PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE: AN ACTING MASTERCLASS
About this Event
Shakespeare is at the core of actor training, performance and development. This Masterclass explores two of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies, Macbeth & Hamlet.
This is a RARE opportunity for Perth Actors to once again get this level of teaching from fully qualified actor trainers: ex-WAAPA Head of Acting & Director, Chris Edmund & ex-WAAPA Program Director & Actor Dalip Sondhi - for 8 hours per day for 2 days. That's 16 hours of solid work on the floor!
" Five stars out of five!! It's really interesting. It's fascinating. What really amazes me - and I've done another workshop with Chris and Dalip - you learn just as much watching other people learn as you do when you're doing it yourself. There's no wasted time. You learn so much. And the way they challenge you without it being terrifying. And they give you more courage. And I wish it was on every weekend. "
-- Nina Young (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), Clash of the Titans (2010)).
A highly immersive experience into the processes of psychologically and physically exploring character, theme, and ensemble work utilising these great plays.
As actors engage with some of the greatest characters to come out of the Shakespearean repetiore, this intensive is designed to seriously up-skill their understanding and methods of core acting processes.
The Intensive
Shakespeare is the next in our season of these much sought after events.
The program focuses on physically & psychologically (psycho-physically) understanding these exceptional characters and contexts, engaging a heightened intensity this work demands. Actors will explore the use of blank verse and pentameter as well as building key ensemble skills. You will be have highly focussed direction from the workshop leaders through detailed scene work working in pairs.
Suitable for actors of all levels, the workshop provides an atmosphere of non judgement and openess enabling actors to take much needed risks. It balances practical exercises with analysis and reflective discussion, allowing participants to connect with both the text and each other in a contemporary acting context.
Workshop Objectives
- Analyse and embody characters through scene study and monologue work utilising assigned scenes from Macbeth & Hamlet
- Explore key psychological & emotionally driven themes
- Deepen your understanding of acting techniques suitable for the demands on today’s actor for these types of texts
- Foster essential ensemble skills and collaborative storytelling
- Apply insights to contemporary performance practice for film/tv and theatre
Day One: Foundations & Character
- Welcome and Introduction
- Meet and greet
- Overview of Shakespeare
- Brief introduction to the plays
- Table read selected scenes
- Discuss major themes and emotional, psychological, physical tone
- Character Exploration
- Break into assigned pairs/small groups for character analysis
- Exercises in subtext and motivation
- LUNCH BREAK
- Scene Work
- Rehearse, and perform
- Peer feedback and facilitator insights
- Reflection and Discussion
- Group sharing on challenges and discoveries
Day Two: Scene Work & Performance
- Ensemble Warm-Up
- Physical, vocal and group connection exercises
- Scene Study
- Continued rehearsal of key scenes
- Focus on subtext & pace
- Movement and Space
- Explore blocking and gestures
- Experiment with different staging styles
- LUNCH BREAK
- Performance Lab
- Present rehearsed scenes to workshop group
- Constructive feedback and discussion
- Creative Application and Closing
- Reflect on lessons learnt and personal growth
- Q&A and wrap up
Outcomes
- Enhanced understanding of Shakeperean tragedy and its relevance to contemporary acting
- Improved ensemble and character skills
- Confidence in interpreting and performing complex dramatic roles
- Strengthened community amongst participants
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 480.00
