E-DRIVE [WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 4 ]

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WORKSHOP DIGEST FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 4 
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1. BLUE EGG STUDIOS - VANCOUVER, BC
2. BLUE EGG STUDIOS - VANCOUVER, BC
3. BLUE EGG STUDIOS - VANCOUVER, BC
4. FITZMAURICE VOICEWORK WEEKEND INTENSIVE - VANCOUVER, BC
5. INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WORKSHOP - TORONTO, ON
6. PLAYWRIGHT WORKSHOP WITH CARLOS SATIZABAL - TORONTO, ON
7. VOLCANO THEATRE - TORONTO, ON
8. NOLA AUGUSTSON - TORONTO, ON
9. CANADIAN DANCE ASSEMBLY - TORONTO, ON
10. CANADIAN DANCE ASSEMBLY - TORONTO, ON

1. BLUE EGG STUDIOS - VANCOUVER, BC
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/03/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/10/2012
Email applications to: info at blueeggstudios.com
Contact name: Lara Maestro
Contact email: info at blueeggstudios.com
Contact phone: 604-569-0326
Engager Website: www.blueeggstudios.com

Additional information:
Adult On-Camera Acting - Scene Study with Frank Cassini

Learn about interpreting scripts, the rehearsal process, the actor as artist, and how to use yourself fully to give life to words on the page, from a veteran of film, television and theatre for over 25 years. Learn how to diminish muscular tension and nerves. 

Thursdays - starting in May until June 21
Register at 604-569-0326
7pm-10pm

$436 / -20% Equity discount: $348.80
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2. BLUE EGG STUDIOS - VANCOUVER, BC
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/07/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/14/2012
Email applications to: info at blueeggstudios.com
Contact name: Lara Maestro
Contact email: info at blueeggstudios.com
Contact phone: 604-569-0326
Engager Website: www.blueeggstudios.com

Additional information:
Adult Acting Fundamentals with Stephen Atkins

Learn the fundamentals of acting, including action, relaxation, objective, spontaneity, emotion, monologues, texts, projection, presence, substitution, referential movement, character analysis, text analysis, heightened diction, and score. Improvisation, exercises, and games will be done in each class.

This course develops a working knowledge of Meisner Technique: an inter-dependent series of training exercises that upon each other. 

Mondays until June 18 - Register at 604-569-0326
7pm-10pm

$400 / -20% Equity discount: $320
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3. BLUE EGG STUDIOS - VANCOUVER, BC
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/20/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/20/2012
Email applications to: info at blueeggstudios.com
Contact name: Lara Maestro
Contact email: info at blueeggstudios.com
Contact phone: 604-569-0326

Additional information:
2-Day Voice/Movement Intensive for Actors with Stephen Atkins

Take an eclectic approach to sharpen the many 'ways of seeing' your performance and how you are influenced by your vocal and physical freedom with Stephen Atkins, who has 25 years experience in teaching voice and movement for the actor.  Come prepared to 'get physical'.

May 20th and 21st
Sunday: 4:00pm-9:30pm
Monday (Victoria Day): 11:00am-4:30pm

$250 / -20% Equity Discount: $200
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4. FITZMAURICE VOICEWORK WEEKEND INTENSIVE - VANCOUVER, BC
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 06/15/2012
Deadline to submit: 06/15/2012
Email applications to: noah at noahdrew.com
Contact name: Noah Drew
Contact email: noah at noahdrew.com
Contact phone: 778-323-6606
Engager Website: www.noahdrew.com/voice-workshops.html

Additional information:
Introduction to Fitzmaurice Voicework
Weekend Intensive with Certified Instructor Noah Drew

May 15-17, 2012
Fri. 6pm-9pm
Sat. 12:30pm-6:30pm
Sun. 10am-5pm

Cost: Full price: $260
CAEA discount: $180-$220 (sliding scale)

Fitzmaurice Voicework is a whole-body approach to vocal training that helps you speak or sing with a free, flexible, potent voice. The work increases vocal health, presence, spontaneity, resonance, power, and emotional connection - the full range of humanity that can be expressed in the voice.

www.noahdrew.com/voice-workshops.html
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5. INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE ART WORKSHOP - TORONTO, ON
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/22/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/18/2012
Email applications to: workshops at alunatheatre.ca
Contact name: Ana Lorena Leija
Contact email: lorena at alunatheatre.ca
Contact phone: 647 772 3724
Engager Website: www.alunatheatre.ca

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement: Aluna Theatre is a not-for-profit charitable company that creates, develops, produces and presents artistically innovative and culturally diverse performance work, with a focus on Latin Canadian and women artists.

