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The use of our body in theatre is a great tool sometimes neglected. Most studies indicate that approximately 60% of meaning is communicated through the body. Theatre is, in a basic level, communication, but what we can try to communicate much, much more than everyday life. During this one-day workshop, we will learn together different methods of expression using our body. The techniques used range from Improvisation, Clowning, Commedia dell'Arte, Mime and others. Come & find out how much more you can tell with you body!
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The Drama Team
Claire Gowdy
Claire Gowdy studied Drama and Theatre Studies with Belinda Wild at the Kinsale College for Further Education, specialising in working with young people. The groups she has worked with range from infants through to young adults including groups presenting challenging behavior .
For the past 4 years Claire has facilitated after school drama classes in the School Project in Cork. She ran a private group called ‘The Mad Hatters’ which performed a devised show in the Firkin Crane. Claire has worked for the Gaiety School of Acting, the Travelers Womans Network, the Irish Centre for Talented Youth and the Helene-Lange-Schule in Wiesbaden, Germany. She also facilitates many youthgroups for Ogra Corcai in youth centres in Togher and Knocknaheeny. She is also a writer and performer for Dowtha Puppets in Cork.
Paula McGlinchey
Paula is an Actor living in County Cork. She studied Contemporary dance at the London Studio Centre and BA Drama at Durban University. In 2000 Paula attended the Drama studies course in performance/Theory at the Kinsale Further Education College. She worked in Political Theatre in Kwamashu Township, in South Africa with teenagers and adults and was the Artistic Director of the International Chimanimani Arts Festival in Zimbabwe. There she was also the Drama teacher at Mvurachena and choreographer for the school productions. On returning to Ireland, she has given numerous Drama workshops for young people in Cork County and has given master classes at the Kinsale College in dance movement. Paula incorporates physical creativity in her drama workshops and has a keen interest in mask work. She is a Co. Founder of Metamorphic Theatre Company and a member of Cyclone Repertory Company.
Marcus Bale
Marcus Bale trained in Buenos Aires for seven years in different Actors Studios. He also studied Improvisation, Clown, Circus, Mime, Physical, Mask and Anthropological Theatre. In Ireland he performed and directed a multitude of plays. Since 2002 he has been giving workshops on Improvisation, Clowning, Commedia dell' Arte, & the Techniques of Jerzi Grotowski, Eugenio Barba & Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, always emphasising the physical aspect of theatre. He has taught in Ireland, Germany, Italy, Canada & Argentina. In 2001 he co-founded BYOB Productions. The same year he co-founded Cyclone Comedy Improv Troupe. In 2002 he was co-founder of the Snatch Comedy Improv Troupe with whom he performs all over Ireland. In 2003 he became Teacher for the Gaiety School of Acting in Cork teaching adults, children & teenagers. He also teaches "The Spirit of Sign", Cork Deaf Community Drama group & is also guest teacher at the Theatre Courses in Kinsale College of Further Education & KCAT Drama Course in Callan, Kilkenny.
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