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| Posted by Karl Pierce on Jun 10 2010 |
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DAW Summer School
The DAW annual S
ummer School is held in August, in Wales.
It is an intensive week of theatrical learning, with like-minded people, and led by some of the country’s leading theatrical practitioners. Content is relevant to the amateur theatre community, but challenges existing habits and nurtures new approaches, techniques and practices.
Theatre Summer School 2010
Aberystwyth University. 15-21 August 2010
Reap the benefits of a week of working hard and playing hard at our Summer School all for the price of a last minute bargain holiday. And through some canny negotiations we’ve managed to keep the price the same as last year.
Sex, Love and Clandestine Relationships in 20th Century Drama tutored by Peter Wooldridge
Initially inspired
by Pinter's play "Betrayal", which charts his seven year affair with the television presenter Joan Bakewell, this course will explore the different approaches to sex and sexual relationships in twentieth century drama. Scenes from a variety of plays will be explored, including "Private Lives", "Brief Encounter", "The Blue Room", "The Lovers" and "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". It is intended that a selection of these will be presented in an informal performance at the end of the course.
Peter always introduces acting exercises into his workshops as a means to understanding and approaching the text. These have been tried and tested and have a relevance for the beginner as well as the more experienced performer. There will also be some time devoted to performing on camera.
Acting the Bard tutored by Richard Cheshire
The course will utilise various acting exercises, techniques and methodologies used by leading contemporary theatre directors which are specifically designed to help actors of all ages. The workshops will focus on:
Acting verse and prose
Physicalising and embodying the language
Detecting Shakespeare’s clues for the actor
Discovering the given circumstances of the character
Objectives and intentions
The actor’s target
Thought-to-thought impulses
Living in the world of the play
Members of the group will explore characters and scenes from a selection of Shakepeare’s plays.
Richard believes that learning should be fun and the course is suitable and accessible for beginners as well as more experienced actors who want to refresh their skills and approaches to performing Shakespeare.
We offer discounts to DAW Individual members which means you can book on to this course for as little as £440. And that includes tuition, accommodation and all meals!Full details and a booking form are available to download now or call 029 2045 2200.
If you'd like to know more about previous Summer Schools, look at the Summer School History page, or the Summer School photoalbums.
If you've attended Summer Schools in the past and would like to share your memories and/or photos on our pages, please do get in touch.
Last changed: Jun 10 2010 at 11:37 AM
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