Weekly Classes for Adults
2009 Thursdays 7.30-9.30pm
8 weeks from October 1st to November 22nd. Price €160 per person
Have you ever thought of trying to do some acting? Well, this is your chance of stop thinking about it and having a go at it! We will exercise our imaginations with storytelling and improvisations and we will also increase our confidence and our communication skills through trust, complicity and focus exercises. During this term (9 weeks) you will learn many new ways of developing your body, your voice and your presence to use them to their full potential.
2010 terms build through the year as students gain experience, while also being suitable for those without any.
Term 1: Can you learn to act? From Jan 27th
The ability to play and act is something we have naturally in ourselves.
If you have ever thought of trying out some acting, or want an
opportunity to explore your creative potential - this is for you.
These workshops open the door to imaginative play through theatre
games, confidence building and basic acting techniques; which include
voice and bodywork, improvisation, character exploration, storytelling
and lots of fun
Term 2: Acting is remembering how to play From April 14
*The ability to experience without judgement – just for the sake of discovery.
These workshops aim to develop your skills as an actor with an
emphasis on play through improvisation, devising, physical and vocal
exploration, with some script and monologue work.
The workshops will be highly active and interactive and will include
group and individual performances for fellow course members.
low pressure, engaging and playful.
Term 3: Acting is about re-acting From Sept 15th
*The ability to be in the moment – to surprise yourself.
These workshops aim to explore the art of listening, the musicality of
your voice, the animated use of your body and to simply be in the
moment.
If you would like to hone your skills in vocal expression, physical
theatre, improvisation and script development, with an emphasis on
acting in the moment, join Paula McGlinchey for acting workshops over
the course of 10 weeks.
The course will finish with a performance for invited guests.
Dates and prices for term-time courses:
2009: Oct 1st to Nov 22 €160
2010: Wednesdays 7-9.30pm Jan 27th for 8 weeks €200
April 14th for 8 weeks €200, Sept 15th for 8 weeks €200
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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