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Paul GormanCreative Adventures with Communities Saturday 18 May, 10am-5pm The Lemon Tree Studio This day long adventure will offer artists theopportunity to reflect on their practise by becomingimmersed in discussion, debate and the creation ofnew ideas. The artist who chooses to work within acommunity or educational context must by highlyresponsible and considerate to the world aroundthem. The creation of new work occurs throughcollaboration with individuals and communities thathave potentially been isolated from artistic orcreative processes.  How then, as artists, do wecontinuously push boundaries to ensure our workis contemporary and relevant to the people wecollaborate with?  This workshop will explore issuesconnected to:  the role of the artist withincommunity settings, being innovative throughcollaboration, risk taking with groups, issues ofownership, encouraging leadership within projects,and where ideas come from.  Paul is a freelance artist and has over 15 yearsexperience of working in the cultural sector as atheatre director, project manager, lecturer,fundraiser and arts practitioner. Paul studied actingand performance at Motherwell College beforecompleting a BA (Hons) in Community Arts atStrathclyde University.  His passion is to instigateinnovative creative projects that work inpartnership with inspirational artists and inspiringcommunities.

International Partnerships paneldiscussionThursday 30 May, 7pm–9pmThe Lemon Tree Lounge Price: FREEA panel will be made up of members of APACreative Learning staff and other professionalswho are experienced in setting up and fundinginternational partnership projects. There will be anopen discussion exploring best practice andpotentially exploring ways for artists in Aberdeento more closely work together to create excitingand ambitious projects of their own!

We ask that for all workshopsparticipants wear loose comfortable

clothing You can book your place for any ofthe above workshops at Aberdeen

Box Office on (01224) 641122,online at boxofficeaberdeen.com or

in person at any of our venues,His Majesty’s Theatre, Music Hall or

The Lemon Tree.

Photo

: Luc

y Cull

en

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With generous support from Aberdeen City Council’s Cultural Grants we are ableto provide cultural professionals in Aberdeen this masterclass programme.It features companies and artists from across the UK who are specialists in theirfield and will offer a diverse training programme to strengthen and develop yourcreative tool kit. Workshops are being offered at a generously subsidised rate of£25 per session – all five sessions can be booked for only £100. Places are limitedso early booking is recommended. Please note: This programme is designed for established arts practitioners, as well asthose in training, teachers and students who are undertaking higher education in theatreor community arts.

Frantic Assembly Devising and Physicality

Sunday 10 February, 10am-5pm His Majesty’s Theatre, studio Cost: £25

Frantic Assembly creates thrilling, energetic andunforgettable theatre. The company attracts newand young audiences with work that reflectscontemporary culture. Vivid and dynamic, FranticAssembly’s unique physical style combinesmovement, design, music and text.Frantic Assembly has toured widely throughout theUK, building its reputation as one of the country’smost exciting companies. Internationally FranticAssembly has performed, created and collaboratedin 30 different countries.

This workshop will give participants an insight intohow Frantic Assembly creates new work andprovides them with skills to embark on their owndevised projects.

The workshop will include:• A thorough warm up (approx 30 mins)• Team building and trust exercises• Creative tasks and devising processes• A cool down, reflection and questions

Outcomes:• Promoting physical confidence and encourage

participants to look beyond self perceivedlimitations within a fun, energetic and safeenvironment.

• Instructing participants on the various devisingprocesses used by Frantic Assembly when workingcollaboratively to produce multi disciplinedperformance.

• Addressing key skills required for practitionersto enhance their abilities in the areas ofperformance, movement, directing and criticalanalysis.

Masterclass Programme

Trestle Theatre Co Physical and Mask TheatreSunday 10 March, 10am–4pmHis Majesty’s Theatre, studio

Trestle is a mask and physical theatre companybased in St Albans, at Trestle Arts Base. Participatoryand performance work for 11 to 25 year-olds isTrestle’s priority: Trestle’s mission is to deliver crossart form collaborative experiences that connectwith young people, inspiring them to use theircreativity to live better lives. Trestle has beenmaking innovative and inspirational physicalstorytelling theatre since 1981. For 25 years, theyworked mainly with full masks. Over the past 5years, they have collaborated with UK andinternational artists to explore what happens whenTrestle unmasks and uses voice, text, and dance.This master class for arts professionals, teachersand workshop leaders provides a uniqueopportunity to develop performance and teachingskills in mask theatre using Trestle’s playful fullmasks and dynamic new half masks.This fun, accessible and highly effective workshop willhelp strengthen your practice of using masks as atool for both theatre and social development. The dayconsists of experiencing exercises and learningtechniques to develop physical awareness, vocaldexterity, mask performance and creative devising.“…...a hugely beneficial and transformativeexperience” National Youth Council of Ireland, 2012For details about our fullworkshop programmefor teachers andstudents visit:www.trestle.org.uk/participate/workshopse: takingpart@trestle.org.uk t: 01727 850950To order Trestle Mask Sets please visit:www.trestle.org.uk/mask-shopor email: masks@trestle.org.uk with details.Follow us on Twitter@trestletheatreLike us on Facebook.com/TrestleTheatre

