Upcoming Events For 2011-2012

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Past Events

October 14, 2011
Workshop with Drama Alumnus Matthew Jocelyn
2:00 PM

On Friday Oct 14, 2011 at 2:00 Matthew Jocelyn, a graduate of the Drama Studies Program and now Artistic Director and General of Canadian Stage Company in Toronto will be conducting a special workshop entitled “Rhythm, Group, Pulse, Emotion” in the multi-purpose room (RM 130, Wallace McCain Student Centre). This is a unique opportunity to learn from one of the country’s foremost directors!

February 8, 2011
Master Class in Drama with Cynthia Dale
Windsor Theatre
11:30 AM

Everyone is invited to attend the Master Class in Drama being given by Canadian actor Cynthia Dale in Windsor Theatre starting at 11:30.  The five participants will be delivering a prepared monologue and Ms Dale will work individually with them on techniques and other aspects. The session is open to observers and it is an excellent way to learn a great deal. If you are interested in acting you should try to be there. Our five participants are…

• Georgina Dibley with  a monologue from Caryl Churchill’s Fen
  Becky Lockert with "Dance: 10, Looks: 3" from A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante
  Bernard Soubry with Yvan's Monologue from Yasmina Reza’s Art
  Alexis Thibeault with Valentine's Through The Ages (13 years old) speech from Joan MacLeod's Jewel
  Sam Wilson with “Jamie at the Station” speech from Don Hannah’s While We’re Young

There is also a musical theatre Master Class from 8:30 to 11:15 where students will sing and song and then work with Ms Dale on it. You are welcome to come as observers to any or all of these Master Classes.
See you there!

 

January 18, 2011
“Neutral Mask” – Balance – Receptiveness -- Presence
Drama Workshop with Mathieu Chouinard
Hesler Hall, Old Student Centre
4:00 pm

In this workshop, physical exercises and improvisations with the neutral mask help the participants search for and discover a state of neutrality that exists before emotion, before opinion, before expression, before psychology. This work provides the actor with a reference point – a body that is alive, efficient, ready to be transformed. Only by experiencing perfect balance can an actor express a character’s imbalance or conflict. Developed by Jacques Lecoq and Amleto Sartori, the Neutral Mask brings the actor-creator towards a state of calm receptiveness and strong scenic presence. It is an essential introduction to masked acting but also to any form of theatrical creation.