“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” – Shunryu Suzuki
We don’t have levels of training for our work. Only levels of relationship. This is our first level: The Beginner’s Mind.
The work is fab and highly successful, but only when we take the time to get to know each other.
Art of Now: In Process residency @ Idyllwild Arts Academy
The Art of Now Ultimate Intro
The basics as you’ve never experienced them: Own your space. Raise the stakes. Connect with your community.
MASTER CLASSES
– Being Present – You are enough. Find your neutral stance, heightened awareness and honest presence. Own what makes you unique in order to boldly create. Fundamental for any artist!
– High-Stakes Intention – Enter as if your life depended on it! Amp up any performance with honest engagement and catch the audience’s breath. This technique helps you find real anchors in a world of fiction. “Higher Stakes” won’t be a common phrase anymore, it’ll be a mantra!
– As One – Tap into the collective consciousness in order to create visceral and aesthetically stunning works. Learn how to feel the group’s intention and commit to your own individual intention. This is a highly energized form of creation that utilizes the individual in the group.
LENGTH: Each master class is 2 hours. Package = 6 hours.
PARTICIPANTS: high school and up
STUDENT PRICE: $900 (travel and housing not included)
TEACHER EDITION: $1200 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
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You’ll Die Laughing
Experience the physical roller coaster of comedy and tragedy in this mind flipping combo. See the world—and your craft—differently through the lens of conflict and chaos.
MASTER CLASSES:
– Dangerous Play with Stage Combat– Conflict is part of life, how you explore it is an art form. Using stage combat, physical character building and contact improvisation, learn how to address violence in your art pieces. This is a great avenue for creative conflict resolution, questioning why violence still exists and how our bodies react to it.
– Ferocious Play – Venture into the world of childlike play and wonder. Reap the rewards from committing 100% and failing gloriously! Own how you play to evolve yourself on and off stage through your personal identity, intention, and impact. This buoyant technique adapts to any art area exploring vulnerability, performer/audience relationship, and artistic dynamics.
LENGTH: Each master class is 2 hours. Package = 4 hours.
PARTICIPANTS: high school and up
PRICE: $600 (travel and housing not included)
TEACHER EDITION: $800 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
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Cutting-Edge Artistry
The true triple threat accesses Need, Connection, and Intention in everything they do. Find out how with your body, mind, and soul.
MASTER CLASSES:
– Tangible Objective – Physically understand and create the feeling of HAVE TO in your muscles, heart, breath and spine, no matter what the objective. Explore the difference between the actor’s need and the character’s. Learn how to play in both worlds honestly, passionately and safely.
– Intentional Intimacy by Making Contact – Learn key elements of contact improvisation in order to create dynamic relationships on stage. Essential work/play for ensuring open communication with intimate scene work, physical and emotional choreography, and clear directives inside sensitive material. These tools establish long-term relationship/character development and give a renewed sense of exploration, play, trust, strength, and ownership regardless of body type or experience.
– High-Stakes Intention – Enter as if your life depended on it! Amp up any performance with honest engagement and catch the audience’s breath. This technique helps you find real anchors in a world of fiction. “Higher Stakes” won’t be a common phrase anymore, it’ll be a mantra!
LENGTH: Each master class is 2 hours. Package = 6 hours.
PARTICIPANTS: high school and up
STUDENT PRICE: $900 (travel and housing not included)
TEACHER EDITION: $1200 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
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TESTIMONIALS:
“I learned about communication and empathy.” – Skyla, student
“I want to keep learning how to be more expansive and more open.” – Laifah, student
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Ensemble Devising (2-Day Deep Dive)
New to the world of ensemble devising and want a full immersion? Cool! We knew you were risky like that. This 2-day deep dive focuses on The Individual and The Ensemble. (*Check out the 4-Day Devise-a-thon for the 3rd secret ingredient: The Audience).
MASTER CLASSES FOCUSING ON THE INDIVIDUAL:
– Being Present – You are enough. Find your neutral stance, heightened awareness and honest presence. Own what makes you unique in order to boldly create. Fundamental for any artist!
– High-Stakes Intention – Enter as if your life depended on it! Amp up any performance with honest engagement and catch the audience’s breath. This technique helps you find real anchors in a world of fiction. “Higher Stakes” won’t be a common phrase anymore, it’ll be a mantra!
MASTER CLASSES FOCUSING ON THE ENSEMBLE:
– Tangible Objective – Physically understand and create the feeling of HAVE TO in your muscles, heart, breath and spine, no matter what the objective. Explore the difference between the actor’s need and the character’s. Learn how to play in both worlds honestly, passionately and safely.
