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SUMMARY:Sing and Smile
DESCRIPTION:We are singing on Fridays! \nCome along and join us for our Sing and Smile session – a friendly\, informal sing-a-long\, which brings local people together through music\, laughter and connection. \nThese sessions are all about enjoying music together and sharing a joyful hour in good company. We’d love to see you there! \n£5 per person (all profits go towards funding dementia-friendly activities in our local community)\n \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 1:45PM\nFrom 2:30PM to 3:30PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/sing-and-smile
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SUMMARY:Theatre Making Approaches Workshop - Neil Haigh
DESCRIPTION:Join award winning theatre maker and actor Neil Haigh for this one-off workshop and explore how to create exciting\, dynamic & playful theatre using only ourselves and a few basic scene or story ideas. (Age 16+\, over 50’s welcome!) \n\nOver an intensive 4 hrs we will endeavour to cover:\nPlayful approaches to acting – (openness\, complicity\, theatre as ‘game’)Physical/non-psychological approaches to scenes – techniques for narrative\, generating new material & ‘character Imagery\, atmosphere & ‘heightened’ theatricality for narrative content – (non ‘text-led’ storytelling) Scene Creation – using some or all of these techniques from visual stimuli (group/ensemble devising work) This workshop is ideally suited for those with some prior acting and/or theatre making experience\, but you do NOT have to be a professional actor. You might be looking for theatre making techniques for your own work\, wishing to compliment existing studies\, or just keen to explore a new area in theatre…whatever the case – just bring yourself\, a sense of fun and a preparedness to try with no pressure to ‘succeed’ or ‘get it right’. \n\n* The first half (approx) of the workshop will focus on techniques and how to generate content\, and the second half on applying them to specific\, provided scenarios and visual stimuli\n* Whilst approaches to Acting make up a part of this workshop\, the emphasis is more on theatre making & how to generate and explore content and meaning\n*Some movement will form part of the workshop but there is no requirement to be ‘athletic’ and no upper age limit. I will happily work with whatever access requirements you may need\, so please do let us know in advance! \n\nAbout Neil:\nStudied Acting & Devising with John Wright (Trestle\, Told By An Idiot) and has since forged a career as an actor on stage and screen. He has also made over 30 professional productions and was Co-Artistic Director of the acclaimed Cartoon de Salvo Theatre Co\, making nationally and internationally recognised work over 15 yrs\, from Village Halls across the land to co-productions with major venues\, and in Hong Kong and the Kennedy Centre Washington DC. He has made and acted in work with Sound&Fury\, SHUNT\, Inspector Sands\, National Theatre Studio\, Young Vic\, Gonzo Moose & FUEL Theatre. \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 9:45AM\nFrom 10:00AM to 2:00PM
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/theatre-making-approaches-workshop-neil-haigh
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SUMMARY:Improv for Confidence with Emma Keaveney-Roys
DESCRIPTION:On the first Sunday of every month Front Room will host a free\, guided wellbeing session for the community. Designed to be relaxed\, informal\, and a space for adults to connect with happiness\, confidence\, and themselves. \nAn afternoon of easy\, non-performative\, & most importantly\, FUN improv games that will make you laugh\, build your confidence and show you that there’s no need to be afraid of the unknown! \nWhat can you expect in these workshops?\nGames to get everyone warmed up and ready to let loose.\nHeld exercises where you get to play and be silly with others.\nTo get out of your head and into your body! \nYou will need…\nComfy clothes you can move in \nThis workshop is for all adults! There is no pressure to be funny or loud. This is not a performance workshop – just a space to push yourself out of your comfort zone through playing & laughter in a supportive\, pressure free environment!
URL:https://frontroomwsm.com/event/improv-for-confidence-with-emma-keaveney-roys
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SUMMARY:Once Upon a Story - Storytelling Workshop with Michael Loader
DESCRIPTION:Telling stories is such a natural way of being; we are storytelling beings ‘homo historias’. \n\nThis workshop will be taking that elemental urge to share and fascination to hear – ‘what happened next and what might happen if’ – with others in new\, renewed and engaging ways. \nThis will be an opportunity for you to observe\, identify\, practise and feel more confident with your skills in Storytelling\, both individually\, in pairs and with the group. We will use games and exercises to ‘get the juices flowing and wet your whistle’\, find flexibility and variety in the voice\, enjoy a sense of play\, feel more comfortable in ourselves\, activate curiosity and let our imaginations flow. \nBy the end of the day you will come away with two stories ready to perform\, new positive memories and hopefully a smile on your face! \n\nOutline of the day … \n\n– Warming up with games\n– Hear a traditional story told by Michael …\n– BYO (bring your own) Traditional Story of your choice (5-10 minutes long) and outline it to the group.\nWork on your story with the help of a partner and vice versa; before sharing it the group; getting feedback and re-shaping before a second sharing …\nAfter lunch …\n– Choose a story from our Story Bag of selected stories to work on in collaboration with a partner\, to include the use of percussion instruments as sound effects and the voice as another sonic layer …\n– Share your new story with the group …\n– Feedback and closing \n\nWhat have people said … \n\n”This was a great workshop. It is good to have the focus on fun\, but with a deeper aspect alongside. Michael was very motivating but also gentle and responsive to the groups’ abilities to participate at varying levels”Alzheimer’s Society”Michael allowed us space to interpret\, which was a bit unnerving at first but ultimately freeing”Folk House Bristol”I enjoyed Michael’s honesty and integrity. I liked his flexibility and by being relaxed\, enabled me to loosen up”WEA adult course \n\nMichael has been enjoying life as a storyteller for over twenty years\, and as a facilitator and theatre practitioner for more than he can remember.\nAs workshop leader he has facilitated drama and storytelling courses ‘home and abroad’ with Cortijo Romero in Spain\, Hello Project Romania\, the Festival of Fools theatre company\, Hawkwood College\, the NHS\, Forest Schools\, adult centres and the corporate world. Nearer to home on staff training days\, early years conferences\, play work and literacy gatherings and as keynote speaker with Somerset\, Bristol and North Somerset county councils. \n\nHis storytelling has found root in residencies with Natural England\, St George’s concert hall Bristol\, Bristol city council\, Read For Good charity in children’s hospitals\, the Brewhouse and BRI Children’s hospital. In the UK he has worked with many organisations including WOMAD\, National Archives\, Machynlleth Comedy Fest\, Cheltenham Literary Festival and Birmingham Symphony Hall; abroad with a British Council tour of Palestine and Israel. \n\n\nEvent Details\nDoors Open at 10:15AM\nFrom 10:30AM to 3:00PM
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