Welcome to Once Upon A Kingdom!

Summer 2011 Workshops and Readings!
OUK Theatre hosts FREE acting workshops and readings for children based on The Little Prince in July-August 2011 at Ottawa Public Libraries.
Please, make sure to register in advance at your library!

Acting Workshop: Impulse, Intuition, Transformation.

Sunday, November 7th, 2010
at University of Ottawa.

After many requests, Once Upon a Kingdom Theatre is glad to offer the Acting Workshop for adults (18 and up)!

Fast reaction and response to various everyday situation, good intuition and positive attitude when interacting with people (family, friends, co-workers), rich imagination and confident behaviour are key to success in life! This workshop will develop your skills to react and respond quickly to unexpected situations that happen in life, interact with people easily and intuitively, use your imagination and learn to relax when performing on public.

For experienced actors this workshop will push beyond the actor’s existing parameters, strengthen actor’s improvisation skills, stage presence, range of movements, transformation, immediacy and connection with a partner on stage and with the audience.

This workshop is created for people with any level of acting experience (from beginners to professionals). Acting skills that you will gain during the workshop will be useful on the theatre stage as well as in everyday life.

Instructor: Ekaterina Shestakova
Date: Sunday, November 7th, 2010.
Time: 3:00pm to 7:00 pm, including a break
Price: $25
Location: 85 University St, University of Ottawa, room UCU 125 (call the instructor, if you get lost!).

The workshop schedule:

3:00pm - 5:00pm: Warm up; exercises for breath control and relaxation; exercises on impulse, imagination and transformation; exercise on connection establishment: non-verbal interaction with partner with elements of pantomime.

5:00pm - 5:15pm: Break. We advise you to bring water and light snacks for the break.

5:15pm - 7:00pm: Contact improvisation using methods learnt from exercises (work in pairs) and performance for the group.

Please make sure to wear clothing which is comfortable to move in. The work will be physically demanding. Footwear should ideally be soft (Outside shoes are not allowed in the studio).

Info and registration:
For more information and to REGISTER, contact Ekaterina at rus_theatre@yahoo.ca or call 613-868-8343.

Only 20 spots are available, so register now!