LES BUBB
Big Give, Big Take
Sat 15 Jan 11am-5pm Pleasance Theatre London
£25 (£20 concs) Bookings: 020 7609 1800
Brilliant mime and clowning skills have taken Les Bubb around the world in live
performance and on TV. His workshop explores the special nature of solo performance
and what makes it work for a universal audiences. The workshop will focus on
humour and energy but principally on the techniques of illusionary mime. Participants
should have some performance experience.
RIDICULUSMUS
Seriously Funny - secrets of modern comic performance
Sat 29 Jan 10am-5pm Hoxton Hall
£25 (£20 concs) Bookings: 020 7739 5431
Facilitated by Jon Hough and David Woods, artistic directors of Ridiculusmus
Theatre Co. An introduction to some essential principles in comic performance.
Drawing on techniques and methods from Stanislavsky to Commedia dell'arte to
Morecambe and Wise, the workshop will help you find your seriously funny self.
Confidence-boosting and ego-less, the workshop will help you find your seriously
funny self. Suitable for students, practitioners and teachers, and most successful
when approached without expectation of any laughter. Please wear comfortable
clothing
FAULTY OPTIC
Wed 19 Jan 10am-4pm Pleasance Theatre London
£25 (£20 concs) Bookings: 020 7609 1800
Liz Walker and Gavin Glover lead a workshop which concentrates on basic puppetry
manipulation and movement skills, using two person puppets. Participants should
wear dark clothes.
CRITICAL PRACTICE 7
Circus As Theatre
Voice Box, Royal Festival Hall Sat 22 Jan 3-5pm
Admission £5 (£3 concs) Free for Total Theatre members
To reserve a place and for further details call 020 7729 7944
The past decade has seen a renaissance of 'circus theatre' with the success
of such companies as Archaos, Cirque de Soleil, Licedei and Slava Polunin. This
year's Festival opens with an interpretation of the Seven Deadly Sins by aerialists,
No Ordinary Angels; the Millenium Dome has put circus at the middle of its attractions
and increasing numbers of young performers are developing circus skills and
bringing them into theatre performance. Led by a panel of leading practitioners,
this discussion explores the notion of 'circus theatre' and highlights its pleasures
and pitfalls. Limited capacity. Early booking recommended. Total Theatre in
association with London International Mime Festival and SBC
Booking FOR ALL WORKSHOPS opens Monday 6 December
N.B. Payment must be received before the day of the workshop.