Join the Hong Kong Players with their new Workshop Series: “Approaches to Text”. These workshops aim to equip participants with various approaches to text and performance. Each session will introduce a new approach to working with texts and then apply these to texts chosen by the participants.
Schedule:
- 21 September: Marceau and Mime
- 5 October: Linklater and Voice
- 19 October: Laban and Characterisation
- 2 November: Stanislavski and Objectives
- 16 November: Pinter and Subtext
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Where: Spooky Rehearsal Studio, 3/F, On Tat Building, 3-5 Pat Tat Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Cost: $ 1000 (HKD)
Age: 18years +
Schedule Outline:
Session 1: Marceau and Mime
This workshop will focus on physicality and developing a strong physical vocabulary for communication. After developing a solid foundation in principles of mime, the workshop will culminate in a mime performance of a text by Marcel Marceau.
Session 2: Linklater and the Voice
This workshop explores the voice and ways of using the voice as a starting point to access a character in performance. Here Linklater’s Resonance Ladder will be applied to monologues chosen by the participants before the workshop as a way of developing variation and illuminating character objectives throughout the piece.
Session 3: Laban and the Efforts
This workshop will start off with an investigation into Laban’s Eight Efforts, both physically and vocally. Participants will apply their explorations to a monologue text of their choice.
Session 4: Stanislavski and Duologues
This workshop harnesses Stanislavski’s approach to text, using techniques like Given Circumstances, Magic If, Objectives and Emotion Memory as a means of developing a realistic approach to character and scene.
Session 5: Pinter and Scenes
This workshop focuses on subtext and how to approach subtext in a performance.
Meet your Facilitators:
Amy Percival:
Amy is originally from the UK, where she trained at the Court Theatre Training Company and graduated with a BA (Hons) in Acting. She was trained in the styles of Stanislavski, Laban, Meisner and Alexander technique. After graduating, Amy worked professionally in theatre, voice-over productions in a variety of performance styles. Amy has been lucky enough to work with production companies, such as DreamWorks Production and Premier Productions which took her to perform in Abu Dhabi, on national UK tours and in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Amy graduated with her PGCE in Secondary Drama and PGCert in Learning and Teaching in Arts Education and is now a Drama Specialist and Head of Arts in Hong Kong. She previously taught drama in Singapore for three years.
Since studying for her MEd in Learning and Teaching in Performing Arts with The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Amy is focusing her artistic work in theories and practitioners that explore ethnicity, gender, culture and context.
Amy is currently directing the Hong Kong Players’ 60th Pantomime, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, which she is honoured to do.
She is excited to be conducting these workshops and to work with adults to help them explore themselves creatively.
Giuliana Colarossi
Giuli is originally from beautiful South Africa where she studied her undergraduate degree and PGCE in theatre at Rhodes University and Post-graduate Honours Degree at the University of Cape Town. She has lived and worked with theatre in South Korea, Italy and is now a Drama teacher in Hong Kong. She has loved being involved in a variety of performances in Hong Kong, both as an actress (Snow White the Panto, Into The Woods, Legally Blonde), director (The Virtuous Burglar) and a producer (DNA, Aladdin the Panto) and is excited to contribute in upcoming shows (watch this space!). Giuli’s passion and expertise is in physical theatre and movement. Her highlight was studying Commedia dell’ Arte in Italy under Antonio Fava in 2014. She is excited to be sharing her knowledge with you and working together in this new workshop series.
