Jun 04, 2008   

Mask and Clown Intensive
with Aole T Miller & Andrew Cory

27 - 29 June, 2008

10 am – 4 pm daily @ Metro Arts

Cost: $230/$180 (conc)

This three day workshop will focus on the physical, emotional and imaginative qualities of mask work and contemporary clowning and their application to the actor/performer. This workshop is for actors, performers, dancers of all experience levels who wish to: · deepen their expressive physical and vocal potential

· tap into their innate playfulness

· understand the actor's imagination and the 'energy' it creates

· experience the truth and authenticity of deep character transformation



The idea of using masks in actor's training is to give the actor a deep experience of the body and to unlock the creativity of the physical body and its inspiration. A freedom and release of the body and voice will result in using masks over the 3 workshop days. Mask work also helps actors find an experience of working from the character's ego without the actor's personal judgments getting in the way.



With the aid of clowning, the mask work will be incorporated to extend the actor's imagination beyond average pedestrian and predictable choices. Contemporary clowning is not about face paint or big shoes – it's about finding a unique character within that delights in the laughter, chaos and lunacy of being human. Clowning will ignite the participants' playfulness whilst at the same time emphasizing the importance of a generous stage presence and a rich humanity.



Aole T. Miller is the Creative Director of STUDIO 5 and the Artistic Director of The New Moon Rep. in Brooklyn, New York. He is a Certified Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework He has been an actor-director-writer-teacher in the United States, Denmark, Singapore, Brisbane, and Bali, Indonesia since 1992 and has been Director of the Bali Conservatory since 2002. He is the first African American Ceremonial Mask Dancer of Bali and the first teacher to bring Fitzmaurice Voicework to Denmark. He coached Michelle Williams for her Academy Award nominated performance in Ang Lee's movie Brokeback Mountain. He teaches Mask Work, Fitzmaurice Voicework, Michael Chekhov, Viewpoints, and Grotowski's concepts of the physical container and plastiques for character development. He is a member of VASTA and is on the faculties of Chautauqua Theatre Company and Fordham University and has taught at numerous actor training colleges.
Andrew Cory Over the last ten years, Andrew Cory has worked professionally in Australia and Asia as an actor, a movement director, a clown. He has worked with a number of independent and professional companies in Australia including The QLD Ballet, The QLD Symphony Orchestra, Opera Queensland, The South Australia State Theatre Company, The QLD Theatre Company and studied at Ecole Philip Gaulier (London), Centre Selavy Mask School (France), Todo Performance Academy (Denmark) and The School for Mime Theatre (USA). In 2002 Andrew received a professional Development grant from Arts Queensland to study clown at Bont's International Clown School (Spain). Andrew is a member of the QTC Youth and Education Reference Group. In 2007 Andrew was appointed as Artistic Development Coordinator for Backbone Youth Arts.



For enquiries please call Andrew Cory on 0401 246 048 or andrew@redspoon.com.au

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Aole T. Miller
Creative Director
STUDIO 5
421 Classon Avenue
Studio 5
Brooklyn, NY 11238
PH: 347-351-8430
FAX: 718-789-1965
www.perbrahe.com

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