Workshops for Young People
Workshops will run from 10:30-16:30 daily with an hour lunch break. Participants must be 15-19 years of age. For more information and to book your place please write to Kristina via email, kristina@occamsrazortheatre.com. Kristina will then send you a registration form and further information about the course.
OCTOBER HALF TERM COURSE - NOW BOOKING!!!
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Acting Power (27 -28 October 2011)
Designed for GCSE, A-level and BTEC students who wish to develop their knowledge and skills base in acting.
Students will be introduced to the approaches of American acting teacher and theatre director, Robert Cohen, emphasising Goals, Obstacles, Tactics and Expectations. Students will have the opportunity to apply these fundamental aspects of acting to monologue and scene work.
This course will be held at the American Musical Theatre Academy of London, Europa House, 13-16 Ironmonger Row, EC1V 3QF. (Closest tube station is Old Street, it is a five-ten minute walk from there.)
The cost of this two day intensive is £40 per student.
POTENTIAL COURSES FOR 2012
Collaborative Creation (February 2012, four day course)
Designed for GCSE, A-level and BTEC students who wish to develop their knowledge and skills base in devising and develop skills crucial to working as part of an ensemble. Workshops will include:
Viewpoints
A recent innovation in actor training, Viewpoints is based on a consciousness of time and space. Participants will learn the importance of listening and responding in the moment whilst developing their physical presence.
Composition
A natural extension of Viewpoints training, Composition exercises give students the tools to create their own short, physical and expressive pieces.
Devising
Drawing from a wide-range of contemporary devising practices, participants will be given the opportunity to extend their creative capabilities whilst working in groups to generate a short piece of theatre.
The cost of this four day intensive is £75 per student.
Acting with Style (April 2012, five day course)
‘Style is knowing what kind of play you are in’ – John Gielgud
Designed for A-level and BTEC students who are interested in furthering their theatre-based knowledge and skills.
This half term theatre skills course aims to introduce and explore playing different theatrical styles. Participants will undertake workshops in Verse Speaking and Naturalism before exploring the work of influential playwrights including Beckett, Brecht, Churchill, Kane and Pinter. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the historical and cultural context of each ‘style,’ link intellectual concepts with practical exercises and understand playing text from a naturalistic and non-naturalistic approach.
The cost of this five day intensive is £95 per student.
