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New Weekend Intensive Workshop in Duvall, WA
Fri. - Sun. Jan. 27 - 29, 2012
Improv with Gary Schwartz

Refresh or enhance your performance skills with a workshop in the  theater games of Viola Spolin, author of Improvisation for the Theater. Side Coach Gary Schwartz invites actors, theater students, improvisers, teachers and other players to this weekend workshop. Bring spontaneity,  sensory awareness, physicalization and play to your stage work.  Open to beginners or experienced players.

 

Event Info

WHO: Anyone interested in learning Improvisation based upon Viola Spolin’s Theater Games
WHEN: Friday January 27 - Sunday January 29, 2012
WHERE: Mosswood Retreat Center, Duvall WA
COST: $300 (includes overnight accommodations) Enrollment is limited.

"Everyone can act. Everyone can improvise. Anyone who wishes to can play in the theater...  If the environment permits it, anyone can learn whatever he chooses to learn, and if the individual permits it, the environment will teach him everything it has to teach.
"Talent" or "lack of talent" have very little to do with it."  -- Viola Spolin, "Improvisation for the Theater"           
 

Theater Games are the foundation of Improvisation, and the word play is at the core of all theater. The ability to play is ours from birth. We lose the connection for play in many ways as we make our way through life. Play is essential! It fosters connection, inspiration, cooperation, and acting skills -- and it is easy and fun to do.

This workshop is open to players of all levels. Work in a fun and playful atmosphere, and connect with your real talents for spontaneous play and real connection between you and your fellow players. It’s great for beginners and accomplished actor alike. These skills will help you access and refine your natural talents for the stage and beyond.

This is a good opportunity for veteran improvisers looking to expand creatively with a new approach to improvisation. It is also great for newcomers wanting a solid foundation to begin a study of improvisation.

(limited to 20 players)

Mosswood Hollow Retreat Center in Duvall WA

 
Improvisation Level 1
The basics of Improvisation and the foundation and philosophy of Viola Spolin
adult class
There are games to free the actor's tension, games to cleanse the actor of subjective preconceptions of the meaning of words, games of relationship and character, games of concentration - in short, games for each of the areas with which the growing actor is concerned.

The games also heighten sensitivity, increase self-awareness, and effect group and interpersonal communication.

Class Info
Saturday Mornings 10:30am - 1pm
Beginning February 4
Classes held atThe Old Redmond Schoolhouse - Redmond WA
Enjoy 8 classes for a grand total of $245  
Phone: 425-831-5667    Email: ils@spolin.com
Ongoing Workshop - Sunday Mornings

This is a continuing class and is available to anyone whose taken classes with Gary Schwartz in the past or has an improv background.

 

Event Info

Classes held at the Old Redmond School House Redmond

 

Gary Schwartz talks to author, acting coach Judy Kerr about his workshop in this article from Spotlight Casting Magazine.
Paul Sills - Director, Teacher and colleague - 1927 -2008

I was a student of Paul's and his work will continue through his students and family. I have taken seriously what Paul once told me. "Don't turn this work into 'dog food'." Meaning never make it a commodity. It cannot be 'canned'. It must always be fresh, evanescent and sacred. He was always after what his mother called the will-o-the-wisp of spontaneity. He spent his entire life evoking it from everyone he encountered in workshop and on the stage.
My life is enriched having known him. - Gary Schwartz
 

 

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