The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children and actor Louis Lovett, in association with Theatre Forum, present
A UNIQUE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR ACTORS
The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children is delighted to announce that during 2010 Louis Lovett will spend part of the year working as The Ark’s first ever Theatre Maker in Residence.
The Ark continually aspires to raise the profile of children’s theatre by being an international exemplar of good practice. At the heart of The Ark’s programming vision is the belief in providing the best possible opportunities that will ensure our young audiences have quality theatre experiences.
As part of the Theatre Maker Residency, The Ark and Louis, in association with Theatre Forum, are providing a training course for actors interested in theatre for children and family audiences.
Louis Lovett has a long association with The Ark as a writer, director and actor, having performed over 500 times on The Ark stage. Louis is also one of Ireland’s most experienced performers for young people and his work crosses over both theatre for adults and theatre for young people.
Over eight days, actors will be introduced to physical theatre as applied specifically to theatre for children and family audiences. Louis’ own unique style of physical theatre embraces the spirit of play - an essential component for any practitioner in providing quality theatre experiences for audiences of any age.
| Dates: | Monday 22 March – Thursday 25 March
inclusive Monday 29 March – Thursday 1 April inclusive (full commitment over the eight days is essential) |
| Time: | 10am - 4pm daily |
| Venue: | The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children, 11a Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 |
THE TRAINING
- An approach to physical theatre
- How to arrive at a state of physical presence, calm and openness to the work
- How to bring mischief into our play. Be bold in your play
- Chorus work. Moving and working as a group
- How the actor’s focus can become the child’s focus
- Devising towards performance
- An introduction to European models of theatre practice for children and young audiences
BRIDGING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE PERFORMER & THE AUDIENCE
- How to filter the unpredictable into your show
- How, why and what’s next when gauging your audience’s level of excitement, fear, wonder, attention or boredom
- An introduction to Child Protection Policy
- Knowing our audience and age appropriate work
- Participants will be given the opportunity to perform for an audience of children in The Ark’s theatre space