– The Impossible Task – Bond an ensemble in an instant with this impossible task. What is it? It’s what you’ve never seen or accomplished before, that’s the only reason it’s impossible. After this workshop, not only will you be redefining “impossible” you’ll be eager to tackle more.
MASTER CLASSES FOCUSING ON DEVISING:
– Indirect Directing– Being a director isn’t synonymous with being a dictator. Learn how to direct with abstract, creative prompts whether you are inside or outside the performing ensemble.
– Productive Play – Turn your rehearsal into a playground and watch the performers soar! Learn how to mine life-evolving games from our childhood into devising-focused fun. You’ll explore how to assess needs within the process; feel when to let go or lean in; raise the stakes; and excel through buoyant play.
LENGTH: 2 full days (5-6 hours each day)
PARTICIPANTS: high school and up
STUDENT PRICE: $1,500 (travel and housing not included)
TEACHER EDITION: $2,500 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
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Ensemble Devising (4-Day Devise-a-thon)
EVERYTHING IN 2-DAY DEVISE-A-THON (see above), PLUS:
MASTER CLASSES FOCUSING ON THE AUDIENCE:
– What Is Theatre? – Not as easy a question as you might think, and ripe with possibilities. See how even this simple investigation can break open your ensemble’s assumptions and expectations when creating art.
– Considered Spaces – More assumptions broken down when we explore when and where a story starts and finishes. With the ensemble, we take back the space anew from the lobby to the dressing room, from the park to the parking lot to see how environment can inform the process and product.
– Community Engagement Through Art – It’s the story you want to tell and the story the community needs to hear. How do you access and honor the community voice? How do you bring it into the process, emotionally and physically?
BONUS:
– The Devising and Performing Tango – These exercises address the tension between creating and giving. We play with “Manipulating Time and Space” and “The Power of Limitations.” The tight-rope walker needs the perfect tension, learn how to create that in your work.
LENGTH: 4 full days (5-6 hours each day)
PARTICIPANTS: high school and up
STUDENT PRICE: $2,500 (travel and housing not included)
TEACHER EDITION: $3,500 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
TESTIMONIALS:
“Absolutely the most meaningful training that I have been to! I really enjoyed being there!” – R. Frazier, music educator
PRODUCTIVE PLAY – A Creation Think Tank (Teachers’ Edition):
MASTER CLASSES:
– In Process (Part 1) – Ready for cutting-edge games that specifically address your needs in the classroom? Good, we are too! Time for you to make them. Learn how by assessing your immediate needs; taking stock in your strengths and inventory; embracing obstacles; and mining a game for all its got. Make games that not only energize but “hold, as ‘twere, the mirror up to nature”. This lecture/workshop breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play.
– In Performance (Part 2) – Hitting a wall during a scene or character development? Table work and dramaturgy only getting your actors so far? Turn your play into a playground and watch them soar! Building on the skills learned in Part 1, we specifically address performance-focused game creation enriching your directing style through improvisation and abstract directives. You’ll explore how to assess needs within the rehearsal process; feel when to let go or lean forward in an intention; raise the stakes; and excel through buoyant play. This lecture/workshop breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play.
LENGTH: Each master class is 2 hours. Package = 4 hours.
PARTICIPANTS: Arts educators ready to question ‘business as usual’, craft their own curriculum, and energize their students on and off stage.
TEACHER EDITION: $1,200 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
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ENSEMBLE DEVISING – We’re All In This Together (Teachers’ Edition):
MASTER CLASSES:
– Art Education’s Secret Weapon (Part 1) – If Khan Academy can turn heads by ‘flipping the classroom’ so can you with ensemble devised theatre. See how this modern movement in theatre can revolutionize your department, ignite student ownership, lighten your load, and effectively address Common Core. Language will be given to help reframe theatre’s impact when addressing administration, parents, students, and grants. You will walk away with a clear understanding of the scaffolding needed inside process-oriented art, including how to assess your path into the unknown., and the macro benefits of horizontal teaching. This lively lecture-conversation hybrid will provoke and empower. Bring your questions to the table.
– Application in Process & Performance (Part 2) – Ensemble devising is a wonderful way to generate new work, but what if you are putting on “Oklahoma!”? When you are supporting passionate, generative artists they thrive in either situation! Learn how devising techniques in the classroom can be translated directly or indirectly to the stage. Clear tools are given to help you reframe auditions, rehearsal structures, student responsibilities, and deepen engagement with your administration/audience/community utilizing ensemble devising techniques.
LENGTH: Each master class is 2 hours. Package = 4 hours.
PARTICIPANTS: Arts educators ready to question ‘business as usual’, craft their own curriculum, and energize their students on and off stage.
TEACHER EDITION: $1,200 (travel and housing not included). Format shifts to a lecture/workshop that breaks it down and then sets you up to create and play. Handouts with resources included.
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