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Artmedia - Physical Theatre News - November
2007
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Sponsor:
National Circus Festival's Masterclasses, Tasmania, Australia
Playspace:
Summer Clown Retreat,
January 2008, Wanganui, New Zealand
Features:
Total Theatre's School of
Physical Theatre, Western Australia
collectZing.com -- A new Online Social Network for Collectors
Angels Can Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide, Third Podcast
Networking:
Applications Called for Dunedin Fringe Festival, New Zealand
3rd Northland Circus Festival, near Dargaville, New Zealand
Variety Acts Wanted for Shine Youth Festival, Australia
ACAPTA Circus and Physical Theatre
Conference, Australia
Clown Through Mask
Workshop, Sue Morrison, Canada
Aerial Classes, Snowbird Aerial Arts Festival, Miami, USA
Capital Region Clown Arts Festival, New York State, USA
Applications Called for Brighton Festival Fringe, UK
Independent Street Arts Network Conference, Bristol, UK
Space Artists Residency, Performance Corporation, Ireland
Workshops in Circus Arts, Espace Catastrophe, Belgium
Imaginacción 2008 Seminar Series, Teatro Asura, Spain
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Welcome to the November 2007 edition of the Artmedia physical theatre newsletter, your e-publication with an Australasian focus and a global perspective, now in its sixth year and reaching over 2,300 subscribers.
This month, as promised, we're running a poll to see how many of you are prepared to pay Aus$1 a month to receive the full newsletter, including the Networking, and how many would prefer to simply receive the paid Sponsorships and Features without the Networking for free. We do a lot of work each month on the Networking section of the newsletter, so we're starting the discussion about a subscription model for this part of the newsletter, which would involve you paying to get the Networking information, if you want to receive it each month.
This month in the Sponsorship we welcome the National Circus Festival with information on their first Masterclass Programme set in the beautiful forest location of Lone Star, Tasmania. This programme for trained professionals offers skill development classes in Trapeze, Clown and Performance. Classes start January 16th.
In the Playspace section my Summer Clown Retreat in Wanganui, New Zealand, in January has attracted enrolments from Europe, Australia and New Zealand, so grab your chance to get away from it all and reconnect with the playful, inquisitive, cheeky, clown spirit in a beautiful relaxed setting, and still available on the earlybird deal until the end of the month.
In the Features this month we have information on Total Theatre's School of Physical Theatre in Western Australia. Founded by Annie Stainer in 2002, they provide a well-rounded organic training with an emphasis on physical theatre techniques and the creation of original work. 'Total Theatre is a professional school where performers are learning to live their dreams'.
This month we also feature collectZing.com, the new online social network for collectors, introduces Marketplace, an online trading exchange where collectors can buy, sell and swap their collectibles, with no fees or commissions during the beta period. Membership to collectZing.com is free, and it only takes a few minutes to join and set up your first collection.
I've just recorded the third podcast in the Angels Can Fly series and uploaded it to the new blog at www.alanclay.com/wordpress/ . I'm enjoying re-connecting with the book in the process of podcasting. This chapter looks at bliss and the Art of Clown.
In the Networking this month the registration deadline for the Dunedin Fringe Festival in New Zealand is rapidly approaching. You can download an information pack from their web site and registration closes on 14 December. In Northland near Dargaville, NZ, Circus Kumarani is holding their 3rd Northland Circus Festival, which runs from 23 to 27 January 2008. This family festival on the shores of beautiful Kai Iwi Lakes offers workshops, games, shows and fun for all ages & abilities.
In Australia the Shine Multicultural Youth Festival are looking for a variety of acts - dancers, singers, roving artists, acrobats, cultural items, music items, etc. Put on in February by Word and Mouth, this annual event is one of Regional Victoria's major youth festivals, with expected attendees of approx 1500+, of all ages and cultures. And the Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association will be holding their conference in Adelaide next year, March 1st to 4th. The focus will be on Circus Artform Development, making new, world class and unique work.
In Canada Sue Morrison will be holding a Clown Through Mask workshop, based on the pioneering work of Richard Pochinko. This Toronto-based workshop begins January 7th. And in sunny Florida the team at Animate Objects Physical Theater are hosting Snowbird, a Winter Aerial Arts Festival. There will be a range of aerial classes all taught by some of the finest teachers from across the US and Canada. The dates are 23 to 27 January. While in upstate New York the Fuddi-Duddy Institute presents their annual winter Capital Region Clown Arts Festival. Running January 4th – April 12th 2008, they offer a range of workshops for the aspiring clown.
