Want, Do, Relate: Keeping your Scenes Dynamic, Engaging & Relational
in Howden with Emma Willmer
In this workshop, we will focus on 3 specific ways to root your characters and scenes so that they remain dynamic, engaging and relational. When securely anchored in these 3 ways, your scenes are more likely to fly, and take your audience with you! We will do active, focussed micro-work & exercises on the three concepts, slowly putting them all together and seeing how they emerge in short form games. There will be brief collaborative notes from the group & leader, lots of affirmation and encouragement, and an unreasonable amount of fun and frolics. All welcome.
Creating Character from the Inside Out.
in Meet 4 with Adam Hodgson
This workshop will introduce exercises that actors use in the creation of realistic characters. Games and exercises will explore: Essence of character - how actors use the body in space to communicate who they are The connection between the body, energy and emotion How to use emotional states to change physicality, and how this drives the scene and affects a scene partner How to react with volition to create sustained, compelling narrative through character The aim of this workshop is for participants to play the first 10 minutes of an improvised scene uninterrupted.
Green / Amber / Red
in Meet 5 with Bobby Anderson
Your ultimate guide to creating any narrative show! GREEN: How do we start a show to give ourselves the best chance of creating a strong story without overloading ourselves and making it difficult? AMBER: How do we identify our protagonist and know when to help and hinder them in their journey? RED: How do we finish a show in a satisfying way, and most importantly which plots to we drop in the name of a good ending? These workshops are designed to stand alone so you don't need to attend all three, but that will give you the most insight into a full narrative show.
Hitting, Kissing and Falling in Love
in Meet 11 with Kate Bishop & John Tapp
At BIP, we don't interact physically - because we don't know each other. But what happens when we return to our usual groups, and work with people we know well? We will be looking at how you can appear to hit (and kiss) your scene partner, without actually doing either, in a consensual manner. We will also be looking at physical moves that you can make that give the impression that your characters are falling in love on stage.
Make It Matter
in Meet 12 with Wei Joo Ooi
Make It Matter is workshop on strong reactions and smart justifications. Learn to heighten any moment, give significance to simple choices, and turn random lines into relatable reality. We’ll learn how to build supportive, engaging scenes that satisfy audiences by making every moment matter!
Jam: La Ronde
in Cedar with Emma T
In the La Ronde, we see six consecutive scenes in the same setting, with performers taking it in turns to join an existing character, then take their own character into the next scene. It's less complicated than it sounds!
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