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Shakespeare’s Sword
Rapier & Broadsword Stage Combat Workshop
Nov 18 & 20, 2008 – 7pm-10pm
Led by accomplished fight director Guy Roberts (member of the Society of American Fight Directors), this class will teach safe and disciplined basic rapier and broadsword stage fighting techniques. The workshop will culminate with a student performance of stage combat choreography directed by Roberts. Participants should bring a pair of light gloves (leather or batting gloves preferred), must wear comfortable clothing and be ready to break a sweat. Students may bring their own rapier and/or broadsword provided the weapon is combat-worthy. The instructor will make final determination regarding the weapon(s) and no weapon(s) not approved by the instructor will be allowed in the workshop. Practice swords provided by instructor.
Space is limited so make reservations early.
Workshop Dates & Locations:
Prague: November 18 & 20, 2008 – 7pm-10pm The English International School Brunelova 960/12
142 00 Prague 4
Directions to EISP:
To reach the school by public transport from the centre, take the red line (C) to Kačerov followed by bus number 117 or 215 to bus-stop Sidliště Libuš. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes and the campus is located directly opposite the bus stop.
Cost – Prague:
1700kc Standard Workshop Fee
1350kc Students & Theatre Artists Workshop Fee (no other discounts apply)
To apply applicants must submit via email a complete registration form (download below).
All balances must be paid prior to the first day of the workshop.
For more info and to register for Shakespeare’s Sword email:guy@guyroberts.com
November 10th, 2008
Intensive Acting Shakespeare Workshop
Led by Guy Roberts, this is the perfect introduction to acting Shakespeare’s texts for the beginner and the perfect exploration and tune-up for the advanced actor. Shakespeare’s characters express themselves by thought, choosing language moment to moment. This intensive workshop explores the link between the structure of the language and the thought the structure expresses. Once the actor fully understands and commands the tools of Shakespeare’s language the possibilities are limitless. The aim is to empower actors to make Shakespeare’s language roll “trippingly” from their tongues. Participants will workshop a selected Shakespeare speech or scene and the weekend concludes with a Mock Audition experience and individualized instructor feedback on the “audition”.
Details and a daily breakdown below:
L’Espace Electrique
Milady Horakove 39, Praha 7
www.unlockingshakespeare.com
Space is limited so make reservations early.
For more info and to register for Unlocking Shakespeare email: guy@guyroberts.com
1700czk Standard Workshop Fee
1350czk Students & Theatre Artists Workshop Fee (no other discounts apply)
**Payment plans accepted on individual basis upon consultation & approval of instructor
**Note: European Workshops conducted entirely in English
Saturday, Oct 25 10am – 5pm
Introduction to Hearing Shakespeare vs. Seeing Shakespeare, Shakespearean theatrical and stage traditions to the present time. Examination of Shakespearean verse structure, how the structure of the verse frees the actor providing dynamic and exciting playing options, Why Language is Character, Shakespearean Rhetoric and the Art of Persuasion, Speech/Thought Structure, and the value of consulting Folio texts. Introduction to effective vocal, physical & textual preparation and rehearsal techniques that the actor can apply to any production or rehearsal session. Monologues and/or scene work is selected for ongoing work.
Sunday, Oct. 26 12pm – 5pm
Ongoing, hands-on work on: Sound and Meaning in Shakespeare, Vowels and Consonants in Shakespeare, Imagery and Antithesis, Order in the Elizabethan World and Prose in Shakespeare. Individual coaching of selected monologues and scenes. One hour private rehearsal/lunch break (participant must provide own meal) at 1:30pm.
Tuesday, Oct 28 7pm – 10pm
Ongoing, hands-on work on: Speaking with Power and Truth and Connecting the Breath to the Voice and the Voice to the Thought. Continued individual coaching of selected monologues and scenes. Workshop ends with Mock Audition followed by individual feedback and coaching.
October 17th, 2008
Nancy is launching several types of new workshops to expand her “brand” if we can call it that. Marketing for Actors will cover how actors can get themselves out there in the world (through new media: youtube, facebook, search engines, blogging; as well as old: resume and showreel critique). There will be a special focus on “self casting” using the new website for actors to send their castings directly to producers. Presumably the workshop will also cover how casting directors view and use this marketing. Right now it looks like she’s only scheduled classes in the UK. Maybe we can persuede her to bring her class back home!
October 2nd, 2008
Gil Bomber is organizing 2 workshops with English a natural voice and Alexander Technique teacher, Andrea Small. The workshops will be October 11th and 12th and space is limited, so you should sign up early. Each workshop costs 750 Kč and you should bring your own lunch (drinks are provided). The workshops are being held at Základní škole, Mohylova 1963, Prague 13, close to Metro Lužiny
On Saturday 11th October there will be a workshop (adults only) from 10.30 to 4.30 called “Singing for the Truly Terrified” which is mainly intended for those who feel they would like some extra help when singing, and for those who truly believe they cannot sing. But it is also suitable for anyone who would like to come along and sing (including those who came to it last year) – we will just be taking it a little more slowly than on Sunday.
On Sunday we will be “Singing for Joy”, also from 10.30 to 4.30, and the workshop is open to all adults – we will be singing different songs from those learned on Saturday so attendance at both workshops is fine.
To sign up or for more information, please contact Gil at gilbomber@cbox.cz phone: 608 233 310. Andrea will be teaching private lessons on Friday 10th October. Please book through Gil.
August 30th, 2008
Agenda Events is proud to present Ellie Cummins and Colin Broderick in a Writing Workshop
Colin Broderick is a writer from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He lived in New York for twenty years where he had his first play ‘Father Who, produced in 2003. Broderick has most recently been published in The New York Times. He is here in Prague with his wife Renata and their dog and cat for the past six months finishing his drinking memoir ‘Orangutan’ which will be published in the US, in the spring of 2009 by Three Rivers Press.
Writer Ellie Cummins’s play The Sacred Sow plays The Rubin Theatre Malastranka May 25th to June 1st. The play has attracted Eileen Pollack, stage and screen actress, in the lead. Ellie has a background as long as your arm in the arts, theatre, touring, short films, music and dance, often radical and challenging. Ellie Cummins has studied theatre, dance, and music and has a BA in English.
How do you access that primal beat? How do you write and get a flow? Where does the spark of inspiration come from? There are very practical ways to get your voice heard.
Check out Colin and Ellie’s workshop and get some answers!
Saturday May 17th 10 am – 4 pm @ Shakespeare & Sons, Krymska 12 – Vrsovice
700 Czech Crowns, students and concessions 300 Czech Crowns
May 2nd, 2008
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