CONSTRUCT- Original Theatre 

 

 This year our short works project "WATERDALE Originals" is being brought back bigger and better then ever! 

Originals has been a WATERDALE mainstay since 2006 and has seen over 40 original theatre pieces brought to life from concept to writing, to directing, to performing. It's a unique project that truly expresses the diverse talents and passions of young people and a project WATERDALE has always been very proud of.
This year we'll be selecting 10 original pieces which are 10-15 minutes each to be performed in the week of August 20-25th 2012 as part of the Winter In Banyule Festival....


This years originals will have the working title "Construct"

 CONSTRUCT– Waterdale Originals 2012

We'll take submissions of plays, dance and or live art pieces in June and select 10 to go on to perform and be further supported by the industry leaders in rehearsals!
Applications for pieces (either scripts or explanations of performance pieces) will open in May and Close June 16th 2012
 
10 performance pieces will be selected by the start of July.
 
Rehearsals will begin on Sunday July 22nd with 6-8 rehearsals
Originals “Construct” will perform in the week of August 20-25th 2012 as part of the Winter In Banyule Festival.
A few selected rehearsals will be supported by the Facilitators and pieces will be “Mentored” by the relevant facilitator.

Submissions
Due by June 16th 2012 through waterdale.org.au/construct, 

Please note you aren't required to have been a part of the workshop process to submit work.

Rehearsals
A space for rehearsals will be available from Sunday July 22nd, most rehearsals are not compulsory however participants are expected to attend “Workshop” and “Show and Tell” rehearsals on August 5th and 12th and rehearsals during production week.


Performance
Performances of “Construct” –Waterdale Originals 2012 will take place between 20-25th of August over 3 nights as part of the Winter In Banyule Festival




CONTACT DETAILS (Enquires Only):
 Shane Sanfilippo

Phone: 0412 163 256 (SMS preferred) 
 
WATERDALE are excited to launch our "CONSTRUCT WORKSHOPS", free workshops with professional industry leaders!

Workshops will be in two-hour slots, available for 10- 18 people per session (bookings essential) and will have the following focuses:

 
Directing and Scriptwriting with Ant Crowley
Live Art with Christopher Brown
Devising & Improvisation with Margie McKay
Creating Choreography with Chimene Steele-Prior 

 
Here are the dates…
 
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOPS
Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 April
Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 April
(Each workshop will run TWICE over the course of these two weekends. Material will be identical in both sessions)
 
MASTERCLASS WORKSHOPS
Saturday 28 April
Saturday 5 May
 
 
VENUE:
Yarangabee Centre at Parade College
1436 Plenty Rd
Bundoora, Victoria 3083
 


TIMES AND DATES
Introductory Workshops
 
(Open to 10-18 people for each session, both sessions are the same material repeated, you can book through trybookings here) 

Saturday 14 April 2012 
10:00 AM CREATING CHOREOGRAPHY with Chimeme Steel-Prior
02:00 PM DEVISING & IMPROVISATION with Margie McKay
 
Sunday 15 April 2012 
10:00 AM  SCRIPT WRITING & DIRECTION with Ant Crowley
01:00 PM DEVISING & IMPROVISATION with Margie McKay
 
Saturday 21 April 2012
 10:00 AM - 12PM LIVE ART with CHRISTOPHER BROWN
02:00 PM - 4PM CREATING CHOREOGRAPHY with Chimeme Steel-Prior
 
Sunday 22 April 2012
10:00 AM -12PM SCRIPT WRITING & DIRECTION with Ant Crowley
01:00 PM - 3PM LIVE ART with CHRISTOPHER BROWN
 

Master Classes (Advanced classes building on material taught in the introductory workshops)
 
Saturday 28 April 2012 
02:00 PM- 4PM MASTERCLASS - LIVE ART with CHRISTOPHER BROWN
 
Saturday 5 May 2012 
11:00 AM - 1PM MASTERCLASS - WRITING & DIRECTION - Ant Crowley
02:00 PM - 4PM MASTERCLASS- CHOREOGRAPHY with Chimeme Steel-Prior
4.30 PM -6.30PM  MASTERCLASS - DEVISING & IMPROV with Margi McKay

 
The Workshops

Improvisation and Devising New Work.
These workshops are experimental and movement based (drawing on the Lecoq tradition of physical theatre) aiming to trigger the performer’s individual energy and inspiration sources and their connections to space, fellow performers and a sense of ‘play’.
There will be an emphasis on ‘freeing up’ creativity to enable new work to emerge – encouraging the individual’s intuitive responses - and on improvisational structures which utilise the kinaesthetic awareness of body, space and impulse.
The workshop offers structures and stimuli to help the performer explore new possibilities and patterns of devising in order to create both solo and/ or group works.
·         Please wear loose comfortable clothing
·         Bring 2 images/ photos/ items (eg A4 photocopy) that inspire and/ or intrigue you.
·         Bring a poem, short story or monologue that you feel strongly about


Playwriting / Directing / Theatre-making Workshop
  
In this writing, directing and theatre making workshop were going to look at some of the basic elements that go into making good narrative and non narrative theatre including; plot, character, dialogue/subtext, movement, sound, music, scene, juxtaposition, arc, image, irony, song and maybe even some puppetry. There will be time to talk and ask questions and we'll be using improvisation as a starting point to create a story with which we will explore the above elements and see how each works. You'll need to come willing to act when needed and to improvise to help the creative process along. With this in mind please wear comfortable clothes you can move around in and bring a water bottle. Also could you please bring the following:
 
1 x roll of masking tape (2  - 3 cm thick)
1 x Newspaper (broadsheet better than tabloid but either will do)
1 x notebook and pen/pencils
 
If you like you can also bring along any theatre piece you're working on but remember, two hours isn't long so we won't have time to discuss anything you bring in detail.
 
