Educational Opportunities
Educational Opportunity: Alberta Playwrights' Network - Calgary Playwrights' Circle
- Posted by tcarroll on January 10th, 2013
Calgary Playwrights' Circle
March 6, 2013 to April 24, 2013
Currie Barracks, Evergreen Rehearsal Studio
Staff Contact: Michelle Kneale: dramaturg@albertaplaywrights.com
Cost: $300.00
The Playwrights’ Circle offers participants an excellent opportunity to start and finish a first draft of a play or to continue working on a project that they’ve already started.
The Playwrights’ Circle is designed to keep playwrights working in a focused and supportive environment, facilitated by senior playwright Gordon Pengilly.
Ideal for emerging and professional playwrights.
Educational Opportunity: Soul of the City #4 - Weaving Public Art into the Fabric of Our City
- Posted by Art House - All... on January 8th, 2013
There is an upcoming event January 23 at Gerry Thomas Gallery about Public Art in our city.
"Art House - All of Us Together" has spoken to the event coordinator, who agreed to set aside ***Free of Cost*** nametags for any artists who wish to attend & be part of this discussion.
Please just email: MFotheringham@CalgaryEconomicDevelopment.com with your name / affiliation and a nametag will be available at the event.
Details about the event are here: http://soulofthecity4-eorg.eventbrite.com/#
See you there,
{Art House - All of Us Together}
http://www.facebook.com/allofustogether
Educational Opportunity: The Kinkonauts Longform Improv Classes
- Posted by April Cruz on January 5th, 2013
Add to your acting arsenal in a powerful way! Keep your playful momentum alive!
Doesn't matter if you're a seasoned player, a musician, an accountant, all are welcome!
The Kinkonauts are offering Level 1 and 2 longform improv classes.
Intro to Longform (how the likes of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and more started sharpening their acting tools) will begin Wednesday, January 16 for 6 weeks.
Level 2 'Scenework & Structures' will begin Tuesday, January 15 for 6 weeks.
Register today at www.kinkonauts.com or email april@kinkonauts.com
Warning: Improvising & playing with others is highly addictive. Side effects may include an increased level of socializing, laughing until breathless and listening skills that will pleasurably frighten others. We are not responsible for what side effects may attract.
Educational Opportunity: Bouffon Workshop
- Posted by TAGG on December 22nd, 2012
CALLING ALL ADULT BOUFFONS!
Join us in a workshop to discover your Bouffon character and the revelry of the Bouffon 'gang'.
THEATRE A GO-GO PRESENTS
THE BOUFFON
At the heart of the Bouffon is mockery pushed to the point of parody. Bouffons amuse themselves by reproducing the life of man in their own way, though games and pranks. They play our society, its themes of power, of science, of religion in 'follies'. Bouffons live in an organized community of heirarchal harmony, ie, a community that lives on the outskirts, without conflict, where everyone finds their allotted; an ideal image of ours. Bouffons belong to the realm of madness and one accepts in a madman what one wouldn't accept in a so-called normal person. One forgives when she/he says upsetting things but one listens as a King listens to his fool. Bouffons come from elsewhere, which enables them to maintain a distance between us and them and to be able to walk in the street, to be alongside us whilst remaining themselves and ourselves.
THE WORKSHOP
This workshop in Bouffon is a journey in search of one's "Bouffon" and is born of the artist's desire to comment on society's values. As well, this workshop will offer a physical means of theatrical expression to explore issues of relevance or importance, within a fun and caring environment. This one day workshop will offer insight into the work of Ecole Jacques Lecoq and Philip Gaulierand their pedagogic inquiry into performance approaches to comedy.
WHEN
Sunday Jan. 6 from 11:30am - 3:30pm
WHERE
Morpheus Rehearsal Centre
(In the Parkdale Community Centre - 3512 - 5 Ave. N.W.)
