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Artmedia - Physical Theatre News - August
2012 ======================================
Sponsor: Two-Month Physical Theatre
Intensive with
Total
Theatre,
Australia
Playspace: 2013 Modern Clown Summer School with Alan
Clay, New Zealand
Features: Performing Arts Workshops in Schools
with Alex Pinder,
Australia
Networking: Mime Workshop with Sir Jon Trimmer, Tempo
Dance Festival, NZ Secret Circus Sleepover Fundraiser, NICA,
Victoria, Australia BodyWeather Intensive with Tess
De Quincey, Adelaide, Australia Melbourne Juggling Convention, special guest Marco Paoletti ,
Australia October Choreolab Expressions of interest,
Ausdance, Australia
Sydney Fringe online registration for 2013 and street party, Australia
Ausdance Masterclasses and Artist Talks, Brisbane Festival, Australia Clown Workshops,
New York Clown Theatre Festival 2012, USA Weekend Workshop 'Getting out of the audience'
with Jonathan Kay, UK
Workshops in Physical Theatre,
Masks & Clown, YINdeYAN,
Spain Commedia Dell' arte and Clown workshops with Javier
Tenias, Costa
Rica
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I'm currently in LA, doing early development on a new romantic comedy film
set amongst the street clowns at Venice Beach and this is getting me inspired
about my upcoming Clown Summer School in Wanganui, New Zealand. There is still
lots of time to get the best deal on this fun residential workshop and you can
find more information below in the Playspace section.
In the Sponsorship this month we welcome Total
Theatre, the premier physical theatre school, with information on their
two-month physical theatre intensive beginning October 15th. Mime,
Improvisation, Aerial Skills and Singing are just some of the skills
included in the intensive training. The course covers a wide range of performance skills and
no formal qualifications are required. Total Theatre brings
together some of the best specialist teachers and practitioners in the
profession.Enrollment is now open.
In the Features we have information on performing
arts workshops for schools offered by Alex Pinder. His fun
but challenging workshops include Clowning & Slapstick, Commedia
dell'arte, Mime, Shakespeare and more. He has workshops to suit
primary students, lower
and upper secondary students.
In
Networking we have information on a Mime Workshop with Sir Jon Trimmer in
Auckland, New Zealand. The workshop is part of the Tempo Dance Festival held
annually. This October 14th workshop is
open to professionals and non-professionals.
In Australia, NICA is holding a
Secret Circus Sleepover to raise funds for a students' study tour to France. The
sleep over is for children aged 5-12. Bookings close August 27th. In Adelaide,
Tess De Quincey is offering a BodyWeather Weekend Intensive Sepember 22 &
23. Bookings are essential. The Melbourne Juggling Convention kicks
off September 28 for four days at Collingwood College. There will be
special guest performers and over 60 hours of circus workshops on every
topic.
In Adelaide, Ausdance SA is
accepting expressions of interest for participation in the October Choreolab
which runs October 4th - 6th. Submission deadline is September 17. Sydney Fringe
launches on Friday 7th September with a free street party from 5pm at Newtown
Square. This year's festival offers a new program, Springboard, to nurture
emerging talent. The Fringe runs through September 30th. In Brisbane, Ausdance
Queensland in conjunction with Brisbane Festival has organised an array of
masterclasses and artist talks on Saturday September 15th and 22nd. Don't miss
this great chance to learn from industry greats.
In the USA, the New York Clown
Theatre Festival is being held September 7th - 30th. The festival
includes the Spymonkey Clown Masterclass with Aitor Basauri and a
workshop with Audrey Crabtree - One of Us! A Bouffon Emersion.
In the UK, Jonathan Kay is
holding his weekend workshop 'Getting out of the audience' in Glastonbury on
September 8th & 9th. The workshop is specific to the art of improvised
performance using the Fool archetype.
In Spain, the 5th International
Laboratory of YINdeYAN runs August 27th - October 5th with six workshops
covering neutral mask, larvae masks, expressive masks and clown. English
speakers are welcome.
