Facilitated by professional actors, technicians, and other artists, the skill share workshops are an opportunity for artists and community members to come together and learn new skills while sharing artistic expression. Open to both public and theatre practitioners.
Pre-registration is required and workshop fees are a suggested donation. Space is limited so register early!
To register, contact us at DapopoLiveIn@gmail.com.
DaWorkshops are:
November 2nd, 7pm - 10pm
Taxes for the Self Employed Theatre Artists
Facilitator: Sher Clain
A practical look at the helpful practices self-employed artists can develop for personal financial record keeping to ensure the ability to efficiently file personal taxes.
Sher Clain has been working with DaPoPo as an actor, creator and writer since early 2007. She completed Neptune Theatre School's Pre-Professional Training Program in 2007 and has since been very active in the Hlaifax independent theatre community working with other established independent theatre groups as well as independently writing, producing and directing. Sher's other career is as a self employed business owner where she has learned first-hand the intricacies of the provincial and national taxation systems.
November 3rd, 3pm - 6pm
Technical Theatre: Big Issues, Small Show
Facilitator: Evan Brown
Drawing on years of doing it wrong, Evan Brown is going to explain how to do it right. Starting from the ground up this workshop will cover The Big Issues for The Small Show. From understanding your venue, safety, troubleshooting lights, sound and digital projection, a broad overview of a show's needs will be explained. While examples and discussions of larger shows will be a part of the class the emphesis of the material will be on doing a lot with a little.
Evan has been teching and troubleshooting theatre, video and film for the better part of the last decade. A majority of those years have been working under desperate conditions with desperate people... and it's a mystery how it's all worked out.
November 9th, 6pm - 10pm
emBODYing artFacilitator: Kim ParkhillDuration: 4 hours
Max number of participants: 10
Drawing on physical theatre practices compiled by Russian choreographer-director Sergey Ostrenko, participants will challenge habitual movement patterns, enhance awareness of self and partners in the performance space, and create a short performance piece by the end of the workshop. Participants should be able to move freely, have a willingness to abandon self-consciousness and an openness to touching/being touched.
Kim Parkhill is a Halifax-based performer and theatre-maker. She has performed, created and produced extensively for DaPoPo Theatre and is an Associate Director of the company. She has trained in Halifax, New York and, most recently, Latvia where she participated with an ensemble of multi-national performers in a physical theatre training intensive. She has since shared aspects of this training with the DaPoPo Youth Ensemble, for the ensemble creation of the HRM Ferry Boat Tales, and now through the Live-In workshop.
November 13th, 6pm - 10pm
Making Video Live: Constructing Play in Mediated Landscapes
Facilitator: Dustin Harvey
Lead by Dustin Scott Harvey (Artistic Director, Secret Theatre), the workshop will focus on a process of making performance with video. Participants will work collaboratively on a mini project based on the key ideas of public engagement, mediated space, and contemporary urban living.
Halifax-based collaborator, writer, performer, and director Dustin Scott Harvey has created (We) Are Here, Another City Another Life, Whomever You Meet Are The Right People, Cowboy Show, and Winding Up Godot for Secret Theatre, productions that have been seen in Halifax,Toronto, Calgary, and St.John’s.
November 17th, 7pm - 10pm
Introduction to Neutral Mask and Mask
Facilitator: Courtney Siebring
Shape has meaning, and in this workshop students learn just how our bodies are constantly telling stories. They will expand their physical vocabulary as they tune into their body's instincts, push past their own idiosyncrasies, and examine the actor's most basic tool. This workshop presents the art of mask performance from neutral mask to character mask. Students will learn the proper protocol for handling and donning a mask, the connection of the mask to the body, and the technical aspects of mask performance. Much is "unmasked" for the actor in this workshop such as an awareness of personal physical habits and inroads into character development.
November 23rd, 7pm - 10pm
Voice work for actors and non-actors
Facilitated by: Steven Bourque
Duration: 3 hours
Max number of participants: 10
Each person has their own unique voice but we can all always work towards discovering wider expression of ourselves through that voice. This workshop will focus on advanced vocal development and speech techniques based on the work of Kristin Linklater, renowned British voice coach. Participants are asked to wear warm, comfortable clothing as full-body exercises requiring periods of movement and repose will make up most of the workshop. No experience necessary.
Steven Bourque trained under Jo Jo Rideout, a voice coach who has worked for years in theatres and schools across Canada. Steven combines this strong grounding in voice with his own personalized study of Linklater technique in this skill-share, offering a relaxed workshop that is welcoming to experienced performers and beginners alike.
November 30th, 6pm - 10pm
Introduction to Theatre of the OppressedFacilitator: Garry WilliamsRooted in social activism, Theatre of the Oppressed techniques straddle theme-focused exploration around issues such as power, class, prejudice and sex; as well as public performance to effect change. This workshop will be an introduction to TO theory, practice and application. Participants should expect to move, make noise, challenge themselves and (re)enact instances of oppression they have experienced.
Garry Williams is Artistic Director and founding member of DaPoPo Theatre. He works as a singer, actor, writer and director. He was introduced to Theatre for the Oppressed techniques in 1990 in Berlin. He has since trained with Augusto Boal and Julian Boal at the Brecht Forum in New York, and co-facilitated a Theatre of the Oppressed workshop at Poverty Justice Camp '09 in Halifax.
