Giving your performance the SPARK
Spark Performance For Dancers
With over 30 years in the professional dance industry, Kate - the founder of Spark Performance - distils all her knowledge into a variety of dance-based workshops and lessons to give dancers the Spark! Professional Performance Skills Workshops are 10 hours (5 x 2-hour modules each) offered over 2 days (weekends), the Characters, Costumes and Props Workshop and Choreography Skills Workshop are offered as one full-day workshop each.
Professional Performance Skills Workshop - Dance
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE SKILLS WORKSHOP covers
§ The Professional Performer, encompassing: The professional entertainment industry, Agencies, Dance Audition Skills, Rehearsal, Pre-performance preparation, Arrival to performance, Change room etiquette, Hair & Makeup, Team skills, Show Reports, Legal considerations, Privacy, Competitions, Professional courtesy and conduct
§ Stage Skills, encompassing: Stage Types, Stage Markings and Floorings, Formations and Positioning, Recognising Hazards & When Things Go Wrong
§ Performance Skills, encompassing: Dealing With Nerves, On Stage Professionalism, Connecting With Your Audience, Characterisation, Commitment, When Things Go Wrong
§ Introductory Public Speaking and Microphone Techniques, encompassing: Potential Public Speaking Roles, Basic Elocution For Stage, Microphones: Technical Aspects, Microphone Technique, Sound Checks, Working To A Script, Ad Libbing, Movement While Speaking, When Things Go Wrong
§ Props and Costumes, with Introduction to Character Suit Operations, This is an introduction to the full Characters, Costumes and Props workshop encompassing: Working with Props, Costume Management, Maintenance and Hygiene, Working with Difficult Costumes, introductory character suit operations, When Things go Wrong
EACH PARTICIPANT OF THE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE SKILLS WORKSHOP RECEIVES THEIR OWN 72-PAGE PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE MANUAL
Characters Costumes and Props Workshop
CHARACTERS, COSTUMES & PROPS WORKSHOP covers
§ Character portrayal and attitudes, encompassing: character portrayal in singing, dancing and acting (even in absence of a specific character to play), Character portrayal without words (mime skills)
§ Costumes, encompassing: Costume management, maintenance and hygiene, Costume choice for singing & music, dancing and acting, Working with difficult costumes (including head pieces, wigs, back pieces, risqué outfits and footwear), Quick changes, When things go wrong (“Wardrobe malfunctions”)
§ Props, encompassing: Working with props in a range of disciplines (singing, dancing, acting) and a range of venue types (from stage productions, to sporting events, to television / film sets, to street parades), Working with animals (“live” props)
§ Character Suit Operations, encompassing: Legal Rights and Responsibilities, Attire & What To Bring, Keeping the Magic – Behaviour & Change room Considerations, Mime and Characterisation, Movement in Character Suits – Walking & Basic Dance, The Meet and Greet, Suit Maintenance and Hygiene, When Things Go Wrong
Each participant in the Characters, Costumes and Props workshop will have an opportunity to work with a variety of different costumes or props, including large, full-body character suits (aka "mascot" costumes)
NOTE: CONTENTS OF EACH WORKSHOP ARE FULLY CUSTOMISABLE TO EACH CLIENT’S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, INTERESTS AND PHILOSOPHIES.
Choreography Workshop - New!
CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOP covers
§ Varieties of performance-types requiring choreography - Students will list a variety of performance situations that require choreography
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§ Music Appreciation and selection - Selecting the right music for the occasion and learning to hear what choreography the music demands
§ Choreographic elements - formations, levels and other techniques
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§ Movement selection - adapting your choreography to suit the performer(s)
§ Stage Types and shapes - Choreographing for different environments, including stage, catwalk, music video, parade and sports stadium
§ Technology for choreography
EACH PARTICIPANT OF THE PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOP RECEIVES A THEORY BOOKLET AND HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHOREOGRAPH SHORT PIECES FOR A RANGE OF DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE SITUATIONS