Director and pedagogue Javier
Tenias will be in Costa Rica presenting workshops in Commedia Dell' arte,
Theater and Clown September 9th - 26th. Workshops are open to beginners and
experienced professionals.
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Sponsor: Total Theatre - Maylands, Western Australia, Director
- International Performer Annie Stainer,
Patron - Steven Berkoff,
Established
2002
Have you always wanted
to study acting, but never had the time to do a full-time course?
Would you like to study at one of Australia's premier physical
theatre schools? Then why not come to Perth? Total Theatre is a professional
school where performers of all ages are learning to live their dreams.
Where else can you ride a unicycle, sing an aria, stand on your head,
tap dance on a table, beat on a drum, recite Shakespeare, juggle plates AND
learn to relax?
Total Theatre has established a unique reputation as one of
Australia's outstanding physical training opportunities, successfully bringing
together some of the best specialist teachers and practitioners in the
profession.
Our courses cater not only for experienced performers and
professionals but also for beginners stepping into the world of performance for
the first time.
Graduates of Total
Theatre have gone on to work with some of Perth’s foremost theatre companies
whilst others have created solo work, formed independent theatre companies, or
taken their work to theatre, comedy and street
arts festivals around the world. Others have continued their training accepting positions at WAAPA, VCA,
NIDA and NICA
NOW ENROLLING - 2012 Two-MonthPhysical Theatre Intensive 15thOctober - 5th
December 2012.
This exceptional course
provides a unique opportunity for those wishing to train in a wide range of
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Training is open to those aged 17yrs+. There are no formal
qualifications required. The
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For details contact Sophie on (08) 9385 4211 or
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Past Students
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you with an amazing array of avenues upon which to enhance, enrich and develop
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Modern Clown Summer School 2013, 10am
- 4pm Monday to Friday, February 4th to 22nd (3-weeks accommodation, 15 work days,
no training on weekends)
Reconnect with the playful, inquisitive, cheeky, clown spirit in a private studio space
with adjoining dormitory accommodation, overlooking the mouth of the Wanganui
river. This course is led by Alan Clay at his retreat centre in New Zealand.
Each day will start with a yoga warm up and
participants will work physically to free themselves from patterns and to
connect with their emotions. Clown is empathic, 'feeling with' the audience, and
it is also playful, open to the impulses in each moment, and this workshop will
train and develop these skills through improvisation exercises. Street theatre
has informed and assisted the development of modern clown, and participants will
take exercises from the studio and work at street-cafe's to develop interactive
audience skills. It's easy and fun.
Video will be used as a feedback tool and by the end
of the third week students will develop shows and performance material suitable
for both indoor and street environments.
The summer school is aimed at those with a
professional interest in clown. It is suitable both for beginners and for those
with experience, and it functions best with this mix in the class. There will be
a minimum of four and maximum of eight on the workshop. The residential nature
of the summer school provides a relaxed atmosphere and secluded environment
which means that students get more out of the contact hours and can also process
and discuss the work outside of the class.
The summer school runs 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday
from February 4th - 22nd 2013. Participants will have the weekends free and the
studio will be available for individual work. The studio is within reach of
breathtaking west coast beaches, bush walks and jet boat or canoe expeditions,
but still handy to good coffee and all facilities.
Note: There will be no traditional clown skills
taught in this workshop, no character technique, no balloon modeling, no circus
skills and no makeup technique. Juggling and other circus skills are encouraged
as a warm-up and out-of-class activity.
Fees: NZ$1200 Price Buster (by September 30th)
NZ$1500 Earlybird (by December 15th) and NZ$1800 Full. A NZ$300 deposit will
hold a place. (All fees and deposits are non-refundable). Fees include 20 nights
accommodation (from February 3rd - February 22nd inclusive) with kitchen
facilities.
Enrolment: Send an email to:
clown@artmedia.com.au to hold a place
or make enquiries about this workshop.
Feature: Angels Can
Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide - now available for the Kindle,
iPad and Kobo readers
Angel's Can Fly is available for the
Kindle reader from Amazon and for the Apple iPad through the iBooks app
at iTunes. We recommend purchasing the book for the Kindle or the iPad
as this gives you the best value product and the most versatile reading
experience. The ebook costs only US$9.99 and is searchable with links
between pre-requisite and co-requisite exercises. The ebook can also be
purchased for the Kobo reader in New Zealand through Whitcoulls or in
Australia through Borders or Angus & Robertson.