INVESTMENT
$60.00
INSTRUCTOR - DAVID LANGLOIS
David is the founding Artistic Director of MetaPhysical Theatre, a company that uses the styles and techniques of Physical Theatre to create its work. Founded in 1987, and based in Toronto, MetaPhysical Theatre has created seven original productions that have toured to Fringe Festivals accross Canada, in the USA, and to Australia and New Zealand. The most recent productions being: 'The Seven Lively Sins'(1997), 'Fools Gold'(2000) and 'Pierrot and The Moon'(2012). David is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal as well as The Canadian Mime School. In 1976-77, he was a student at The Dell Arte school in Blue Lake, Calif. In 1983 David was awarded a Canada Council grant to study under Jacques Lecoq in Paris and in 1994 he was awarded a Canada Council travel grant to study mask making under Donato Sartori at the Centro Maschere E Strutture Gesuali in AbamoTerme, Italy.
To register or for further information please contact Tanya at theatreagogo@telus.net
Educational Opportunity: Pinhole Photography Weekend Workshop - Untitled Art Society
- Posted by uascalgary on December 6th, 2012
UAS is REALLY excited to present this workshop to the public! - Make your own functioning pinhole camera with local artist and instructor Michelle Rainey
When: January 12/13, 12pm - 4pm
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JAN 8TH AT 4PM - only 6 spots available!
Workshop Fee: 55.00 for members, 65.00 for non-members
Material Fee: 10.00-15.00 (all materials provided!) The material fee is based on the number of students.
How to register:
In person at UAS Satellite Gallery (343 11th Ave SW) please bring cash or cheque (no debit/credit)
Online - http://www.uascalgary.org/education.html
Course Description:
Pinhole photography is the unique process of creating your own functional camera from household items. Learn how to make and use your very own lenseless pinhole camera!
Each student will be provided Information on exposure times and how to take successful pinhole photographs. During the course we will be spending time outdoors taking exposures and then time in the darkroom developing negatives and making positive contact prints.
Requirements:
No experience necessary! Participants should bring 2 objects/containers to be made into pinhole cameras. All materials will be provided. Come and raid the UAS Art Supply Exchange Room if you need and object or container!
Instructor Bio:
Michelle Rainey is an ACAD grad and did some pinhole work while a student, but then re discovered pinhole photography about 4 years ago when she and her husband set up their home darkroom, and became obsessed.
Since then she has really immersed herself in the process and has created more than a thousand pinhole negatives and more than 20 home made cameras. Last July Michelle showed a series of her pinhole self portraits and cameras at the Untitled Satellite Gallery. Michelle also participated in the Exposure 2010 photography festival with her photographs and workshop at Arts on Atlantic Gallery. Michelle and her husband Tekoa Predika have done workshops from their home darkroom but this will be Michelle's first workshop at the Untitled Art Society. Michelle and Tekoa's photography business, Rainika, have started doing mobile pinhole projects and workshops with their new "darkroomTent". There will always be more pinholes to do, the possibilities with pinhole photography are uniquely endless.
Educational Opportunity: Professional Tango Series
- Posted by EpicureanTangoS... on December 5th, 2012
Epicurean Tango Society
celebrates 3rd Anniversary with a very special treat:
Professional Tango Series Workshop, Milongas & Performances with:
Maestro Angel Coria y Maestra Claudia Sortino
January 20 - February 6, 2013
Group Classes, Private Lessons, Showcases, Milongas & Performances
Newcomers. Beginners, Tango Technique Lovers
Private Lessons Sold out in 2011 -- Adv Booking Suggested
One Stop Only - Calgary 2012 Culture Capital of Canada
Join us to celebrate!
Sandra Miller
http://EpicureanTangoSociety.blogspot.com
Educational Opportunities: Alberta Playwrights' Network
- Posted by tcarroll on December 4th, 2012
PLAYWRIGHTS’ BOOT CAMP, CALGARY
January 21 to March 11, 2013
Cost: $250.00
Currie Barracks, Evergreen Rehearsal Studio
Staff Contact: Michelle Kneale: dramaturg@albertaplaywrights.com
The Playwrights’ Boot Camp is a 6-week course held over an 8-week period designed to help playwrights explore what theatre means to them and what makes their work theatrical while building on the fundamentals of the craft.
