[e-drive][WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR WEEK OF JUNE 4]

[Chris Blanchenot]

Please direct all responses and inquiries directly to the theatre or association listed in the e-drive notice below.

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WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR WEEK OF JUNE 4
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1. VIEWPOINTS TRAINING WORKSHOP - VANCOUVER
2. ADULT TAP CLASSES - TORONTO
3. SENSORIAL AWAKENING WORKSHOP - TORONTO



1. VIEWPOINTS TRAINING WORKSHOP - VANCOUVER
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A two day Viewpoints Training Workshop will be held July 23rd and 24th at the Fredrick Wood theatre on the UBC campus. 
The cost is $100 or $80 for Equity members. 
To register please email viewpointsworkshop at yahoo.ca or call Robin at 604-318-7052

Viewpoints Training provides actors with a clear,
practical way of practicing listening skills and the
art of being fully present and in the moment. It also
helps actors work spontaneously and intuitively and
develops a more articulate and responsive body.

It's a wonderful tool for directors, designers and
playwrights as well. Viewpoints Training provides
artists with a vocabulary to understand and speak to
the physical event of theatre.  Viewpoints training
helps theatre artists create dynamic, bold theatrical
works in a very short period of time and is a great
foundation for true ensemble work.

KJ Sanchez is a director and actor, living and working
in New York City. Her collaboratively created play,
Panophobia, recently premiered at the University of Washington's Playhouse Theatre. KJ is a NEA/TCG, Drama League and Fox Foundation fellow. For many years KJ was a member of Anne Bogart's SITI Company, teaching Viewpoints and performing throughout the US and internationally. 

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2. ADULT TAP CLASSES - TORONTO
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Adult Tap Classes
Due to the fantastic turnout for the spring session, another session will be 
held beginning June 15! A great chance to Tap in a fun and comfortable 
environment. Six Week
Intensive progressing each week.
Tuesday afternoons June 15-July 20, 2004
Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre, 454 Parliament St. Toronto. 
**New--3 Levels available:
1.) Introduction to Tap (for ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS--Tap shoes suggested but not 
required)
2.) Advanced Beginner (for Tappers who are just a bit rusty or would like to 
solidify the basics)
3.) Intermediate (2-3+ years of Tap training)

Pre-registration required. Class size limited.No drop-ins please. Cost $105/Equity members $85. Plus gst. 
To register or for more information please contact Allison at 416-487-4927 ext.1

Allison Plamondon is a Toronto based performer/choreographer/teacher. Recent highlights in Tap training include The Tradition in Tap/ Four Step Brothers Workshop (Jazz Tap Center, New York) and the Manhattan Tap Rhythm Tap Intensive (New York). Her own Tap work has been recently showcased in Twelfth Night: the Coming of a New Don (Equity Showcase), Heart Sapphire (River Run Centre, Guelph) and the Maud Whitmore Benefit Concert (Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown). Allison just recently 
choreographed "Street Re-Stamped" for "Something Wonderful" now running at the Charlottetown Festival.
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3. SENSORIAL AWAKENING WORKSHOP - TORONTO
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Special One Day Intensive!
Universal Awakening
Group Presents

Sensorial Awakening Workshop
Sacred Traditions
Theatrical Experience to Re-member 
the Power of Human Essence

In this workshop we will enjoy the physical experience of some of the sacred traditions of Humanity - the traditions of Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, and the ancient traditions of the North and Central American first nations. All of this knowledge will be experienced through the sacred art of theatre - for the awakening of consciousness. 
This experience is divided into five parts. 

1. A) Introduction: the Travelers and the Guides. 

    B) Being exercise.

2. In a Lecture-and-Sharing format, we will develop the theme "From DNA to the Universe and Beyond", with the exhibition of illuminated projected images of the theme.

3. Relaxation and Warm Up. Corporal preparation: starting with a guided relaxation and then utilizing the millennium technique of Chi Kung, to bring us to the power of the present moment. This will allow us to develop a sacred sense of energy, in order to get inside the sensorial experience.

4. We will prepare together as we jump into sacred traditions of humanity - utilizing the art of Theatre with dance and music.

5. To close - we will share our experiences voluntarily over refreshments. 

This experience is for the Artist and General Public who wish to open their senses to the deeper comprehensions and forces of the universe, and to the forces that exist when we utilize art as a tool for seeking and experimentation. 

When: Saturday, June 12, 2004 1-6 pm
Where: Equity Showcase Theatre
Cost: $80 CAEA, $100 Non-CAEA
 
The Universal Awakening Group are composed of professionals artists:   Guillermo Mansilla, Florence MacGregor, Jaz Jazrawy, Reni Krátká, Robin Hurlow, Sheena Robertson and Victor Gomez.

Space is limited. Application deadline is June 10, 2004. 
Application and form of payment are all that is required for this workshop. 
Please contact us at universalawakening at sympatico.ca or 416-538-0834 for further information. 
 
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Canadian Actors' Equity Association
44 Victoria Street, 12th Floor
Toronto, ON M5C 3C4