Sandbox Theatre LAB – 2012

Sandbox Theatre’s LAB is a continuing education opportunity for performing artists of any genre to learn new skills and expand their abilities as collaborators.

Drop-in rate per session - $15 (cash or check)

Saturdays 9am-noon at The Cowles Center, studio 5B | 528 Hennepin Avenue  Minneapolis, MN 55403

Sessions

April 14 – Viewpoints – lead by Heather Stone
Heather will lead you through the basics of composition using the Bogard/Landau Viewpoints of Tempo, Duration, Kinesthetic Response, Repetition, Shape, Gesture, Architecture, Spatial Relationship and Topography.

April 21 - Noh – lead by Ran Hill
Ryan will share the new Noh knowledge he’s brought back from his almost three month intensive study with San Francisco’s Theater of Yugen.

April 28 – Puppetry - lead by Derek Lee Miller
The group will learn basic puppet manipulation techniques, how to interact with a puppet as a human on stage, and the creation of puppets from found objects. Derek brings years of experience in puppetry and skills honed while working with Madcap Puppets in Cincinnati, Ohio.

May 5 - Voice – lead by Vera Mariner
Vocal techniques and training with acclaimed soprano, actress, and narrator, Vera Mariner.

May 12 - Movement – lead by Paula Mann
Learn to tell stories with your body. Hosted by celebrated dancer/choreographer Paul Mann.

May 19 – Sandbox Ensemble Process – lead by Lisa Moreira
Pull apart a Sandbox creation exercise. Learn essential techniques and methods that generate creative, relevant, and unexpected results.

June 2 - Sandbox Ensemble Process cont. – lead by Lisa Moreira
Continuing exploration of our creative process.

June 9 – Sandbox Ensemble Process cont. – lead by Lisa Moreira
Finishing up our examinations of the ensemble method. And snacks.

Please contact Heather Stone with questions.