Notes: We offer three ten-week courses each year. One course starts in October ending around middle of December. Our second course runs starting in January with final performances towards the end of May and the beginning of June. Each course is made up of a series of intensive workshops led by our professional Acting coaches. They mix physicality, voice, renowned techniques, theatrical exercises & games, classical and original texts to create dynamic theatre.
The workshops take a concentrated, in depth look at approaching texts and characters. The actors work on their vocal skills, improvisation and the impact that their own physicality brings to the stage. The course explores the talents that each individual has as an actor and theatre maker.
The group is never bigger than 16 students with one teacher. This makes each three hours workshop extremely intensive and productive. Outside of class the students are encouraged to meet independently to work on their scenes, study and learn texts and explore writing their own material.
The course builds to a performance for an invited audience on the last evening. The performances attract an ever-growing public and have become an annual get together for the French and English speaking Communities in Hong Kong.
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ACTING WORKSHOP- MONDAY EVENING
Welcome to ‘Acting workshops’ 2009/2010 with Kate Sullivan.
Kate is a professional Actress and Teacher with 10 years experience in Stage, Television, and film from New Zealand. These classes run on a Monday evening 7:30pm-10:30pm. In theses workshops we will learn acting and improvisation techniques, characterization, solo presentations (Monologues, cold readings for commercials, television and stage) Working on scenes from plays and Film scripts. We will be studying Laban movement, ‘Stanislavski’ and ‘Meisner’.
We will get to explore the difference between Film and Theatre acting. Finding our ‘Inner truth’ and learning how to enhance our acting skills to become better listeners. We will also have guest industry professionals throughout the year. Participants will perform in a public stage production at the end of the course and get to keep recordings we do in front of the camera. This is a great environment to improve skills learnt in class and in life.
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WHO AM I?
Exploring ourselves and finding our inner truth. Working with our bodies and our voices. “All great actors work from their inner truth”. Learning about improvisation: ‘Being in the moment’, making offers, accepting offers and creating devised drama in a safe environment.
TECHNIQUES:
What are acting techniques? How do we use them? Why are they so important? We will explore techniques by: Sanford Meisner, Stanislavski, Laban, Strasberg and Adler.
SCENE WORK:
Asking the right questions? Applying the VOTE system and how to break down a scene/script, learning how to apply techniques, characterization and truth.
FILM & THEATRE:
Learning the difference of Film and Theatre acting and what approaches to take, working in front of the camera and on stage, the difference of what we do with our voices and bodies, Cold reading skills.
PERFORMANCE:
Scripts, scenes, monologues, Devised drama, movement, spoken thoughts, drama conventions and elements, studying scenes, performing to an audience in a professional theatre/venue at the end of the course.
NOTES: Each class will only run 2:30 hours long if there are less than 10 participants.
No previous experience necessary, just a willingness to learn. Any questions concerning the course content please email us:
Emilie@hkta.org.hk - Kate Sullivan: kate@artisteventscompany.com
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The class should start next Monday 19th of October.
7:30pm to 10:30pm
3 AMI STUDIO
YEE YUEN BUILDING
322 DES VOEUX ROAD WEST
18/F - SHEUNG WAN
Take the tram to number 300 Des Voeux Road West - then pass the Ramada Hotel - then turn left after the Manning Shop - The building entrance is in the corner.
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For those who would like to try first before to register as a member, I invite you to come and join us for this first class. You will be able to see how the classes are and will be in the future, and also you'll get to meet everyone else!
You can register either for 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, or punctually for each course.
We also follow a specific calendar according to Local and/or International Public Holidays. Please note that changes might occur during the year.
Please spread the word around you!
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Regards,
