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SUMMARY: Annual Physical Theatre Workshops with Adam Lazarus
LOCATION:Toronto (Toronto\, Ontario)
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/15588
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Physical Theatre Intensives with Adam Lazarus=0D=0A=0D=0AAnd =
special guest instructors=3A TBA=0D=0A=0D=0ANovember 8 to =
30=2C 2008=0D=0A=0D=0AI=2E introduction to =
character=0D=0ASunday Nov=2E 8 =2812pm=2D5pm=29 Monday =
Nov=2E 9 to Friday Nov=2E 14 =E2=80=93 10am =E2=80=93 2pm =
=28no class Tuesday=29=0D=0A=0D=0AThe Characters workshop is =
a lesson in disguise=2E Over the course of the 3 days=2C =
students will use text=2C play in costumes and improvise in =
order to find and develop an original character worth =
watching or writing about=2E  The character=2C unlike the =
clown or bouffon=2C has no specific purpose=2C except to put =
into a play or film=2E  It is a full bodied mask for the =
actor=2C and in this mask students find their unique form of =
play=2C making their character come to =
life=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AII=2E introduction to bouffon=0D=0ASunday =
Nov=2E 15 =2812pm=2D5pm=29 Monday Nov=2E 16 to Friday Nov=2E =
20 =E2=80=93 10am =E2=80=93 2pm =28no class =
Tuesday=29=0D=0A=0D=0AAn introductory class=2E Games and =
exercises are used to discover students=E2=80=99 pleasure to =
mock social hypocrisies while simultaneously making =
audiences love you=2E Historically and culturally=2C the =
Bouffon traveled in groups or gangs=2E They stuck together =
and sat on the outside=2C in their ghettos=2C their =
swamps=2C looking in at the mainstream world=2E They watched =
human hypocrisies and laughed=2E Every now and then=2C they =
came back to do a play for the hypocrites=2E No subject=2C =
person or institution was spared their =
mockery=2E=0D=0A=0D=0ABouffon and Character creation =
techniques are extremely useful for performers in all =
disciplines=2C as well as for writers=2C public speakers=2C =
teachers and critical thinkers=2E Through Jeu=2C students =
will re=2Ddiscover their mental and physical agility=2C =
sensitivity=2C stillness and complicity in a group=2E The =
Bouffon and Character allows the actor to be a big person in =
a small body and to refine their awareness of the world =
around them=2E Students are encouraged to embrace this =
awareness and the power of being seen and listened to=2E  =
=0D=0A=0D=0AIII=2E building a performance=0D=0ASunday Nov=2E =
22 =2812pm=2D5pm=29 Monday Nov=2E 23 to Friday Nov=2E 27 =
=E2=80=93 10am =E2=80=93 2pm =28no class =
Tuesday=29=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AHere students should come to =
class with an idea of something they are wanting to work on =
and perform=2E Whether interested in bouffon=2C clown or =
character=2C the students=E2=80=99 focus of the week is on =
writing=2C directing and performing=2E This is a deeper =
exploration into the world of physical performance that will =
culminate in an informal public performance at the end of =
the workshop=2E=0D=0A=0D=0ACompletion of week one or two=2C =
or permission from the instructor is required for this =
class=2E=0D=0A=0D=0ASaturday Nov=2E 28 =26 Sunday Nov=2E 29 =
=0D=0AClass showings=0D=0APWYC with money going back to the =
students=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AFees=3A=0D=0A=24325 for 20 hours of =
instruction over 1 week =28=24260 for Union or previous =
students=29=0D=0A=24620 for 40 hours of instruction over 2 =
weeks =28=24495 for Union or previous =
students=29=0D=0A=24900 for 60 hours of instruction over 3 =
weeks =28=24720 for Union or previous =
students=29=0D=0A=0D=0APayment plans available=0D=0ARequired =
deposit of =24100 to hold a place =E2=80=93 refundable up to =
one week before the workshop=2E=0D=0A=0D=0APlease make =
cheques or money orders payable to=3A=0D=0AAdam =
Lazarus=0D=0A551 Concord Ave=2E =231=0D=0AToronto=2C ON=2C =
M4R 2R2=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AFor more info or to reserve a =
spot=3A=0D=0Avisit=3A www=2Equiptake=2Ecom=0D=0Aemail=3A =
adlazarus=40rogers=2Ecom=0D=0Acall=3A =
416=2D821=2D3833=0D=0A=0D=0AAdam Lazarus is a graduate and =
former apprentice of Master Teacher Philippe =
Gaulier=E2=80=99s school in Paris=2C France=2E  He is a =
sessional instructor at The National Theatre School of =
Canada and the University of Toronto=2E  He is a regular =
facilitator of workshops including recent consultations for =
Necessary Angel=2C Soulpepper=2C The Young Centre=2C Theatre =
Passe Muraille=2C Buddies in Bad Times=2C DanceMakers=2C =
CanStage=2C Tapestry New Opera Works=2C and Volcano =
Theatre=2E  Notable directing credits include Rachelle =
Elie=E2=80=99s Joe=3A The Perfect Man=3B Jesse Buck=27s =
Bubkus=3B Melissa D=27Agostino=27s Lupe=3A Undone=2C =
Precious Chong=E2=80=99s Zdenka Now=21 and Misha Shulman=27s =
Apricots=2E He sits on the board of Crow=E2=80=99s Theatre =
and is a co=2Dfounder and artistic=2Dproducer of the Toronto =
Festival of Clowns=2E
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