Angels Can Fly is now in use in the drama departments of over 150
Australian and New Zealand high schools and has started to make its way
into US and UK universities. This is a textbook for a fast changing art
form, as clown escapes from the circus to perform in theatres and
streets. The traditional approach to teaching clown is routine or gag
based and this sits uncomfortably both with the teaching practices in
modern performing arts education and with today's audiences. This book
includes a total of 50 practical clown exercises appropriate for
workshops or performance, developed by Alan Clay through 30 years of
teaching. Specific prerequisites to any exercise are detailed in each
chapter.
Feature: Alex Pinder - Workshops for
Schools - Clowning and Slapstick, Mime, Commedia dell'arte, Neutral Mask,
Shakespeare
I have been working in the
performing arts for over twenty-five years in Australia, England, India and
Singapore. Throughout Australia I have run workshops and classes in
schools, for students of all ages. I have also taught in TAFES and
universities. All my classes and workshops are fun, challenging and
exciting.
Clowning and
Slapstick (primary and lower secondary) This workshop
taps into students creativity where we create physical comedy characters and
practice well known comedy skits as well as create new ones. In learning
slap stick students learn timing and team work. Mime (primary and lower
secondary) In mime we will learn techniques to create objects, such as the wall
and the door and cups and plates, and places such as the haunted house, and in
gardens and under the sea. Later we will create characters and stories through
movement and mime.
Drama Workshop
(primary and lower secondary) This workshop develops
self-confidence, as well as the imagination and creativity. We play drama and
improvisation games that enable students to loosen inhibitions and to work with
each other co-operatively. Students will participate in exercises that
create characters and scenes.
Commedia
dell'arte (secondary) This workshop looks at the characters,
the passions and the masks of the Italian traditional commedia dell'arte.
We will discover the relevance of this 16th Century style to modern
theatre. This is a very physical approach to
performance.
Neutral
Mask (upper secondary) The Neutral Mask is an important tool
in the training of actors. It assists performers in discovering more about
themselves and the world around them. In working with the mask we tap into the
actor's creativity. Through a number of exercises we explore the elements,
colors and animals, and explore possibilities of devising character and
situation. It is a physical approach to acting.
Shakespeare (upper secondary) Shakespeare can be fun! This workshop brings his great plays
to life. A very practical actor's approach to the text that makes it
accessible and exciting. Workshops are also available in Chekhov and Greek
Tragedy. I am also available to direct or act as a consultant on your
school production. For more information please visit my web site:www.alexpinder.com
Networking
"Mime Workshop with Sir Jon Trimmer, Tempo Dance Festival,
Auckland, NZ, October 14th. Tempo Dance Festival 2012, the annual festival that
celebrates dance in all its forms and styles presents a mime workshop with Sir
Jon Trimmer. Sir Jon is one of New Zealand's leading exponents of dance and
theatre mime. This hands-on workshop is open to all from 5 - 105 year olds from
professional and non-professional theatre, dance and drama interests. For more
information or to book your place visit our web site." Celia
Walmsley, Director, Tempo Dance Festival. Find a link to Tempo Dance Festival
under Festivals at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links9.htm
"Secret Circus Sleepover Fundraiser, NICA, Victoria, Australia, September 1. Parents,
fancy a night out whilst the kids run away to the circus? The National Institute
of Circus Arts (NICA) is hosting a Secret Circus Sleepover starting on the
evening of Saturday 1 September to help raise funds for students travelling to
Auch, France, on a study tour. The package includes the sleepover with workshops
and games, entertainment, popcorn, breakfast and much more. The night at the
circus is for children aged 5-12. It is fully supervised and the cost is $50 per
child. Book now as places are limited. Closing date for bookings is 27 August.