In the UK, the Brighton Festival Fringe is now open for registration, deadline is Monday 18th February, and the Independent Street Arts Network is holding a 2 day residential conference, from 28th to 29th November, in Bristol. The programme will be a lively mix of presentations, practical activity, debate, discussion and networking. In Ireland, the Performance Corporation is accepting applications for their inaugural SPACE Programme residency, which is aimed at fostering the careers and creativity of artists from all artistic disciplines from choreographers, writers and actors, to software designers, musicians and sculptors. Applications close 4th December.
In Belgium, Espace Catastrophe is offering Winter and Spring Workshops in the Circus Arts. The Winter Workshops run 17th to 21st December. The workshops are for professionals and aspiring artists wishing to explore new techniques and (re)discover other modes of expression. And in Spain, four days of intensive seminars from Teatro Asura serve as a meeting place between artists, teachers, students and hobbyists interested in the development of artistic expression. Imaginacción 2008 runs from 2nd to 5th January.
We aim to provide an avenue of communication for the physical theatre community, so send us information for inclusion in this newsletter, and please also forward this to someone else who may be interested.
Artmedia Network News
New on the Artmedia site, our Physical Theatre blog features current Physical Theatre news items. The Artmedia blog is designed to provide you with timely information on auditions, opportunities, festivals and training as a supplement to our monthly newsletter. As the blog develops a strong readership, we intend charging for this service, but grab your chance now to post your items for free. This site regularly gets 6000 visitors a month and we have a strong community of interest in physical theatre and electronic publishing.
Our links page on the Artmedia site had grown so long that it was hard to find any one link, so we have now split the links into seven pages, one each for Festivals, Training, Resources, Circus and Clown, and Physical Theatre, and two pages of Performers links.
On the Artmedia site you can find links to performers, companies, resources and festivals all over the world, and you can also subscribe to this newsletter. The newsletter archive includes all issues for the past five years. Check it out at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/news.htm
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Sponsor:
The National Circus Festival presents the first Lone Star Masterclass Program
Applications
are now open for two separate master classes. These classes are designed to
bring highly trained professionals together, to work on skill development in
swinging trapeze and performance. Ruby Rowat and Felicia O’Brien will teach
swinging trapeze from Jan 16-21 with a limit of 8 participants. Laura Sheedy
(Viewpoints) and Clare Bartholomew (clown) will teach from Jan 23-28 with a
limit of 16. Please visit our web site for full details:
www.circusfest.com/training.
Aerials16th
- 21st January 2008
Swinging Trapeze with Ruby Rowat
Ruby's integrity to the art & virtuosity of circus distinguishes every
performance, and is true in her approach to coaching. She has been
privileged to train initially with Andre Simard, and more intensively with
Victor Fomine, who's coaching method uses specific
progressive drills for acquiring swinging trapeze tempo and technique into
your body.
Swinging Trapeze with Felicia O'Brien
Felicia O'Brien is a circus performer who started her career in acrobatics
as a gymnast before she was introduced to circus. Flee travelled to Montreal
to train swinging trapeze in 2000 with Andre Simard (trapeze coach and
aerial conceptionist at Cirque Du Soleil) and again in 2006 with Victor
Formine (also trapeze coach to Cirque Du Soleil). Over a 10 year period Flee
has coached for Circus OZ, The Women's Circus, Little Big Tops, Trick
Circus, Nica, many private students, festivals and specialist courses.
Performance Technique23rd - 28th January 2008
Clown with Clare Bartholomew
Explore and discover the playful, childlike and ridiculous world of the
clown. The emphasis of this masterclass will be the playfulness of the
clown, complicite between each performer on stage and cultivating pleasure
at being 'seen' by the audience. Through both individual and group work,
each performer will find their own relationships to the task and discover
what might work for them, be it in solo, duo or group performance. Prepare
to be silly, take a risk and have fun!
Viewpoints with Laura Sheedy
Viewpoints is a technique of theatre training and improvisation that
articulates the two dominant elements performers and directors deal with on
stage -- time and space. Viewpoints allows performers and directors to
function together spontaneously and intuitively, equipping theatremakers
with skills to generate dynamic work, quickly. This training intensive will
immerse participants in the Viewpoints technique and provide an invaluable
resource for performers and directors of all styles and experience.
