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26 June 2008
Winter Workshops
These Playback Workshops are designed as both an introduction and a refresher course, covering the Playback form of improvised theatre with a broad emphasis on ensemble performance, improvisation skills, and the creation of spontaneous theatrical moments and stories drawn directly from personal experiences.
Held in a fun, safe, friendly learning environment, these workshops will explore some of the new approaches to the work directly from the New Zealand Summer School. The classes are suitable for:
- Anyone wanting to fine-tune their improvisation skills, give their general drama practice a boost.
- If you’ve attended a prior Playback Workshop you will learn different ways into the work and training.
- And all those who would like to learn, maybe never having done the work before.
The Trainers
Ian David
Ian works as a performer and teacher. He trained at the National Theatre Drama School, Theatre of the Ordinary & Victoria University Performance Studies. Recently he has been training with Born in a Taxi, and with Hilde Knottenbelt’s Creative Voice. He has a passion for puppets and writing.
Nikki Rydon
Nikki has a dip. Arts & Small companies and Community theatre, and Cert.III in solo Performance. She has worked with various groups including Actors for Refugees, Roundangle Sensory Theatre, and in Our Planet Enterprises-Educational Theatre where she has been touring in 2008. She sings in a touring choir, First Chorus.
Details
This workshop will be held in two, 3 week blocks.
This will facilitate a one week period of reflection & rest in between blocks.
Thursday Nights, 6.30-9.30pm:
July 17, 24, & 31
August 14, 21, 28
At DANCEHOUSE: 150 Princess Street Carlton North. (Near Rathdowne Street)
11 May 2008
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3 May 2008
Playback Gala Performance
A special invitation-only event for our clients, their colleagues and conference organisers and training / development managers interested in seeing Playback in action
Wednesday 28 May.
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14 April 2008
Autumn Workshops
Improvisation and Playback
3 Friday evenings 6:00 – 9.00pm.
25th April - 9 May
DANCEHOUSE, 150 Princes St. Carlton North
For more information see our Workshops page.
5 March 2008
Company News
MPTC welcomes Tim Stitz to the company. Tim is an exciting actor currently performing in Asylum at La Mama theatre.
We bid a fond farewell to Dan Dinnen and wish him all the best in the pursuit of his music career in Sydney.
We welcome back Alex and Vanessa from maternity leave.
Congratulations also to Nancy her new baby is expected in June.
Andrew is directing The Winterling for Red Stitch Theatre Company opening on 19 March.
And congratulations Vanessa on yet another Green Room Nomination ( Her Secret Face, La Mama).
29 February 2008
Playback Summer School in New Zealand
Nikki Rydon - Reflections
For me this summer saw the ocean, ice cream splattered down-time and a ten day residency with the Playback Theatre Summer School, held in Paekakariki, North Island, New Zealand.
The programme was led by Bev Hosking and Christian Penny, and explored Playback's role in the community to serve as a platform for communication, focusing specifically in the realm of social and political dialogue. With a strong multicultural presence in the group , there was much conversation surrounding indigenous equality and the merging of cultures. This provided rich material to work with, stimulating many insightful and challenging moments.
I'm curious about the assimilation of this work both within my working life as an actor, as well as my personal life - an enriching way to start the new year!
Drama Teens A Great Success
Melbourne Playback Theatre Company, in association with JCAAA (Joint Council Access for All Abilities), ran a week-long holiday drama program for teenagers with mild intellectual and physical disabilities in January. This special holiday workshop was a new initiative, following the after-school program that the company has facilitated at Gasworks for the past three years.
Participants had a great time engaging in a range of drama games and activities designed to get them up and moving, singing, performing and using their imagination. Over the course of the week they created an "underwater world", explored language with their very own hand puppets, played out a range of stories and much much more.
Feedback from the participants and their carers has been overwhelmingly positive. Thanks to Glynis, Mike, Dan, Petra, Karen & Nancy for facilitating a wonderful program.
2 January 2008
Drama Teens
In association with JCAAA (Joint Council Access for All Abilities), MPTC ensemble members will be running a week-long holiday drama program for teenagers with mild intellectual and physical disabilities from 21 - 25 January .
This special holiday workshop is a new initiative, following the after-school program we have facilitated at Gasworks for the past few years. Participants have a wonderful time engaging in a range of drama games and activities designed to get them up and moving, singing, performing and using their imagination.