WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
MOVEMENT THEATER STUDIO NYC
Lecoq technique for the American Actor
www.movementtheaterstudio.com
SUMMER 2010
PHYSICAL THEATER INTENSIVES
JUNE 21 - JULY 2
"Norman is a master of the moment. Everything he teaches is derived from the life of the room. If you're interested in accessing your comedic core and allowing play to flourish, Norman's your man." - Peter Musante, The Blue Man Group
NORMAN TAYLOR (MASTER TEACHER)
Introductory Class: Lecoq Technique
June 21st - 25th
A unique opportunity to develop a heightened sense of the body in performance with one of the world's greatest teachers of acting. Norman Taylor taught alongside Jacques Lecoq for twenty years.
New! Advanced Lecoq Technique
June 28th - July 2nd
For students who have a strong foundation in one or more forms of physical theater. This workshop will explore the convergence of text and movement, working specifically from several points of physical action in Shakespeare, and will focus on the self-creation of material.
"Richard Crawford is a remarkable teacher - demanding, funny, generous - study with him if you can! Neutral Mask has been the most important work I have done so far as an actor and I continue to draw upon it daily." - Laura Schneider, Actress
RICHARD CRAWFORD (THE FLYING MACHINE)
Neutral Mask
June 21st - 25th
Actors will gain greater control of their body on stage and discover an open, responsive physical instrument, free from habit and able to yield to the demands of character and story.
Visit www.movementtheaterstudio.com for further details and to find out about DISCOUNTS.
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New York Downtown Clown
Presents
The Slapstick Dojo
a fight club for comedy
As seen in BACKSTAGE Summer Training Spotlight!
Classes are every Wednesday from 6-7pm @ West Side Dance Project
260 W 36 Street, 3rd Floor.
$15 per class or $50 for a month pass.
Prospective students can try a class for free.
For more information visit www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops
March 1 2008- Slapstick is a uniquely American art form born of the silent film era. The focus of the Slapstick Dojo is instruction and development of comedy trips, falls, slaps, kicks and comic uses of props. This is an ongoing class with rolling open admission. The class operates similar to a yoga or martial arts class, where students of all skill levels are encouraged to come to “work out” and further develop technique. Each class will include instruction in specific skills and exercises that will teach students the methods and moves of slapstick greats from silent films, circuses, and contemporary physical comedy.
This new workshop is the only weekly training in the world that focuses exclusively on the style, technique, and character of slapstick.
Slapstick is the comedy martial art and the study of it has benefits for all types of performers. Class instructors are Joel Jeske (Big Apple Circus- Step Right Up!, Big Apple Clown Care Unit, Cut to the Chase) and Christopher Lueck (New York Downtown Clown, on-camera commercials). Combining their skill, experience, and knowledge of physical comedy, martial arts, and education Jeske and Lueck aim to develop performers’ sense of timing, use of physical space, improve improvisational skills, enforce connection and communication with a partner, sharpen physical action and reactions, and develop comedic sense. In addition The Slapstick Dojo hopes to prepare performers for physical comedy based roles in film, commercials, and on stage.
About the Company:
New York Downtown Clown is dedicated to cultivating clown theatre in NYC by creating a central hub for clowns and clown fans to share, learn, promote, and teach through performances, workshops, and online resources. The Clown Revue is the center of the clown theatre community in New York City and has performed to sold-out audiences since May of 2006. Downtown Clown produces many special events and workshops that engage, inspire, and develop the clown theatre community in NYC including The Golden Nose Awards, Clown Olympics, and Slapstick Dojo. For more information visit www.newyorkdowntownclown.com
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