Masterclasses
Industry Masterclass 1, Sunday 11 March 2012
Session: 9.1 & 10.1
Title: Shakespeare in the 21st Century
Presenter: David Berthold, La Boite Theatre Company
Suitability: Middle, Senior & Tertiary
Form: Masterclass
Description:
David Berthold's Hamlet blew the roof off La Boite's Roundhouse Theatre in 2010, becoming one of the company's highest grossing productions and winning the 2010 Matilda Award for Best Mainstage Production. This Hamlet was unlike anything Brisbane audiences had seen: present, pulsating and potent. David returned to Shakespeare in 2011 with a gutsy contemporary reinvention of Julius Caesar, and in 2012 will turn his hand to Shakespeare's most joyous comedy, As You Like It. In this masterclass, David shares some principles towards Shakespearean success, offering special insights into his approach to reinventing the classics for contemporary audiences. David will reference both Hamlet and Julius Caesar, with a particular focus on As You Like It, opening at La Boite 18 February 2012.
Biography:
David Berthold is the Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre Company. He has also directed for most major Australian theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Melbourne Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre Company, Belvoir, Griffin Theatre Company, as well as internationally for Auckland Theatre Company, the Royal National Theatre London, Theater an der Parkaue Berlin and in London's West End.
Industry Masterclass 2, Sunday 11 March 2012
Session: 9.2 & 10.2
Title: Devising & Creating for Physical Theatre
Presenter: Lynne Bradley, Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre
Suitability: Middle, Senior & Tertiary
Form: Masterclass
Description:
Over the past 20 years Australia has led the way in the world in the arena of body-centred Physical Theatre. ‘Devising’ performance, where work begins with an idea and is created in a shared arena by the entire cast and creative team collaboratively, has become the preferred mode of working by many theatre artists and companies around the world. This workshop will introduce participants to devising and creating for physical or body-based performance work drawing from techniques used by Zen Zen Zo, SITI, and Frantic Assembly.
Biography:
Lynne Bradley founded Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre 20 years ago, and is currently the Training Centre Director. She has worked as a director, choreographer, performer and in actor-training around Australia and abroad. She lived in Japan where she studied Noh, Kabuki, Butoh and the Suzuki Method, which are now her specialty teaching areas along with Viewpoints, which she introduced to Australia in 1998 after having studied with Anne Bogart and the SITI company in Japan and the USA. Lynne continues to return to Japan regularly, and she is currently engages in a large-scale collaboration with Dairakuakan for the Brisbane Festival in 2012.
Industry Masterclass 3, Sunday 11 March 2012
Session: 9.3 & 10.3
Title: Paper Puppets
Presenter: Dead Puppet Society
Suitability: All
Form: Masterclass
Description:
This hands-on Drama Queensland masterclass, introduces Dead Puppet Society’s approach to exploring puppetry in the classroom. This workshop will inspire you to utilise this original art form in various units of work and promote the notion of incorporating puppetry into live performance.
During this workshop you will be introduced to key elements for the inclusion of puppetry in the classroom. You will explore object manipulation techniques and abstract puppetry and key activities on how to create the illusion of character. Following this you will then explore and participate in basic puppet construction, this includes the creation of your very own puppet using just newspaper and masking tape. You will then use these puppets to interact with one another whilst simultaneously perfecting the manipulation techniques learnt earlier in the workshop. The best part about this masterclass is that you can take what you have learnt and use it your classroom the very next day.
Biography:
Dead Puppet Society is a Brisbane based theatre company. Their productions incorporate puppetry, shadow work and live performance to create immersive worlds where the mythic sits alongside the macabre. The company prides itself in designing and creating all elements used in their productions, from initial script conception to the design and construction of every puppet. Dead Puppet Society has created productions for Brisbane Festival, Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane City Council, Metro Arts and La Boite. In August of 2012 Dead Puppet Society have the privilege of presenting The Harbinger as part of La Boite Theatre Company’s 2012 mainhouse season.