Learn techniques to get past open call auditions: making great cut of a song, placing your piece in proper focus, and cattle call etiquette in a masterclass enviornment. Bring your audition materials with you and as time allows, we'll hone and focus your pieces. (High School)
Accompanied auditions in NYC, Toronto, Chicago, and Atlanta. Dora/Suzi nominee, founding music director Suzi Bass Awards. Holds record for music directing Atlanta's longest running and 2nd-longest running musicals. AFof M, AGO, ASCAP.
Thursday October 15, 2015 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Bobbit Rehearsal Hall429 Academy Street, Gainesville 30501
We will use the body and breath to engage in non-verbal theatre. The class examines the use of touch, lifts, pantomime, and architype. Students will begin to learn how to speak phrases and sentences with their body. The work will be informed by physical theatre techniques developed by Etienne Decroux and the devised work of Forced Entertainment. Dress for movement.
Benjamin Sota is an assistant professor of physical theatre, movement, and circus arts at Coastal Carolina University. He holds a MFA in physical theatre from the Accademia dell’Arte school in Arezzo, Italy and a MFA in directing from the University of Hawai’I at Manoa... Read More →
Thursday October 15, 2015 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
Bobbit Rehearsal Hall429 Academy Street, Gainesville 30501
This workshop will help guide you to make musical repertoire choices that show you off best. Bring music for two contrasting selections of 16 bars each.
Dr. Anderson, mezzo-soprano, is Chair of the Music Dept. at LaGrange College. She holds a MM in Vocal Performance from The New England Conservatory of Music and a Ph.D. from GSU. She has performed over 70 concerts and recitals in the U.S. and abroad.
Thursday October 15, 2015 1:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
Bobbit Rehearsal Hall429 Academy Street, Gainesville 30501
Using a neutral mask, explore a state of pure presence. Break out of physical habits and into a truthful experience of listening and awareness. Learn how to neutral mask can be used to uncover universal gestures and amplify your awareness. The work we will do is informed by physical theatre techniques developed by Jacques Lecoq and Noh theatre of Japan. Please dress for movement.
Benjamin Sota is an assistant professor of physical theatre, movement, and circus arts at Coastal Carolina University. He holds a MFA in physical theatre from the Accademia dell’Arte school in Arezzo, Italy and a MFA in directing from the University of Hawai’I at Manoa... Read More →
Friday October 16, 2015 9:30am - 10:45am EDT
Bobbit Rehearsal Hall429 Academy Street, Gainesville 30501
