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NightSwimmingLessons
Classes with Nightswimming
senior artistic associates
NOTE: no classes currently scheduled.
Recent Classes included:
Body Physics
with Andy Massingham
Finding Your Feet as an Actor
with Julian Richings
Coming soon: DanceLessons with creator/choreographerJulia
Sasso and
MusicLessons with composer/performer Jane Miller.
Limited class sizes:
There is a discount if you take both courses.
To register and for further information, call 416
703 5491.
Body Physics by Andy Massingham
"Massingham's
physical dexterity is a constant joy."
- Toronto Star on Rough
House
Hot on the heels of Andy's hugely successful
debut one man show we are proud to offer Body Physics, an interactive
workshop which will seek to explain and demonstrate the process
which has gone into the creation of Rough House thus far. The goal
of the workshop is to give a basic physical understanding of movement
and slapstick, and create a personal springboard in which to realize
your own creative physical goals. This two-day intensive will explore
role playing, balance, body-momentum, body protections, rolls and
the like.
Pre-requisites: Some physical background
is required (dance, movement, theatrical/body training) Please submit
a short description of your physical ackground, as well as the reasons
for your interest in this course. A resume is also helpful, but
not mandatory (if you don't have one).
Attire: Please wear clothing that is comfortable, allows
you to move and breathe, and that you don't mind scuffing up a bit.
Protective gear (elbow and knee pads) is encouraged for the learning
process.
Andy Massingham has just completed a
sold-out run of his one-man theatre/movement extravaganza, Rough
House. A company member at the Stratford Festival, Andy has appeared
in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Count
of Monte Cristo and The
Swanne. His credits include productions
with Soulpepper (Platonov, A Streetcar
Named Desire), Tarragon Theatre (Fathers
and Sons, Pants on Fire, Unexpected Moves
- Dora Award nomination), and numerous shows at Young Peoples' Theatre,
the Banff Centre's Advanced Actors' workshop and Theatre Direct.
He is a teacher, movement coach and workshop leader, and was the
Physical Comedy Instructor at Humber College from 2000-2004. His
previous work with Nightswimming includes playing The Boy in the
premiere of Jane Urquhart's The Whirlpool
at the Tarragon Theatre.
Finding Your Feet as an Actor
by Julian Richings
Process. Product. Finding Feet.
An actor-friendly workshop focusing on the process
of getting the text on its feet. So often for an actor, "blocking"
can mean confinement and contradiction. We will take the first steps
toward realizing a script, looking for openings not blockage! Using
published scripts and plays-in-development, we will utilize exercises
that hone personal skills, instinct, and serve the text. n.b. This
is not an audition preparation class
Pre-requisites: No specific level of
interest required, but interest and energy is amust - please send
a letter of interest that includes your background.
Attire: Comfortable clothing
Julian Richings is one of
Canada's most acclaimed actors. He has been teaching workshops for
professionals, universities and high schools for over 20 years.
He has collaborated with Nightswimming for many years on plays in
development, and he performed the original production of Don Druick's
Through The Eyes.
He has worked in theatres throughout Toronto, Canada and Europe
and has received two Dora Awards for his performances. He has also
worked extensively in film including: Hard
Core Logo, Red Violin, Cube, The Claim
(for which he received a Genie nomination), My
Life Without Me, Open Range, Wrong Turn
and the recent tv series Stephen King's Kingdom
Hospital.
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Links of Interest
Playwrights
Development Centres of Canada
Playwrights
Guild of Canada
Professional Association
of Canadian Theatres
Playwrights
Atlantic Resource Centre
Playwrights
Workshop Montreal
Julia Sasso
dances
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA
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