Additional information:
The Body, Territory and Border
This is Performance Art at its best. Violeta Luna from the acclaimed La Pocha Nostra, the Conceptual Institute of Hybrid Art in San Francisco, explores the relationship between theatre, performance art and community engagement in this highly physical and daring workshop.  Violeta uses text, movement, video, visual arts, and installation to create pieces that challenge our notions of this place we call America.
May 22 - 24, 2pm - 6pm     $200+HST (20% Equity discount)
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6. PLAYWRIGHT WORKSHOP WITH CARLOS SATIZABAL - TORONTO, ON
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Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/18/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/15/2012
Email applications to: workshops at alunatheatre.ca
Contact name: Ana Lorena Leija
Contact email: lorena at alunatheatre.ca
Contact phone: 647 772 3724
Engager Website: www.alunatheatre.ca

Ethno-cultural mandate or ethno-cultural casting statement: Aluna Theatre is a not-for-profit charitable company that creates, develops, produces and presents artistically innovative and culturally diverse performance work, with a focus on Latin Canadian and women artists.

Additional information:
Playwright Workshop Getting Close to the Scene
Carlos Satizábal (Associate Professor, Universidad Nacional) returns to Toronto for a third time to teach his popular workshop based on the Colombian Collective Creation from the famous experimental La Candelaria Theatre in Bogotá. Explore  dramaturgical approaches to create alternative, socially motivated theatre. 
May 18  6-9pm, May 19 & 20 from 10-4pm, May 21 from 6-9pm $250+HST (20% Equity discount)
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7. VOLCANO THEATRE - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: The Volcano Conservatory
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 07/20/2012
Deadline to submit: 07/13/2012
Email applications to: meaghan at volcano.ca
Contact name: Meaghan Davis
Contact email: meaghan at volcano.ca
Contact phone: 416-538-4436
Engager Website: http://volcano.ca/education/education.php

Additional information:
The Volcano Conservatory follows a professional training model that seeks to provide artists the tools with which to reinvent theatre. We offer a series of intensives and masterclasses taught by industry leaders for actors, dancers, singers, directors, and theatre-makers. Instructors for 2012 are Peggy Baker, Sarah Bild, Daniel Brooks, Leah Cherniak, Katherine Duncanson, Michael Greyeyes, Jeremy James, and Brenna MacCrimmon, Visit volcano.ca for the full schedule of courses. 20% discount for CAEA members. July 20-29.
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8. NOLA AUGUSTSON - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: Camera Ready Scene Study
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/27/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/25/2012
Email applications to: nolaaugustson at me.com
Contact name: NOLA AUGUSTSON
Contact email: nolaaugustson at me.com
Contact phone: 416 8384793
Engager Website: www.nolaaugustson.com

Additional information:
Camera Ready Scene Study

The demands of acting has shifted and in our struggle not to get "caught acting" we do nothing. That's a slippery slope to boring. In class we'll work on the skills and confidence to risk more through the structure of the text. Class limited to 10
Cost:  CAEA & ACTRA Members $250.00   Non members $325.00
Dates: Sundays May 27 - June 24
Go to www.nolaaugustson.com for more details
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9. CANADIAN DANCE ASSEMBLY - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: Financial Management: Building a Strong Bottom Line
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/17/2012
Audition date: 05/17/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/17/2012
Email applications to: info at dancecanada.net
Contact name: Aviva Fleising
Contact email: info at dancecanada.net
Contact phone: 416-515-8444
Engager Website: http://www.cda-acd.ca/en/

Additional information:
The event is located at the Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400 (The Innovation Lab)

COST:
1 Workshop - $50 
2 Workshops - $95 
20% Discount for Equity members

To register: https://cdaacd.wufoo.com/forms/professional-development-workshops-in-toronto/

Looking to increase your financial literacy in the arts sector? Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to learn hands-on techniques from experienced and influential arts managers who have helped turn projects into financial success stories.
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10. CANADIAN DANCE ASSEMBLY - TORONTO, ON
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Production name: Technological Innovation: On and Off the Stage
Date production rehearsal/job starts: 05/17/2012
Audition date: 05/17/2012
Deadline to submit: 05/17/2012
Email applications to: info at dancecanada.net
Contact name: Aviva Fleising
Contact email: info at dancecanada.net
Contact phone: 416-515-8444
Engager Website: http://www.cda-acd.ca/en/

Additional information:
COST:
1 Workshop - $50 
2 Workshops - $95 
20% Discount for Equity members.

Take advantage of the group rate and register for both workshops at once, make it a fun-filled afternoon of learning, discovery and growth! 

LOCATION: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 400 (The Innovation Lab)

As technology moves ahead at light speed, how do we keep up!? This unique and innovative workshop explores the many possibilities of opening the technological realm in the arts.
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