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BREAKING INTO THE BIZ FORUM
Saturday November 11 & Sunday November 12, 2006
In association with Vancouver Moving Theatre
Russian Hall, 600 Campbell (at Keefer)
Two days of information sharing, discussion, learning and fun tailored for Downtown Eastside community performers and/or artists. Pre-registration is required
for the skill building and information workshops. The workshops are on making our art, earning our living, supporting our community and creating a healthy
environment in which to do our work. Working artists lead each session. The forum is coordinated by Savannah Walling. A light lunch will be provided. A nonrefundable fee of $7 total for two days must be paid in advance. Phone 604-254-6911 to register. Maximum 25 participants. The Saturday afternoon workshop
on Fundraising and the Sunday afternoon Panel Discussion are open to the public and free on a first-served basis.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11
9:30am – 10am Coffee and muffins
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12
9:30am – 10am Coffee and muffins
10am - noon
KICK BALL CHANGE: ADVENTURES IN THEATRICAL MOVEMENT
with Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
Choreographer of the award-winning Urinetown the Musical, Tara will
lead an exploration of movement and dance, introducing participants
to the power of “physicalized performance”. We’ll work through
improvisation exercises to harness our individual movement potential and work with choreographed stylized
material - all with a sense of adventure and fun! Wear
loose move-able clothing and bare feet or shoes you
can shake a leg in (running/jazz shoes etc.)
10am - noon
CROSSING THE LINE…COMEDY, SATIRE AND TRAGEDY
with Gina Bastone
Comic characters don’t say funny things – they say things funny!
Through the eyes of a comic character we’ll explore social satire and
the thin line between tragedy and comedy. Fun improvs will teach
focus sharing/confidence/character development/presenting the
unexpected/timing and rhythm/developing original material and
mask characterization. The class is fun for both advanced and beginner students. Gina is an award-winning performer who has toured
internationally with her company BASTA! and Cirque du Soleil.
Noon -1pm Lunch
1pm - 3pm
WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY? FREEING YOUR VOICE
with Raugi Yu
Discover where your
voice lives. Let’s find
it, use it, stretch it, say
something honest and
powerful with it. Learn
how to breathe, fill a
big space, access feeling and intention, all
Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
the while protecting
our voices. Your throat is a wondrous cave
and a divine dragon lives there, let it out to Raugi Yu
play! An actor and acting coach, Raugi Yu is an instructor for Bard on the
Beach’s Young Shakespeareans.
3pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 5:30pm
THE ART OF GETTING MONEY
with Michael McLaughlin
The who, what, when, where and why of
crafting winning funding proposals. Tailor
your pitch to your audience. What to include
and what to leave out. Does your budget
make sense? A lively workshop focusing
on techniques that work, and some that
don’t. McLaughlin shares his experience as
Executive Artistic Director of the Vancouver
Fringe Festival and Artistic Producer of
Nanaimo’s TheatreOne. Workshop open to
Michael NcLaughlin the public. Free
24 Heart of the City Festival 2006
Noon -1pm Lunch
1pm - 3pm
BREAKING INTO THE FILM BIZ with Michael Bean
A whirlwind overview of Vancouver’s
film and television industry: including
info on talent agents, getting extra
work and tips for working as a film
actor. Two brave participants will do an
audition-demo and everyone will get
the opportunity for quick on-camera
practice. Handouts will cover the basic
points, also available at www.bizstudio.
ca/resources.html after the session.
Michael Bean
Michael Bean is a working actor, principal acting coach at the DTES Biz Studio and author of Confidence on
Camera: A Practical Handbook for Young Actors.
3pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 5:30pm
DOING IT WITH OTHERS! Panel on Collaborative Creation
With Renae Morrisseau, James Fagan
Renae Morriseau
Tait, Savannah Walling, Adrienne Wong
and moderator Amir Ali Alibhai. Artists
involved in the making of the 2003 Downtown Eastside Community Play share
insights and strategies on how to make
collaborative creation a healthy, enjoyable
and productive experience. Collectively,
they’ve been involved in projects with
Leaky Heaven Circus, NeWorld Theatre,
Enderby’s Runaway Moon, Mandala Arts & Culture, Touchstone Theatre
and Vancouver Moving Theatre. Panel is open to the public. Free