunday April 20th to Monday
April 28th. 10 groups of young people aged 15 to 20, from ten
different countries, are invited to participate in this project. Each
group will consist of 8 to 15 youngsters who have practiced
drama/theatre for some years and who work with professional
artists. The staff of Outil Théâtre and the associate partners of
these Encounters will select the participants according to criteria
ensuring that there will be 4 countries from the European
Community, 6 countries outside the European Community and
at least one country representing each continent. The IDEA
General Council Meeting will be held in conjunction, from
April 20th to 29th. IDEA currently represents 53 countries and
68 national associations, and the meeting will consist of the
delegates of these associations, about a hundred people,
teachers, drama practitioners and artists who work in the field."
Yours, Lucien Nicolas, Directeur pédagogique & Trésorier de
l'Outil Théâtre, Montpellier, France. Find a link to the Outil
Theatre site under Youth Theatre and to the International
Drama in Education Association site under Resources at
www.artmedia.com.au/links.htm
"From thursday, July 17, to Saturday, July 19, Linz, Austria,
invites you to be part of the international street theatre festival,
Pflasterspektakel 2003. Over 110 groups/duos/solo performers
from all over the world have turned the city centre of Linz into a
stage for three days each year for 17 years. Registration forms
must be submitted by April 1st, and notice of acceptance or
rejection by 25th April. Each artist or group of artists has the
opportunity to perform three times a day. The cost of
accommodation for the artists will be provided by the organisers,
and travel costs will be covered for the price of a second class
train ticket, or standard rate mileage allowance.Travel costs will
be reimbursed pro rata for the days of participation, and will be
limited to a maximum of 950 EURO per group/solo performer,
regardless of the number of members and distance. 25 EURO
will be paid per person and performance day for provisions, and
artists retain the money taken at their performances." Gerda
Forstner. Find a link to the Linz Pflasterspektakel under
Festivals at
www.artmedia.com.au/links.htm
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Noticeboard
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"Dear Alan, Thank you for great newsletters. I am an amateur
clown. I would like to find some standup comedy mentoring
or a workshop to build up my skills. Can you suggest any
avenues I can pursue? I live in Sydney. I heard someone was
running workshops a few years ago." Thank you, Dave
twofatdaves@yahoo.com
"I just received your email and had no idea such a publication as
the physical theatre news existed. Its a great thing and I feel less
isolated. Congratulations. How did you get my email praytell? In
any case I would like to reach out to potentially interested parties.
I am a master teacher of the Suzuki Method of Actor Training and
would like to offer my services to theatre groups. I have taught the
workshop throughout the U.S., Europe, Africa and the Middle
East." Marcos marcos@csusm.edu
"Dear Sirs! How do you do? Let me introduce our Circus Family!
Please, take a look at our Art Circus site, and if you have any
questions or offers, we'll be very glad to answer them. We are
your reliable partner. We also run an Artistic Agency: We have a
lot of different circus numbers; many ballet groups (modern, folk,
circus); very professional singers (on the different languages);
orchestras for circus parks, dixielands. Besides we have teachers
for circus schools, choreography schools and music schools."
Nikolaev's art circus family. Find a link to the Art Circus under
Circuses and to the Showexpress Agency under resources at
www.artmedia.com.au/links.htm
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