Character Movement

Character Movement

The core of this workshop is to learn how to have body focus and to train to sustain a physical character. All exercises are taken from elements of Mime, Clown and Commedia Dell' Arte.

Character Movement

Description

The core of this workshop is to learn how to have body focus and to sustain a physical character. You will learn as the actor isolates to control body movements, Neutral Mask exercises for body focus, how to sustain body movement with vocals, emotional work and text. All exercises are taken from elements of Mime, Clown and Commedia Dell' Arte.

Language Conducted
  • English
Requirement
  • Clothes to move in and space.
Time Commitment
  • 3 Classes

Class Schedule

Once a week

3-Time Course
1 hour
Class Duration
10 Kids
Class Size
Ages 9-18
Age Range
USD 33.41 Total
Price Per Learner (USD)

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Meet Course teacher

Ardyth first trained with mime artist Adrian Pecknold at The Manitoba Theatre School in Winnipeg and then received a scholarship with The Manitoba Theatre Centre to further her studies with Mime Unlimited School of Physical Theatre (Jacque Le Coq, Principal Ron East) in Toronto (graduate), plus other masters of Mime, Corporeal Mime, Commedia Dell' Arte, Clown, Bouffon, Movement Studies. Slap Stick, Stage Combat, Mask and Comedy. Ardyth holds a B.A in Theatre Studies from the University of Winnipeg and a graduate with Second City Conservatory. Ardyth has toured throughout North America with Mime Unlimited, Theatre Beyond Words and many other professional companies. Ardyth performs, writes and directs under her Physically Speaking Company. Ardyth since 1987 has regularly performed Classic Mime , Charlie Chaplin, “Beth Hickadilly” (a medieval character) at festivals,corporate events and many more venues. When Ardyth is not performing, she is busy teaching as an arts educator in physical theatre, plus workshops all over Canada and Internationally.

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