Laban Efforts for Performance w/ Zackery Alexzander Stephens (Our Flag Means Death, Amber Ruffin)

Name: Laban Efforts for Performance w/ Zackery Alexzander Stephens (Our Flag Means Death, Amber Ruffin)
Start: 2024-11-10T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-10T15:00:00-07:00
Location: 1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214-3611, United States

Schedule

Sun Nov 10 2024 at 12:00 pm to 03:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

1006 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214-3611, United States | Portland, OR

Laban Efforts for Improvisational Performance
DAY / TIME: SUNDAY Nov 10th 11:00 - 2:00 pm (3hrs)
LOCATION: 1006 SE Hawthorne Street, Portland, OR 97214 (ADA Accessible)
PREREQUISITE: Completed Level 2 at Kickstand or elsewhere
NOTE: Participants should wear comfortable clothing and shoes they can move around in. Please bring a water bottle.
CLASS DESCRIPTION
This 3-hour improv workshop is designed to explore the intersection of improvisational performance and movement, with a focus on Laban Efforts. Participants will use Laban’s movement theory to enhance their physical awareness, character development, and scene work. By embodying the eight Laban Efforts, improvisers will discover new ways to express emotions, intentions, and relationships, adding depth and variety to their performances.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL, AND THERE ARE NO REFUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS AS OF 5/1/2024
Instructor:
Zackery Alexzander Stephens
Zackery Alexzander Stephens is a comedy writer and director. They were most recently staffed on The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) and Our Flag Means Death (Max). Zackery is currently developing a broadcast comedy with Malcolm D. Lee's Blackmaled Productions and a sci-fi comedy feature with Lilly Wachowski's Anarchist United. They previously sold a WGA-covered animated sci-fi comedy to Amazon with Will Packer Productions and have also developed with Warner Bros. TV, CBS Television Studios, NAACP, and Ty Burrell's Desert Whale. Before focusing on television, Zackery spent almost a decade performing sketch and improvisational comedy in Chicago and New York. They have come a long way for a kid that grew up on a farm in rural and inaccurately self-titled, "Palm Springs" of Washington State. Zackery is represented by Molly Hurwitz at Thruline Entertainment.