For more information or to make a
booking please visit our web site." Team NICA. Find a link to NICA under
Training at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links7.htm
"BodyWeather Weekend Intensive with
Tess De Quincey,
Adelaide, Australia, September 22 -23. This workshop will
provide a thorough immersion in BodyWeather principles alongside elements of
BUTOH training. Bookings are essential as places are limited. Please visit the
web site for more information." Tess De Quincey. Find a link to BodyWeather with
De Quincey under Training at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links7.htm (Photo right:
BodyWeather)
"Melbourne Juggling Convention 2012, Australia, September 28 - October
1. MJC will now take place from Friday 28th September to Monday 1st October,
still at Collingwood College. Juggling, balancing, isolating, spinning and more.
Special international guest performer Marco Paoletti
joins us for 4 days of circus workshops, shows and juggling fun. Marco
currently lives in Berlin, and specialises in juggling, Contact juggling and Rue
Cyr. He'll be performing over the convention and teaching workshops in juggling,
performance craft and an introduction to acro yoga! This year the
Melbourne Juggling Convention special guest is Patrik Elmnert.
We are very lucky to also have Kit Summers in Melbourne during
the time of MJC this year. He will be attending the event and running his unique
"Juggling with Finesse" 2-day workshop right before the MJC. Keep an eye out on
our facebook page for help networking, car-pooling and accommodation. If
you've had to change flights etc to attend, please contact me about an MJC
discount. The convention features over 60 hours of circus workshops on every
topic, a public gala show, Renegade show and market stalls. Please visit
the web site for more information. Happy juggling!" Christian Parr, Artistic
Director, MJC. Find a link to Melbourne Juggling Convention under Festivals at:
http://www.artmedia.com.au/links9.htm
"October Choreolab Expressions of interest,
Ausdance, Adelaide, Australia, deadline September 17. Ausdance
SA is now accepting expressions of interest for artist participation in the
October Choreolab at AC Arts Main Theatre, including interest in the $15,000
Choreolab Development Residency. Choreolab provides a showcase for independent
artists. Choreographers have successfully utilised Choreolab as a pathway to
developing larger scale funded works for presentation at the Adelaide Fringe,
Melbourne's Next Wave festival, for inSPACE at the Adelaide Festival Centre and
for production by major companies. Choreolab runs October 4th - 6th at Adelaide
College of the Arts. For full application details please visit the Ausdance SA
web site." Find a link to Ausdance SA under Dance at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links4.htm
"Sydney Fringe Festival, Australia, September 7th -
30th. If you missed out on registration for this year's Sydney Fringe, online
registration for 2013 will begin in March next year, so mark it in your
calendar. But in the mean time join the biggest spring party in Sydney! Sydney
Fringe launches on Friday 7th September with a free street party from 5pm at
Newtown Square. Sydney's independent festival for the visual and performing arts
is NSW'S largest alternative arts event. The Sydney Fringe pops up in venues all
over Sydney including Leichhardt, Parramatta, Oxford Street and the City. There
are a huge number of free events and this year's festival offers a new program,
Springboard, to nurture emerging talent. The Sydney Fringe is now unique - a
completely open access arts festival available to everyone and everyplace across
Australia's greatest city. Visit our web site for a schedule of events." Lew
Palaitis, General Manager, Sydney Fringe Festival. Find a link to Sydney
Fringe Festival under Festivals at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links9.htm
"Ausdance Masterclass Series, Brisbane Festival,
Australia, September 15th & 22nd. Brisbane's dance community will enjoy an
influx of amazing talent in September and get the chance to learn from industry
greats. The masterclass sessions, organised by Ausdance Queensland in
conjunction with Brisbane Festival, will see world-leading choreographers and
dancers share their experience, and the technical and artistic skills that have
propelled them to the peak of the dance world. Participate in an array of
masterclasses and artist talks on Saturday September 15th and 22nd. Please visit
the Brisbane Festival web site to view the festival programme." Noel Staunton,
Artistic Director, Brisbane Festival. Find a link to Brisbane Festival
under Festivals at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links9.htm
The New York Clown Theatre Festival 2012, USA,
September 7th - 30th. The NY Clown Theatre Festival is New York's preeminent
annual, international Clown Theatre festival since its inception in 2006. The
Brick Theater, Inc., presenter of the first festival of Clown Theatre in New
York in over 20 years in 2006, brings the festival back this fall as the 2012
New York Clown Theatre Festival, performing September 7 - 30 at The Brick
Theater in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The festival begins on September 7 with its
traditional opening day parade from Union Square through the L line subway to
Williamsburg, followed by an open-to-the-public pie fight at The Brick Theater!