Participants will exercise their craft with weekly discussion topics and writing assignments zeroing in each week on a different subject, including: the dynamics of theatre, crafting dialogue, making active exposition, building characters, using structure and overcoming resistance … all with a special focus on theatricality.
This is intended for playwrights who have completed a play and have taken an active interest in learning the craft of playwriting.
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CALGARY PLAYWRIGHTS’ CIRCLE
March 6, 2013 to April 24, 2013
Currie Barracks, Evergreen Rehearsal Studio
Staff Contact: Michelle Kneale: dramaturg@albertaplaywrights.com
Cost: $300.00
The Playwrights’ Circle offers participants an excellent opportunity to start and finish a first draft of a play or to continue working on a project that they’ve already started.
The Playwrights’ Circle is designed to keep playwrights working in a focused and supportive environment, facilitated by senior playwright Gordon Pengilly.
Ideal for emerging and professional playwrights.
Educational Opportunity: FEMME Festival 2013
- Posted by FEMME Festival on December 4th, 2012
FEMME Festival is a week dedicated to bringing female emerging artists together to create and celebrate the female voice.
Are you an emerging female artist? Join us for workshops led by Nicola Elson and Alice Nelson that will provide you with tools to tell your story! Each workshop has an afternoon and an evening time slot that can accommodate anyone from the 9-5'er to the performing artist in shows at night.
At the end of the week, Nicola will challenge groups to create a 10 minute piece for the public performance on Friday at 6:00.
Let's bring our stories to the public sphere, and strengthen the presence of the emerging female voice in our community!
Registration is $10.00 and due once you have been accepted. The registration fee for FEMME Festival 2013 is only $10 thanks to a Grassroots Inspired Grant from Calgary 2012.
DEADLINE: December 14, 2012
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Week in a Glance
Introduction to FEMME and Ensemble Work
Sunday, January 6
11:00-1:00
Truth in Size- Alice Nelson
Sunday, January 6 & Monday, January 7
2:00-5:00 or 6:00-9:00
From Character to Story- Nicola Elson
Tuesday, January 8 & Wednesday, January 8
2:00-5:00 or 6:00-9:00
10 Minute Play Challenge & Performance
Thursday, January 10-Friday, January 11
Public Performance on Friday @ 6:00
For a visual schedule: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qt4ggbfg5smerw5/Visual%20Schedule.png
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Interested? You can find more information about the workshops and how to register here:
https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=aEB%2AZkdER4cSOTuxlL8rdA
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at femmefestival2012@gmail.com or post a comment below.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Sincerely,
Kaye Booth, Lara Schmitz, Sylvia Niederberger
Producers of FEMME Festival
Educational Opportunities: Youth Theatre at Rocky
- Posted by val@fireexit.ca on December 4th, 2012
Rocky Mountain College is pleased to offer evening drama classes for children and youth. These classes will provide students with a unique opportunity to explore theatre skills with professional artists in an environment of fun and faith. Sessions will include a physical and vocal warm up, focused instruction and performance preperation.
Ages 9-12 Mondays 5:30 - 7:00 pm
January 14-May 6, 2013
Discover and explorea wide range of theatre techniques and skills including voice, movement, character, mask and improvisation through activities and performance.
$250
Ages 13-18 Mondays 7:00-9:00 pm
January 14-May 6, 2013
Focus more closely on character development exploring both external physicalization and internal motivation thorugh a varity of activities and performance preperation.
$295
Instructor: James Popoff is a theatre artists and instructor who has worked extensively with youth and children and believes the artistic process and Christian discipleship provides a rich environment for personal growth.
James jhas taught at the U of C, Quest Theatre, Evergreen Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre and various camps. He is the founder of Burnt Thicket Theatre and holds an MFA from the U of C where he studied Solo Performance.
For more information and to register - youththeatre@rockymountaincollege.ca
Educational Opportunity: Epicurean Tango Society Classes for Newcomers, Beginners, Technique Lovers
- Posted by cadence on December 4th, 2012