British Academy of Stage andScreen Combat Unarmed combatSaturday 16 March, 10am-5pm The Lemon Tree The British Academy of Stage &Screen Combat was founded in1993 with the aim of improving thestandards of safety, quality andtraining of stage combat and promoting a unified codeof practice for the training, teaching and assessing ofstage combat within the United Kingdom.All BASSC teachers have undergone a rigoroustraining programme and the examining members ofthe BASSC are highly qualified, experiencedprofessionals with a tradition of working in theatre,television and film productions such as Alexander,Troy, Stardust, Closer, The Last Legion and TheGolden CompassInstructor Janet Lawson trained and is a CertifiedTeacher with the BASSC. She taught at the BritishNational Stage Combat Workshop 2005 - 2007 andwas its Co-ordinator 2008 - 2010. She has ledworkshops in the UK, Germany, USA and runs TheClaymore Workshop in Scotland. Janet was theStage Combat Teacher at Stratford Circus in EastLondon until 2010 and has taught at the City Lit andCentral School of Speech and Drama. She serves asSecretary on the BASSC Executive Committee andis the Editor of its newsletter “Fighting Talk” andChair of the Teacher Review Board.

Jacquie Crago Voice and Text Sunday 28 April, 10am-5pm His Majesty’s Theatre, studio Jacquie Crago started her career as a lecturer in theVoice and Speech department of the RoyalConservatoire of Scotland (RSAMD at that time).Subsequently, after a period of full time acting anddirecting, she was appointed Head of Voice at theOxford School of Drama. She now regularly works as amember of the Voice and Text department at the RoyalShakespeare Company, Stratford and is the residentVoice and Dialect coach on the highly successfulEnglish National Theatre production of War Horse.Jacquie is currently working as voice and text coachon the National’s touring production of One Man TwoGuvnors. She also leads Voice/Acting workshops andprojects in Universities and Drama Schools. Mostrecently with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Co-Opera and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Photo: Alex Turner

Photo: Lucy Cullen

Masterclass Programme 4pp:Layout 1 13/12/2012 10:54 Page 2

With generous support from Aberdeen City Council’s Cultural Grants we are ableto provide cultural professionals in Aberdeen this masterclass programme.It features companies and artists from across the UK who are specialists in theirfield and will offer a diverse training programme to strengthen and develop yourcreative tool kit. Workshops are being offered at a generously subsidised rate of£25 per session – all five sessions can be booked for only £100. Places are limitedso early booking is recommended. Please note: This programme is designed for established arts practitioners, as well asthose in training, teachers and students who are undertaking higher education in theatreor community arts.

Frantic Assembly Devising and Physicality

Sunday 10 February, 10am-5pm His Majesty’s Theatre, studio Cost: £25

Frantic Assembly creates thrilling, energetic andunforgettable theatre. The company attracts newand young audiences with work that reflectscontemporary culture. Vivid and dynamic, FranticAssembly’s unique physical style combinesmovement, design, music and text.Frantic Assembly has toured widely throughout theUK, building its reputation as one of the country’smost exciting companies. Internationally FranticAssembly has performed, created and collaboratedin 30 different countries.

This workshop will give participants an insight intohow Frantic Assembly creates new work andprovides them with skills to embark on their owndevised projects.

The workshop will include:• A thorough warm up (approx 30 mins)• Team building and trust exercises• Creative tasks and devising processes• A cool down, reflection and questions

Outcomes:• Promoting physical confidence and encourage

participants to look beyond self perceivedlimitations within a fun, energetic and safeenvironment.

• Instructing participants on the various devisingprocesses used by Frantic Assembly when workingcollaboratively to produce multi disciplinedperformance.

• Addressing key skills required for practitionersto enhance their abilities in the areas ofperformance, movement, directing and criticalanalysis.

Masterclass Programme

Trestle Theatre Co Physical and Mask TheatreSunday 10 March, 10am–4pmHis Majesty’s Theatre, studio

Trestle is a mask and physical theatre companybased in St Albans, at Trestle Arts Base. Participatoryand performance work for 11 to 25 year-olds isTrestle’s priority: Trestle’s mission is to deliver crossart form collaborative experiences that connectwith young people, inspiring them to use theircreativity to live better lives. Trestle has beenmaking innovative and inspirational physicalstorytelling theatre since 1981. For 25 years, theyworked mainly with full masks. Over the past 5years, they have collaborated with UK andinternational artists to explore what happens whenTrestle unmasks and uses voice, text, and dance.This master class for arts professionals, teachersand workshop leaders provides a uniqueopportunity to develop performance and teachingskills in mask theatre using Trestle’s playful fullmasks and dynamic new half masks.This fun, accessible and highly effective workshop willhelp strengthen your practice of using masks as atool for both theatre and social development. The dayconsists of experiencing exercises and learningtechniques to develop physical awareness, vocaldexterity, mask performance and creative devising.“…...a hugely beneficial and transformativeexperience” National Youth Council of Ireland, 2012For details about our fullworkshop programmefor teachers andstudents visit:www.trestle.org.uk/participate/workshopse: takingpart@trestle.org.uk t: 01727 850950To order Trestle Mask Sets please visit:www.trestle.org.uk/mask-shopor email: masks@trestle.org.uk with details.Follow us on Twitter@trestletheatreLike us on Facebook.com/TrestleTheatre