And it closes on September 30 with the traditional closing day Funeral, with
clowns weeping and wailing in the streets of Williamsburg. The festival includes
workshops like Spymonkey Clown Masterclass September 5th - 9th led by
Aitor Basauri and One of Us! A Bouffon Emersion September 22
& 23rd led by Audrey Crabtree. For more information and to
book a workshop visit the Brick Theater web site." The Team at The Brick. Find a
link to New York Clown Theatre Festival under Festivals at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links9.htm
"Physical Theatre, Masks & Clown Workshops,
YINdeYAN, Laudio-Llodio, Spain, August 27th - Oct 5th. The 5th
International Laboratory of YINdeYAN begins August 27th with the first of six
workshops covering neutral mask, larvae masks, expressive masks and clown. Each
workshop runs 5 days. We already have confirmed students coming from Canada, UK,
Switzerland, Brasil, Spain, France, Palestine, Ireland, Greece. The workshops are
for actors, dancers, directors, choreographers, teachers and other people
related to physical work and space. English speakers are welcome. Pablo
Ibarluzea is an actor, director and teacher with an extensive
international background having taught Movement, Clown and Neutral Mask at the
Ecole Philippe Gaulier (Paris) and graduated from the Ecole International de
Theatre Jacques Lecoq (Paris). In 2008 he created YINdeYAN, where he teaches
international workshops in Physical Theatre, Masks and Clown. For more
information visit our web site." Pablo Ibarluzea, Founder, YINdeYan. Find a link
to YINdeYAN under Training at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links7.htm (Photo left:
YINdeYAN)
"Weekend Workshop 'Getting out of the audience' with Jonathan
Kay, Glastonbury, UK, September 8th - 9th. 'Getting out of the audience'
is the name given to people who want to get out of their chairs and experience
what it means to be a performer. This way of theatre is specific to the art of
improvised performance using the Fool archetype, because you could say that only
a Fool would get up out of the audience, into a space with no props, set design
or script and start to perform a play. Getting out of the Audience gives you the
opportunity to experience this foolishness. Once tasted, it draws you in to
discover a huge world, which you get to play in, create in and find your Fool
in. Jonathan Kay is a 21st century Fool. Kay is recognized as a leading teacher
of Fooling, having toured in the USA, Canada, Australia, Spain, Bosnia, Jordan
and the UK. He sees this art form as inclusive, a way of including both the
'real' world of the audience and the 'imaginary' world of theatre. He takes his
audience on a journey into the human experience using paradox, taking licence
with the dark and light aspects of life. For more information or to book your
place visit our web site." Jonathan Kay. Find a link to Jonathan Kay under
Training at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links7.htm
"Commedia Dell'arte, Theater and Clown workshops with Javier
Tenias,
Costa Rica, September 9th - 26th. The director and pedagogue Javier Tenias will
visit Costa Rica for presentations and workshops of Commedia Dell' arte, Theater
and Clown from 9 to 26 September. The workshop "Approaching the Commedia dell
'Arte" will be an experience aimed at all age groups over 16 years and will work
the main characters and concepts of the Commedia, seeking to awaken the passion
for this genre of theater, as well as providing a range of skills required for
the proper interpretation. The Clown Intensive Workshop "A process for the
clown" brings together comedian and clown theater tools that the performer can use everyday in stage work and which is an
excellent interpretation tool for both beginner and the experienced professional. During
the tour of Costa Rica, the teacher will launch the second
edition of "Comedy for Everyone" which is a manual on Commedia Dell
'Arte, Clown and Technical Theatre. For more information visit the
web site." Team at Costa Rica Clown. Find a link to the
Javier Tenias Workshops under Training at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links7.htm
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