The Festival
Lone Star, where the Tasmanian Circus Festival is held, is truly a special place. Set amidst a vast forest, this natural environment is home to native birds, wallabies, echidnas, wombats and platypus. The ambience will be conducive to working on developing skills and at the same time provide a unique live in environment.
You are welcome to register, bring your own camping facilities and enjoy the bush. For a little extra we have a fully set up catering facility, where you can arrange to have all of your meals. Also available are a limited number of individual bungalows and cabin style tents available. We have the best possible trainers available to conduct this performance training programme with the aim to produce outstanding results for professionals who work in the performing arts. Participation is limited, so please register your interest now. Trapeze costs $1,600 and the performance week (Clown & Viewpoints) $1,000.
Email your interest now:
info@circusfest.com Full details on our web site:
www.circusfest.com/training
Playspace: Clown Training with Alan Clay
Summer Clown Retreat - Wanganui, New Zealand.
Monday 7th to Friday 11th January 2008 (5 days) 10am to 4pm each day.
The Retreat
provides an opportunity to reconnect with that playful, inquisitive, cheeky,
clown spirit in a beautiful outdoor setting,
overlooking the mouth of the Wanganui river.The
fees include six nights accommodation with kitchen facilities.
The Clown Retreat will be held in a secluded studio within reach of
breathtaking west coast beaches, bush walks and jet boat
or canoe expeditions, but still handy to good coffee and all
the facilities.
The Clown Retreat is timed to be held before the World Buskers Festival in Christchurch for those coming for the summer season in New Zealand. Two Clown Retreats were held at the beginning of this year in the Coromandel peninsula. These proved popular and successful, with the residential nature of the retreat facilitating the group dynamic and the peaceful surroundings assisting with the relaxation, which is such an important part of clown work.
NZ$650 Earlybird (by November 30th), NZ$750 (full). Including 6 nights accommodation with kitchen facilities. (Those with somewhere to stay in Wanganui, or those who wish to book their own accommodation, can deduct $100 from these prices. All fees and deposits are non-refundable) email: clown@artmedia.com.au to hold a place or make enquiries about this workshop.
"In the best clown tradition Alan held up a window-mirror for us to step through and reflect on the patterns, habits and rituals of our days... It was funny, moving and excellent theatre." NZ Herald.
Feature: Angels Can Fly, a Modern Clown User Guide, Podcast 3
"I've
just recorded the third podcast in the Angels Can Fly series
and uploaded it to the new blog at
www.alanclay.com/wordpress/
. I'm enjoying re-connecting with the book in the process of podcasting.
This chapter looks at bliss and the Art of Clown." Alan Clay
Angels can Fly includes a mix of fiction which follows the adventures of ten clown characters, some personal clown anecdotes from clowns around the world, a total of 50 practical clown exercises, and some theory on the nature of modern clown. The book is available on order through bookshops and online stores in New Zealand, Australia, America and England.
"Clown is a fascinating, diverse, complex and exciting art form, which has existed around the planet for thousands of years. Like any art form it has to evolve to stay relevant to the culture nurturing it, and at the same time, and by its very nature, clown teases and turns upside down the cultural patterns and boundaries around us."
You can find the paperback on Amazon by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/9nrwj And check out more information at: www.alanclay.com where you can still get a free copy of the e-Book.
Feature:
Total Theatre's School of Physical Theatre, Western Australia Annie Stainer, Director
Are you ready to take the plunge, live your dream and immerse yourself in an intensive year of Physical Theatre Training? Then where better than in the beautiful surroundings of Total Theatre in Mosman Park, W.A. – between river and sea. Total Theatre is a professional school where performers are learning to live their dreams. Where else can you ride a unicycle, sing an aria, stand on your head, tap dance on a table, beat on a drum, recite Shakespeare, juggle plates AND learn to relax?
Total Theatre, based at the beautiful Camelot Theatre, was founded by Annie Stainer in 2002, to provide a well-rounded organic training with an emphasis on physical theatre techniques and the creation of original work. Open to students ages 17years+, the training includes: Creative Movement, Acting, Mime, Feldenkrais, Mask, Improvisation, Dance, Circus Arts, Voice, Singing, Text, Scriptwriting, Stage Combat, Martial Arts, Clowning, Percussion, Commedia dell’Arte and Aerial Skills.
