Physical Theatre Workshop: Fergus Aitken (Wellington)

Name: Physical Theatre Workshop: Fergus Aitken (Wellington)
Start: 2025-01-19T10:00:00+13:00
End: 2025-01-19T17:00:00+13:00
Location: Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre

Schedule

Sun Jan 19 2025 at 10:00 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre | Wellington, WG

UPDATE
Due to recent illness in the whanau, we have had to reschedule this event to Sunday 19 January, 2025.
A one day intensive workshop for performing artists and anyone looking to develop physical skills and awareness.
Participants take a journey of play & exploration, developing spontaneity, freedom, playfulness & presence, plus mime techniques, via games & improvisation.
- warming up to play
- movement analysis
- illusionary mime
- physical comedy
- slow motion
- states of tension
- isolations and robotics
Ages 16 plus.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL
Spaces are limited.
Full $120.
Earlybird $90, until Sunday 22 December 2024
NEW BOOKING LINK WILL BE ADDED HERE SHORTLY:
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Fergus Aitken has performed physical comedy and visual theatre in over a dozen countries worldwide since 1984. From arts festival stages to busking in the streets of Europe and Australasia, Fergus has played almost every kind of event.
In 2023 his new visual theatre show for all ages, MR FUNGUS DREAMS, at Circa Theatre, Wellington, achieved a sold-out season and was highly acclaimed.
In 40 years as a mime, actor, character performer, standup comedian, statue, corporate presenter and clown, Fergus has also trained in mask, clown, ensemble, voice and circus, with various renowned theatre practitioners and directors, here in NZ and in London.
Fergus has taught physical theatre and mime classes at many of NZ's leading performing arts schools including: Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School; NASDA; CircoArts; Whitireia NZ.
He has also trained and directed for: Young and Hungry; Basement Youth; Court Youth Development Co; SGCNZ's Sheilah Winn Festival; Footnote Dance... in addition to highly successful public workshops throughout NZ and in Melbourne.