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Arts Projects
WHAT WE CAN OFFER
Our network of arts professionals can prepare flexible
creative arts programme culminating in a variety show
(should you wish, we would also be able to tailor this
to focus on certain aspects of culture such as good
citizenship or world arts.) We could offer short
workshops which encourage students to create pieces
themselves to include in a showcase. We could also
present a full scale musical theatre production as a
fundraising event for sponsors, learners and parents,
and the general public. We are certainly flexible enough
to fit your needs.
Sample “Summer School” programme:
Three morning workshops a day comprising singing (1
hour), dance (ballet, tap, street dance,
contemporary)/choreography (1 hour) and stage craft eg:
make up/stage combat/circus skills etc (1 hour). Should
you wish a production with the students we would then
need afternoon rehearsals (eg. 3 hours) where we would
prepare students to be included in the performance. Each
workshop will be run by 2-3 of the team, and so can take
up to 30 students on a rotational basis (90 total) in
each if the venue allows, possibly more. (For the
singing workshop and afternoon rehearsals and
performance, we would be grateful for a piano).
We would bring our own costumes (for us and some for
students), make up and radio mics, but of course would
be grateful if other costumes and make up for the
students, venue, publicity, set for the larger scale
production and ticket sales could be handled your side.
(I will of course provide all relevant details should
the project go ahead.)
Over a week we could offer 3 day workshops/variety
performance (which could also be merged with local
theatrical companies), or alternatively morning
workshops and performances of our show in
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Examinations
DRAMA EXAMINATIONS:
CLICK's tutors will work one-to-one with students to
take Acting, and/or Verse and Prose examinations with
LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.)
The
examination fee is payable direct to LAMDA, and tuition
is as arranged with the tutor ranging from £15-£30 per
hour (often dependent on travel costs).
SPEAKING ENGLISH:
58% of the population report that English is their
mother tongue. In countries such as Malaysia where the
language is "Bahasa Malaysia", despite the
administration being done in Bahasa Malaysia, much of it
is first written in English and then translated (Hannah
Pillay, JALT98). In countries where a range of languages
are spoken (Malaysia speaks Mandarin and Tamil widely as
well as Bahasa Malaysia), English is used socially as a
means of communication. Further, more and more students
are heading overseas to be educated in the UK, and
English will be the necessary language.
Trawling the overseas student blogs about "learning to
speak English", this is clearly an area which students
feel they want to pursue, but either cannot afford the
courses or that they are irrelevant, or dull. CLICK
recognises the value of teaching English through
everyday communication (as a child would learn), and
drama. Not only does drama improve reading and speaking
skills through script work, learning songs, following
directions, but also provides the finished performance
as a means of consolidation.
Having taught at an International School for the summer
season, I found it was through the medium of drama that
the most successful results were obtained, as students
gained confidence in expressing themselves (in English),
and explored situations that were more relevant and real
to them than textbooks allow. Drama gives a context for
presentations, it encourages listening in order to
respond (but also provides a scene which helps to
channel the students' use of vocabulary), it is also
structured fun - that is - in order to get the most out
of, one needs to follow (and learn) instructions...but
it doesn't feel like learning! By the time you have
discussed why “Horton the Elephant” wanted to save “the
Whos” in order to prodive a convincing portrayal, you’ll
have fulfilled much of the graded criteria for speaking
English examinations. Of course drama is not a
replacement for structured desk-work, but it is
certainly complementary. Not to mention the number of
transferrable skills (eg. confidence, teamwork,
co-operation, time management, and general creativity)
it nurtures.
CLICK can offer a means of improving spoken English
through structured Creative Arts projects, and, should
you wish, examinations with either TRINITY or the
ENGLISH SPEAKING BOARD, both of which have international
examination centres. (Again the examination fee is
payable to the board and the tuition fee negotiable with
the tutor).
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visit websites for..