Finally make sure you bring your sense of humour and adventure.  Creating good theatre is first and foremost about using our imaginations and to do that effectively we've
got to have some fun.


Creating Choreography
The aim of the workshops is to teach emerging artists how to devise material and discover movement, moving away from taught choreography. 

This workshop will focus on ways to generate and compose movement based material. Working in groups, trios, duos and individually we will learn a multitude of tools and methods to create movement material. We will discover ways to utilize space, proximity and distance to create meaning and relationships with our surroundings and other people. 
Please wear comfortable clothing which allows a full-range of movement.
Bring a long-sleeved t-shirt, pen and notepad, drink bottle and an open mind. 


Live Art
The aim of the workshops is to teach emerging artists about the Live Art genre and the basics in terms of how to create this type of work. 
The workshops will be an introduction to performance-making with an emphasis on improvising both physically and vocally.
Participants will generate their own material individually and in small groups. 

Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring with them a short piece of text (no longer than 100 words). 

The Facilitators
 
Chimeme Steele-Prior – Creating Choreography
Chimeme is a Melbourne based Choreography and performer who is well known for her striking stage presence.

Works
“Filling Up Empty” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BEIkiXbWxM&feature=g-upl&context=G253b06aAUAAAAAAAAAA
Other Works
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l82RZUhjIIo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdH_d4Su73k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGTxR32HgSg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RwdckR_9t0&feature=youtu.be
http://vimeo.com/36328129
 
 
 
Margie McKay – Devising and Improvising
Margie Mackay is a Melbourne-based director, designer and performer working across the forms of performance art, visual and ritual theatre. Her work is diverse and interdisciplinary with productions ranging from intimate indoor shows, to exuberant street theatre productions, street art installations and epic scale community ceremonies in arts festivals both nationally and internationally.
 
Works
http://margiemackay.com/
http://youtu.be/2ew-k-oSMjg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztKiu9IP1JE&feature=related
http://au.linkedin.com/pub/margie-mackay/28/338/a91
http://www.rav.net.au/storyboard/blog/swan-hill
 
 
 
Ant Crowley – Directing and Scriptwriting
Anthony Crowley is an multi award-winning playwright, composer, director, designer, dramaturge and educator. His body of work encompasses the creation and production of ten musicals, five plays, several short works in addition to various corporate, community and performance art projects. He is a founding director of Homemade Musicals, The Wild Blue Company and The Songsmiths. He is the recipient of several major commissions and awards including; The Wal Cherry Play Of The Year Award, The Malcolm Robertson Prize for Drama, The PWA/New Dramatists Award, An R.E.Ross Trust Award, An Australian Musical Foundation Grant, An Opera Australia Young Artists Residency, The Pratt Prize For Musical Theatre and The Victorian Premiers Literary Award For Best Music Theatre Script. Crowley also has a strong interest in the education and mentoring of young artists. He is a former Artistic Director/CEO of Victoria's St.Martins Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne. Other companies he has worked for include the Playbox Theatre Company, NIDA, VCA, WAPPA, The Melbourne Theatre Company, West Side Circus, NICA, Museum Victoria, Opera Australia, The Production Company, The City of Melbourne, and Chapel Off Chapel.   
 
http://www.anthonycrowley.com
 
  
 
Christopher Brown – Live Art
Christopher Brown graduated from the VCA Drama School in 1997. He co-founded the theatre company Encyclopaedia of Animals with Rhian Hinkley in 2009. In 2010 he co-wrote, co-directed and performed in Urchin, EOA’s inaugural work as part of Full Tilt at the Victorian Arts Centre. He adapted and performed the short gothic tale Sardonicus as a solo performance for Malthouse Education 2008-2010. He co-wrote (with Thomas Howie)  and performed the solo show Mr Phase in the 2003 Melbourne International Festival. He has performed with MTC, STC, Eleventh Hour, Back to Back Theatre, Arena Theatre, Stuck Pigs Squealing, Playbox and Storeroom. He was nominated for a 2004 Green Room Award for best supporting actor for his work in Yet Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves (Eleventh Hour).
And a link to a promotional video for "Urchin", a show that Chris wrote, directed and performed in.
 http://www.encyclopaediaofanimals.net/?/Urchin/Urchin-movie-2/

 
 

Waterdale Originals - Providing opportunity and experience

 

Started with the support of the Foundation for Young Australians Spark fund. Waterdale Originals continues as a major annual project of the SPX Waterdale Players Inc. Every year Waterdale Originals allows young people to write, develop, direct and perform 8-15 minute short plays. Typically the plays cover a whole range of issues relevant to young people.

 Waterdale Originals - Our Aims

- To provide an outlet for youth in our community to express themselves through writing short plays on subject matters to which they relate.

- To develop the skills of young actors, directors and writers.

- To develop a sense of community with young people in our area with similar interests

- To encourage young people to write and develop and extend on skills

- To perform these short plays for the community, peers and family.

- To involve and form relationships with communities, schools and other organisations.

- To inspire youth through theatre and help develop the use of theatre as a positive means of expression.

- To inspire young people through other people’s stories, views and experiences.

 

 

Waterdale Originals - Get Involved  

The Waterdale Originals production team normally starts seeking new people around April, if you would like to be involved email waterdaleoriginals@waterdaleplayers.com 

Pictures from Waterdale Originals, Plays 07’

Past Shows

Expressionism - Waterdale Originals 10'

ESOTERICA - Waterdale Originals 08'

Waterdale Originals '07

Waterdale Originals '06