British Academy of Stage andScreen Combat Unarmed combatSaturday 16 March, 10am-5pm The Lemon Tree The British Academy of Stage &Screen Combat was founded in1993 with the aim of improving thestandards of safety, quality andtraining of stage combat and promoting a unified codeof practice for the training, teaching and assessing ofstage combat within the United Kingdom.All BASSC teachers have undergone a rigoroustraining programme and the examining members ofthe BASSC are highly qualified, experiencedprofessionals with a tradition of working in theatre,television and film productions such as Alexander,Troy, Stardust, Closer, The Last Legion and TheGolden CompassInstructor Janet Lawson trained and is a CertifiedTeacher with the BASSC. She taught at the BritishNational Stage Combat Workshop 2005 - 2007 andwas its Co-ordinator 2008 - 2010. She has ledworkshops in the UK, Germany, USA and runs TheClaymore Workshop in Scotland. Janet was theStage Combat Teacher at Stratford Circus in EastLondon until 2010 and has taught at the City Lit andCentral School of Speech and Drama. She serves asSecretary on the BASSC Executive Committee andis the Editor of its newsletter “Fighting Talk” andChair of the Teacher Review Board.

Jacquie Crago Voice and Text Sunday 28 April, 10am-5pm His Majesty’s Theatre, studio Jacquie Crago started her career as a lecturer in theVoice and Speech department of the RoyalConservatoire of Scotland (RSAMD at that time).Subsequently, after a period of full time acting anddirecting, she was appointed Head of Voice at theOxford School of Drama. She now regularly works as amember of the Voice and Text department at the RoyalShakespeare Company, Stratford and is the residentVoice and Dialect coach on the highly successfulEnglish National Theatre production of War Horse.Jacquie is currently working as voice and text coachon the National’s touring production of One Man TwoGuvnors. She also leads Voice/Acting workshops andprojects in Universities and Drama Schools. Mostrecently with the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Co-Opera and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Photo: Alex Turner

Photo: Lucy Cullen

Masterclass Programme 4pp:Layout 1 13/12/2012 10:54 Page 2

NURTURING andDEVELOPING CREATIVE

TALENT in the NORTH EAST Aber

deen

Per

form

ing

Arts

is a

cha

rity

regi

ster

ed in

Sco

tland

. No:

SCO

3373

3

Paul GormanCreative Adventures with Communities Saturday 18 May, 10am-5pm The Lemon Tree Studio This day long adventure will offer artists theopportunity to reflect on their practise by becomingimmersed in discussion, debate and the creation ofnew ideas. The artist who chooses to work within acommunity or educational context must by highlyresponsible and considerate to the world aroundthem. The creation of new work occurs throughcollaboration with individuals and communities thathave potentially been isolated from artistic orcreative processes.  How then, as artists, do wecontinuously push boundaries to ensure our workis contemporary and relevant to the people wecollaborate with?  This workshop will explore issuesconnected to:  the role of the artist withincommunity settings, being innovative throughcollaboration, risk taking with groups, issues ofownership, encouraging leadership within projects,and where ideas come from.  Paul is a freelance artist and has over 15 yearsexperience of working in the cultural sector as atheatre director, project manager, lecturer,fundraiser and arts practitioner. Paul studied actingand performance at Motherwell College beforecompleting a BA (Hons) in Community Arts atStrathclyde University.  His passion is to instigateinnovative creative projects that work inpartnership with inspirational artists and inspiringcommunities.

International Partnerships paneldiscussionThursday 30 May, 7pm–9pmThe Lemon Tree Lounge Price: FREEA panel will be made up of members of APACreative Learning staff and other professionalswho are experienced in setting up and fundinginternational partnership projects. There will be anopen discussion exploring best practice andpotentially exploring ways for artists in Aberdeento more closely work together to create excitingand ambitious projects of their own!

We ask that for all workshopsparticipants wear loose comfortable

clothing You can book your place for any ofthe above workshops at Aberdeen

Box Office on (01224) 641122,online at boxofficeaberdeen.com or

in person at any of our venues,His Majesty’s Theatre, Music Hall or

The Lemon Tree.

Photo

: Luc

y Cull

en

Masterclass Programme 4pp:Layout 1 13/12/2012 10:54 Page 1