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AN INTROUCTION TO BRITISH REGIONAL ACCENTS
The Oxford Imps
This workshop will explore a range of British regional accents, discussing ways to acquire and develop them, their cultural context, and dos and don'ts. Packed with practical exercises and demonstrations, it ought to be an unpretentious and fun way to raise your improv game.
Friday, Perishable, 2 - 4
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The Oxford Imps have taken their group to many cities around the UK (including critically acclaimed performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London's Carnival de Phenomenes), and toured internationally to the USA, Holland and Bosnia. Between them, those running the workshop are members of the UK National Youth Theatre, Guildhall School of Drama, have worked at the New London Performing Arts Centre, and taught drama and stage skills at drama schools in and around Oxford, England.
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CHARACTER WORKSHOP
Mark Grenier
This workshop will explore techniques for creating dynamic, inspired, and true-to-life characters instantly. Learn to "yes and" your body, make strong physical choices, create distinct points of view, and continue exploring and heightening them throughout scenes. This class will get you out of your head, expand your character range, and provide beneficial tools to take into any improv show.
Saturday, Perishable, 11 - 2
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Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Grenier is a performer, director, and teacher currently living in New York City. He has studied improv with Joe Bill, Michael Delaney, Armando Diaz, Ali Farahnakian, Christina Gausas, T.J. Jagadowski, Dave Pasquesi, David Razowsky, Mark Sutton and many others at The Magnet Theater, The Peoples Improv Theater, and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. He has also studied acting at Atlantic Theater Company, Michael Howard Studios, New York Institute for Clown and Physical Theatre, and with Eric Morris in Los Angeles. He performs at Magnet, coaches many independent and resident improv ensembles, and directs sketch and improv shows at area theaters. He created the long-running improv show Improdome at The Peoples Improv Theater and co-created Magnet Theater's Casual Sketch, which he also co-hosts. Mark has taught improv at The Peoples Improv Theater, The Gainesville Improv Festival, The Fulbright Association, Polaris North Theater Company, and P.S. 6 Elementary School in Manhattan. He is currently on the faculty at Magnet Theater, founded by Armando Diaz in 2005.
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MAKE IT MATTER
Mark Grenier
Everything we do on stage can mean something, if we let it, and everything we do on stage can become a game, if we let it. Eliminate unnecessary moves and make every moment in a scene matter.
Saturday, Perishable, 2 - 5
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MOVEMENT & IMPROV
Vlad Tenenbaum
Learn mime principles to enhance your stage presence. Make your forms more visually interesting. This workshop starts with a physical warm-up and continues with discovering tempo, interpretation of motion and poses, and adapting those techniques to your forms and learning new forms.
Sunday, Perishable, 11 - 2
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Vlad Tenenbaum was born in Moscow, Russia in 1956. He was introduced to the art of pantomime at the age of 12. He grew up studying and performing with various groups in Russia. In 1981 he immigrated to the United States where he continued to perform with the Royal Mime Co. in Boston, The Peter Abbott mime Circus and the Studio 33 Mime Ensemble. During the summers of 1982-83 he completed master classes with Marcel Marceau in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He joined the Bit Players in Newport, RI., and developed his one-man improv comedy show.
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NEO-FUTURISM
The New York Neo-Futurists
An afternoon crash course exploring more what we, as Neo-Futurists, do. Yes, you can do it to. Embrace Neo-Futurism for just a few hours and jump-start your creative process, dive into the world of generating new solo work (and perhaps some group bursts, as well) that engages the self, the immediate surroundings, and the world at present. You want truth in performance, in comedy? We will open that door and just might shove you through!
Sunday, Perishable, 2 - 5
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The New York Neo-Futurists perform the critically acclaimed, energetic show of original short plays, Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind -- a non-illusory collage of the comic and tragic, the political and personal, the visceral and experimental, while embracing chance, change, and chaos. Developing out of the format that has been a success in Chicago since 1988, the New York Neo-Futurists have roots in NYC from the mid 90’s. Since re-opening in New York in 2004, they have created over 1300 plays, continue to present new and vital work every weekend in the East Village and yearly run multiple performance and writing workshops training artists around New York and beyond.
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