Workshop
Viewpoints is a technique of training and improvisation that articulates the two dominant elements performers and directors deal with on stage – time and space. Developed for the theatre by New York director Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, Viewpoints allows performers and directors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and equips theatre makers with skills to generate dynamic work quickly. This intensive workshop will immerse participants in the Viewpoints technique and provide an invaluable resource for performers and directors of all styles and experience.
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Artist/s:
Laura Sheedy
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About the artist/s:
Laura Sheedy is a performer, director, teacher and producer. She holds a BA Honours from La Trobe University and the University of California, Santa Cruz. In 1998 Laura joined The Other Tongue as Associate Artistic Director performing in Face2Face (Melbourne Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 1999) and Speaking in Thongs (Melbourne Comedy Festival, 2000). In 2000, Laura spent two months training with Anne Bogart’s SITI Company in New York. In 2001 she co-founded physical clown duo A Scam and a Strongman, creating the shows A Scam and a Strongman, Spoilt, The Small Time and Short Straw (Melbourne Comedy Festival and the Melbourne Fringe Festival Green Room Award nomination). Laura has trained with the SITI Company in New York over the last eight years and in 2003 received an Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant to take part in SITI Company’s Summer Intensive in Saratoga, New York. In 2005 Laura took up the role of Associate Producer of Performance at Next Wave, at the same time creating and performing her solo show Undercover at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. In 2006, she co-created and directed The Adventures of Captain Frodo and Hard to Swallow (Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne Comedy Festival). Laura has been a sessional teacher in the Drama Department of La Trobe University since 2003.
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