Adv Improv W.Shop

Dated On 03-04-2009 :

N.B. Discounts for IrishTalent.ie members! Advanced Improvisation A Six-Part, Intensive Workshop with John Dawson Improv develops a performer’s spontaneity, making them more reactive or ‘in the moment’. In addition to being a mode of live performance, it can be used as a tool to develop original material and as a rehearsal exercise to help explore the sub-textural meaning of written text for auditions and plays. This is an intermediate/advanced level, 6-week course in advanced ‘off-the-cuff’ improvisation techniques drawing on methods created and used by the likes of North America’s famous Second City Theatre Co., the forerunner of Saturday Night Live, Del Close’s Improv Olympics and ‘Impro’ guru Keith Johnstone. Performers will work through more challenging exercises and performance games to further develop and fine-tune intuitive, razor-sharp improv skills with an emphasis on quickly creating engaging characters in story-driven scenes and games. Comedic styles such as satire, absurdity and clowning are explored and utilized. The goal is to enable performers to move on to long-form improv as well as develop the ability to write sketches and devised theatrical works. It all concludes with a live performance in a Dublin city centre venue. WHEN: 6 consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7:15PM to 10:15PM, starting on April 28th, 2009 WHERE: City centre location in Stoneybatter/Smithfield (D7) area COST: 185.00 euro - 170.00 euro for full time students, 3 or more members of a troupe or theatre company and all irishtalent.ie members. To enroll, a non-refundable deposit of 85.00euro is required by April 21st John Dawson teaches master-classes and workshops in improvisation, characterization, scene study, audition technique and on-camera acting. He has worked with Dublin’s Gaiety School of Acting, The Actors Centre in London, The Galway Film Centre and Toronto’s Equity Showcase Theatre. He taught film acting for over 6 years at Trinity College’s Samuel Beckett Centre where he trained Irish actors Padraic Delaney and Ruth Negga. Having studied, written and acted with numerous comedy troupes including N. America’s famous Second City, he wrote and performed regularly as well as served as art director on films and theatrical works including an Off-Broadway production in New York. He is a produced screenwriter/director with numerous films in development. To enroll, email to: dawsondramaworks@gmail.com