Jan 10, 2008   

Mask and Clown Performance Workshop
with Alyssa Ravenwood

About the class:
An introduction to mask and clown performance techniques. Learn to express yourself with greater spontaneity and physical dexterity.

For more information visit: http://www.alyssaravenwood.com/workshop.htm
To register: ravenwoodmasks @ yahoo.com (remove spaces)

When:
Free Introductory Workshop:
Monday, January 21, 7-10 pm

Mask and Clown Performance Workshop:
Monday nights, 7-10 pm
January 28 – February 18. Mask and Clown Performance Workshop
with Alyssa Ravenwood
hosted by [via] Corpora
6567 Santa Monica Boulevard, Studio B, Hollywood, CA 90038

From Stage Directions Magazine Jan 08:

“The benefits of having performed in mask are body awareness and body freedom. Training in effectively communicating emotion and action with the body gives actors another tool to use besides the voice and face… Los Angeles mask designer and physical theatre expert Alyssa Ravenwood creates expressive masks and individualized workshops for theatre companies. In her classes, performers learn to enact characters with movements and emotions that embody their masks. ‘My focus,” Ravenwood says, ‘is teaching actors practical techniques in order to give the best performance possible.”

For more information visit: http://www.alyssaravenwood.com/workshop.htm
To register: ravenwoodmasks @ yahoo.com (remove spaces)

When:
Free Introductory Workshop:
Monday, January 21, 7-10 pm
Limited enrollment – must register in advance

Mask and Clown Performance Workshop:
Monday nights, 7-10 pm
January 28 – February 18.
$120
Limited enrollment – must register in advance
Credit card payments accepted through Paypal.

About the class:
An introduction to mask and clown performance techniques. Learn to express yourself with greater spontaneity and physical dexterity.

Appropriate for people with no physical theatre performance background and for experienced performers looking to practice and expand their skills.

About Alyssa Ravenwood:
An award winning physical theatre director, performer and mask designer. Artistic Director of the new Los Angeles mask troupe, Ravenwood Performance Group. A graduate of the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre. She also studied Clowning with Sue Morrison at the Canadian Clown Institute and Commedia with Ole Brekke of The Denmark Commedia School.

For more information visit www.alyssaravenwood.com

Student Testimonials:

"I've learned and grown immensely while participating in the Ravenwood Performance Group workshops. The clown and mask training is at once challenging, provocative and inspiring, and strikes at the heart of the creative process. I recommend it for all students serious about the art of physical theatre."
- Jon Monastero, Ten West Comedy Troupe

“I’ll start with applauding her dive-right-in approach. The physical work was immediately appropriate and helpful. The workshop was also excellent in jarring me out of my comfort zone, challenging me to stretch for more risky, interesting choices.”
- Mark Twohy, workshop graduate

Posted by  AlyssaRavenwood