Fundamentals of Clowning - participants will learn how to discover their inner idiot. They will be encouraged to embrace their playfulness, encouraged to take risks, and be open to making multiple flops onstage - all to bring out their inner clown. This workshop will be a highly physical one, so come dressed in comfortable clothes and be prepared to play
Lee Strasberg’s Improvisation: From Devising to Production - Lee Strasberg considered improvisation to be of immeasurable importance during the training work and even more so during the process of production. He believed that improvising behavior in an imaginary scene without knowing the end results would expand the actor’s thinking, help to break habitual verbal patterns and avoid the cliché or the obvious reading of lines in the actual scene.
Fundamentals Of Acting - You’ll be introduced to the basics of Method Acting and Improvisational Theatre through games and exercises that’ll stretch your imagination and awaken your creativity.
Fundamentals of Acting on Camera - Being an actor can mean so many different things to everyone, but to appear on screen brings about a unanimous sense of excitement and fear!
While these two emotions can feel pretty polarizing, Fundamentals of Acting on Camera aims to harness these emotions and help you get comfortable with all the practical and technical aspects of working on camera as well as the terminology used.
Private Voice Coaching - you will learn how to prepare the body, breath and voice for any spoken or verbal task, whether it is for an audition, performance, presentation, interview, a social networking event, or to create a positive impact in your workplace and in your own personal life. We will address and undo some of the ill-habits that have been holding you back whilst implementing useful, pragmatic skills to help you become the strong, confident and articulate speaker you have always wanted to be. For those who are interested, please arrive with a speech or monologue prepared (2-3minutes max) together with the tools for note-taking and a bottle of water. Please also wear loose, comfortable clothing that you can move freely in. I look forward to working with you then!
Free Your Authentic Voice - Focusing on the spoken voice, this workshop is aimed at individuals who want to cultivate and strengthen their vocal prowess so that they can communicate with greater impact, clarity, and confidence. As a participant in this workshop, you will develop an awareness and understanding of how to prepare your body and voice for all forms of communication. You will get to immerse in a variety of texts, from poems and children’s stories to dramatic playscripts to build and strengthen the connection between the voice and the spoken word. Finally, through the sharing of personal anecdotes (storytelling), you will discover just how powerful your words and imagination can be when they are matched with the appropriate physicality, dynamic expression, and intention.
Fundamentals Of Voice - One of the fundamental aspects in voice training is breathing. Proper use of the breath not only enables the speaker to speak with more authenticity, but it also helps to unleash any hidden or suppressed emotions in order to attain vocal, verbal and emotional clarity in what the speaker is saying. In this three-hour workshop, you will learn how to access and release your own authentic voice in order to communicate with greater clarity and confidence.
Haque Method 101: Know Thyself - will focus on the concept of working on and knowing yourself better. Participants will begin the journey towards being a craftsperson in the performing arts with this workshop. The foundational idea of the 101 workshop is that in order to be able to play other characters, one must first be comfortable being themselves and then, presenting all parts of themselves in front of an audience. Regardless of your objectives, learn tools and skills that will help you be the best version of yourself in your personal and professional life.
Improvisation 101 - With a focus on short form storytelling, the purpose of this course is to make the students proficient in the art of improvising short scenes as played in an improv match.
Haque Method 102: Build Thy Craft - Method acting is a consistent, reliable range of preparation, training, and rehearsal procedures that allow an actor to fully immerse themselves into the role of the character. One might say that any actor who has been able to produce consistent and effective results has always been a method actor.
The Craft of Physical Theatre 101 - All of theatre rests on the potential of the human body to transform, to become, to fulfill a necessary creative act. The core of this workshop is to examine how the body can become a vessel for expression. We borrow from ancient and contemporary acting and physical training approaches to unlock the body’s impulses, to sharpen the craft of movement, and to reveal the human being.
Presence on Camera - to teach how to create instant chemistry with your audience on camera. Video has become one of the main ways of communication nowadays. Whether you are self tape auditioning, presenting on Zoom to your colleagues, connecting with your clients on social media- we all use video in our every day lives.
Lee Strasberg’s Method 101: Rediscovering Authenticity - will gift you with the beginnings of the work of Lee Strasberg and what it entails. You'll learn about who the ‘father’ of method acting is and what Lee Strasberg’s work entails. Within the workshop, it will be instilled in you the manner in which to carry out the ‘relaxation’ exercise as created and taught by Lee Strasberg and its importance in your acting work and daily life.
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