After taking a year off to develop the Total Theatre Company with our 2nd year students, Total Theatre is now seeking expressions of interest from those curious about joining the 2008 ensemble for the next one-year physical theatre course. For audition and course details please contact Sophie on (08) 9385 4211 or email sophie@totaltheatre.com.au or visit www.totaltheatre.com.au
Feature:
collectZing.com -- A new online social network for collectors
Collectors
of the world unite! Buy, Sell and Swap for Free -- www.collectZing.com, the free online social network for collectors has now introduced trading. The collectZing Marketplace is an online trading exchange where collectors can buy, sell and swap their collectibles, with no fees or commissions during the beta period.
Membership of collectZing.com is free, and it only takes a few minutes to join and set up your first collection. Just go to www.collectZing.com and click the Sign Up button. And check out the two videos to introduce you to the world of collecting on the home page. Collectors who sign up before December 14 will be in the draw for weekly prizes of Amazon vouchers or iPods, plus the Grand Prize of $1,000 cash, a $1,000 Amazon voucher and a Canon EOS digital camera package.
Networking
The Dunedin Fringe Festival incorporates all art forms and as
many as 80 artist events over 16 days. The Festival coordinates a
cluster of venues around the Otago Museum and University of Otago in a
high profile, high foot traffic location. Registration is open to local
or touring productions, emerging and established artists, and the
international fringe festival community. Major changes have been made to
the Festival including aligning our dates to the Wellington and Adelaide
Fringe Festivals and a new festival hub location by the Otago Museum and
the University of Otago. Artists can now download an information pack
from the festival website. The pack contains a detailed rundown on how
the 2008 Dunedin Fringe is organised, what artists need to do to
register an event and what you get in return for your registration fee.
All artists, including those who have applied for a venue or artist
grant, must complete the artist registration form in the Registration
Pack and submit the required information by 14 December 2007. Artists
will need to provide an event description and image, have a confirmed
venue, and know the dates, times and duration of their show.
Registration forms are included in the information pack." Paul Smith,
Director. (Photo: The cast from The
Provocateurs at the 2004 Fringe). Find a link to Dunedin Fringe
Festival under Festivals at:
http://www.artmedia.com.au/links9.htm "Capital Region Clown Arts Festival, Albany, NY, US, 4th January – April 12th 2008. The Fuddi-Duddy Institute is a unique clown organization within the Capital Region's clown arts community. Its sole purpose is to develop and present clown arts training programs. The Institute produces and presents the Capital Region Clown Arts Festival each winter and other training programs throughout the year. Festival workshops include: makeup, character development, and the business of Clowning. Visit our web site for more information." The Fuddi-Duddy Team. Find a link to the Fuddi-Duddy Institute under Training at: http://www.artmedia.com.au/links7.htm
"Inaugural
SPACE Programme residency with The
Performance Corporation, Ireland. Applications close 4th
December. The Performance Corporation is delighted to announce the
launch of The SPACE Programme: Phase 1. This bold new initiative from
one of Irish theatre’s most innovative and collaborative companies is
aimed at fostering the careers and creativity of artists from all
artistic disciplines - from choreographers, writers and actors, to
software designers, musicians and sculptors. The company is now inviting
applications to join the inaugural residency. In being part of the
programme, artists will collaborate to expand and broaden the scope of
their work, as well as developing ideas that could be used as the basis
for future work by The Performance Corporation. The long-term objective
of the programme will be to identify artists from disciplines as diverse
as animation, sculpture, performance, music, software design, film,
visual art and more - and enable them to continue their work under The
Performance Corporation’s wing for an extended period. The programme
will remove the pressure on artists to come up with a product. However,
the programme is not simply a laboratory and the company hopes that the
work created as part of the programme will eventually be ready to
exhibit or perform in the public arena. The residency will involve a
number of artists engaged in developing ideas in The Performance
Corporation’s new home at Castletown Estate in Celbridge, Co. Kildare.
The participants will be brought together in a communal working space to
explore and create. The chosen participants will receive a stipend for
their participation in this programme. (Photo: Yokohama Delegation by
the Performance Corporation) For application and contact details, visit
our web site." Find a link to The Performance Corporation under
Resources at:
http://www.artmedia.com.au/links8.htm
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