Playing Commedia- 4 classes in Australia

PLAYING COMMEDIA
A Series of Classes on the Comic Tradition for Teachers, Actors, Undertakers… facilitated by  Clint Bolster and Ben Cornfoot from Lightwire Theatrical Productions 

When: 6.30-9pm, Thursdays March 17, 24, 31 & April 7.
Where: Ithaca Church Hall, 80 Enoggera Tce Red Hill/Paddington (Boys’ Brigade Hall), AUSTRALIA!
Cost: $85 for all four classes, $70 for students/unemployed
(Earlybird discount price $75 if paid by March 4)

Each class will cover: warm-up games, exercises for discovering high and low status characters, mask work onstage, character relationships, the developing of short routines and canovaccio, improvisation, ensemble work, heaps of fun, mayhem and joy!

Bookings/Queries/Details: Ben on 0422 418 618 or bcornfoot@lightwire.com.au

About Ben and Clint…

Ben and Clint first met in 2003 and soon began creating Clown shows together. They joined Lightwire in 2004, under Artistic Director Tony Kishawi, touring Commedia and Clown shows all over Australia. Aside from a passion for Commedia dell’Arte, together they bring to their classes a great deal of experience performing, devising and teaching this age-old (yet still relevant and hilarious) comic style. Clint is also a stilt performer with his own stilt company, Manoeuvre, and has worked and toured with QTC as an actor and workshop facilitator. Ben is also a writer, with several works produced for the professional stage, and Drama teacher.

Lightwire Theatrical Productions is an Australian theatre company that specialises in educational teaching resources, production development, touring workshops and performances. They have a wide range of products and services in immediate theatre, movement, mask, Commedia dell ‘Arte, street theatre, in school productions and performance improvisations.  They custom design workshops, build masks, create and perform school shows, and even act as consultants to artists looking to create school shows in Australia.  For more complete information, including a series of good commedia articles and latex masks for sale, visit their website http://lightwire.com.au/

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