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Trinity
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LAMDA
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English
Speaking Board
Forum Theatre to Support Business
CLICK advocates the use of applied drama to develop
creative thinking, confidence in public speaking, and
self-reflection; and utilises theatrical practise (going
beyond basic "role play" exercises) to advise
improvements in management training and self
development. Workshops include "ACTING THE PART" a half
hour interactive session as part of the series of events
hosted by Brunel Business School aimed at raising the
student experience which focusses on the silent
communication of body language. Participants are taught
to become aware of their non verbal cues and sensitive
to those of others and given the opportunity to practise
their skills in a safe forum comprising "the Joker", an
actor and of course the audience themselves. CLICK has
also devised a 2 hour “ACE (Attitude, Competence,
Empathy) Self presentation” workshop which draws from
Kolb’s (1984) Experiential Learning, and Boal's (1989)
forum theatre, aimed at offering a more holistic and
person-centred training experience to develop confident
and reflective learning managers.
Augusto Boal said that
“...everyone is an actor, but not everyone will
necessarily choose to act. Most of us go about our daily
lives expecting little, and doing little out of the
ordinary. We follow the rules, the conventions, the
restraints, in short, we are oppressed.”
His subsequent work named “Theatre of the Oppressed”
utilises drama techniques to develop authentic
theatrical performance, but also promotes the
effectiveness theatre methods as a means of people
looking at their own behaviour in the quest to better
oneself. Boal developed "Forum Theatre" where,
facilitated by a neutral "character" whom Boal called
"The Joker", the audience would get the chance to
address their concerns and develop strategies through
discussion and improvisation of the problem.
All
sessions are facilitated by:
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Audrey Tang |
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is
a professional (equity registered) actress, as
well as a qualified teacher (both Secondary and
Higher education), Audrey recently completed her
PhD at Brunel University, and holds an MSc in
the History of Science and Medicine from
Imperial College London. Her first degree was in
Psychology at University College London. She has
a Postgraduate Diploma in Law, as well as a
performance Certificate from LAMDA (London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Art), and a
certificate in Person Centred Counselling. She
was a drama teacher for 4 years, and Head of
Psychology for one year during this time in a St
Albans Secondary School, and prior to that
taught dance and drama at the Kirsty Forbes
School of Dancing in Oxfordshire. Audrey
currently lectures in "Supporting Teaching and
Learning" at a College of Further Education.
Audrey's performance credits include "The Witch"
(Into The Woods, Vanbrugh Theatre), "Connie" (A
Chorus Line, Kenneth Moore Theatre), "Bridget"
(A Slice of Saturday Night, Bloomsbury Theatre -
which she also directed and choreographed), as
well as the Princess in "Aladdin" on many
occasions! A trained aerobics instructor and
dancer Audrey productions as Choreographer
include "Shaken Not Speared" (Vanbrugh Theatre),
"Twelfth Night" (Vanbrugh Theatre), "A Slice of
Saturday Night" (Bloomsbury Theatre) and "Hot
Mikado" (Vanbrugh Theatre). As Artistic
Director, Audrey's work includes "The Full
Monty" (Compass Theatre), "RENT" (Edinburgh
Fringe), "A Funny Things Happened on the Way to
the Forum" (Vanbrugh Theatre), "Jesus Christ
Superstar" (Edinburgh Fringe), "Richard III"
(BBC Shakespeare Festival, Barnet Arts Depot)
and "The Pocket Dream" (Matic Theatre, Kuala
Lumpur). She is the founder of CLICK and while
she works in conjunction with other groups such
as The College of Law, and local schools, she is
the producer of any work presented solely under
the CLICK name. |
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"The
Actor" : DAVID SANDERSON |
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as
well as workshop facilitator for CLICK, David is
completing a Masters in Automotive Engineering
at the University of Bath. He is an experienced
actor with roles including Jerry Lukowski - The
Full Monty (the Musical) (Compass Theatre, West
London); The Arbiter – Chess: The Musical (Her
Majesty’s Theatre, Haymarket; Marlborough);
Richard III – Richard III (BBC Shakespeare
Festival, Barnet Arts Depot); Judas – Jesus
Christ Superstar (Edinburgh Fringe;
Marlborough). Recently he designed and created
the Set and Props for “A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum”; and “Into the Woods”
performed at RADA’s Vanbrugh Theatre; as well as
originating the role of Romero in CLICK’s London
Premier production of “Romero: The Musical”. |
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