| Intro to Physical Theater | Apr. 27-May 18 | 4:00-6:00PM | Physical Acting
Fueled by fearless creativity, improvisation, and a careful observation of human behavior and gesture; Bilingual Acting Workshop instructor, Mik Kuhlman uses her experience in theatre, dance, and circus to teach physical acting, self-awareness and the power of story. She offers students tools to develop unique characters and a captivating presence both on stage and off. This four week introductory workshop on Physical Acting will give students immediate insight into their own movement signatures as well as an overview in the physical disciplines available for actor's development. It is open to performers and non-performers alike.
Classes meet on Saturdays for 4-weeks.
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COST: $110/4-day workshop or $30/day
Instructor: Mik Kuhlman | Register |
| Kyle Abraham- Abraham In Motion Master Class | May 17, 2013 | 12:00PM-3:00PM | Kyle Abraham is an artist whose works as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer have been presented throughout Europe and the United States. Abraham draws from his experiences with diverse dance companies such as David Dorfman Dance, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, and The Kevin Wynn Collection and applies this insight to his own teaching. Abraham is best known for dynamic phrase work based on his own self-intuitive movement sensibility often viewed at a hybrid of Hip-Hop, Limon, and Cunningham technique. His class emphasizes four specific core values: exploration, musicality, abandonment, and intuition. The opening warm-up sequence focuses on the fluidity of the spine, articulation, and core body strengthening and then builds up to challenging, creative and invigorating phrase work. Students experience a post-modern movement vocabulary full of intricate gestures and fearless floor work.
COST: $25/DROP-IN
INSTRUCTOR: Kyle Abraham | Register |
| Umkhathi Theater Works | May 27, 2013 | 10:00-11:15AM &
12:00-1:30PM | DanceAfrica—the nation’s largest festival dedicated to African dance—brings together performance, art, film, and an array of community events for an exhilarating celebration of culture from Africa and its diaspora.
This year’s guest company is the Umkhathi Theatre Works from Zimbabwe. Members of Umkhathi Theater Works will lead two workshops. The Family Workshop is on Isitshikitsha, a Ndebele tribal dance found in Matabeleland province of Zimbabwe. In the second workshop for the intermediate to advanced class, we will do Amabhiza, a Kalanga tribal dance found in the Matabeleland South Province of Zimbabwe.
COST:
Family workshop: $10 for adults ($5 for ages 15 and under),
Adult workshop: $12.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is recommended.
Instructors:DanceAfrica 2013
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| Intro to Method Acting | June 1, 8, 15, 22 | 4:00-6:00PM | Bilingual Acting Workshop’s Artistic Director Amy Werba will introduce students to her mentor, Lee Strasberg’s, 'Method.’
This course for theater and film acting and directing, will dive into techniques which include sense memory, relaxation, personal object, the animal exercise, and script analysis.
A monologue study will also be incorporated into the workshop. As such, a two minute contemporary monologue should be memorized with no punctuation . In addition please have a contemporary play or film script with a strong emotional life read in its entirety and brought with you to class.
All plays can be bought at The Drama Book Store
Classes meet on Saturdays for 4-weeks.
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COST: $110/4-day workshop or $30/day
Instructor: Amy Werba | Register |
| DušanTýnek Dance Theatre Rep Workshop | June 18, 19 & 20 | 11:00AM-2:00PM | Join DušanTýnek Dance Theatre for three days of intensive exploration of the company's current repertory that will be featured the same week at a dance festival at Baruch College and in September as part of the company's 10th Anniversary Season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). You will have the rare opportunity to work one on one with choreographer DušanTýnek and company members. Each day will begin with a 60 minute technique/warm-up class that will lead directly into 2 hours of a different repertory piece each day.
Hailed as "an undoubted talent" by the New York Times, Týnek's critically-acclaimed choreography draws upon a unique variety of styles and techniques including Cunningham and Childs. Týnek’s style extends and builds upon these with his own strikingly original voice which is reflected in his approach to dance technique and choreography. His particular emphasis and insistence is on clarity of execution, fluidity and attack of movement, sensitivity to musicality, rhythm, and dynamics. The work is challenging for the body as well as the brain.
INSTRUCTOR: Dušan Týnek
COST:$30/drop-in
$75/workshop | Register |
| Dance Fest India: Classical Indian Dance Passport | June 25, 26, & 27 | 7:00-9:00PM | Dance Fest India presents: The Classical Indian Dance Passport Series where participants journey through different regions of India and learn the signature movements of 3 distinct traditional dances. Indian dance is ornamented with percussive foot movements, and variations of unique upper body spatial patterns. Odissi, is known for its lyrical flow and sculpturesque postures, Bharata Natyam imbibes sharp angles and energized footwork , and kathak is stylized with dynamic spins and rhythmic play with time cycles. All 3 forms are derived from the ancient temples of India.
INSTRUCTORS:
June 25: Prashant Shah
June 26: Ayona Bhaduri
June 27:Savitha Sastry
COST:$30/drop-in
$65/3-day workshop
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