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Margaret Laurena Kemp is an actor, multi-disciplinary performing artist, writer, and teaching artist. She is an associate professor of theatre and dance at the University of California, Davis, and has been a guest artist at several institutions both in this country and abroad. Her research explores authorship and spatial politics through performance. As a solo actor, Kemp has toured her work in Australia, South Africa, and the United States. She has won worldwide praise for her starring role in the film Children of God. Her visual work has been shown in solo and group shows in the United States and the Bahamas. In 2019, Kemp was awarded a Lucas Art Residency at the Montalvo Arts Center; and in 2017, she received a Headlands Residency. She is also a recipient of the Michael Chekhov Artist Scholar Award and the 2019 Voice and Speech Trainers Association Featured Artist Award. Her production of The Bluest Eye was recently honored with multiple Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Awards. Kemp is a faculty member of the Michael Chekhov Association and a designated Fitzmaurice Voicework Lead Teacher.
How will theatre performance and training shift to incorporate everything learned during the pandemic? In this hands-on workshop, participants will be immersed in aspects of the Michael Chekhov Technique for both live performance practices and on-camera acting. The exploration will emphasize the following elements of the technique: Three Sisters (sensations), Atmospheres, and Polarity. Participants should memorize five lines of meaningful text (which can be spoken or sung text) to play with during the workshop.
During this session, Margaret Kemp will be in her virtual classroom ready to answer specific questions and to provide one-on-one time with participants who desire additional information about theatre related issues or arts education concerns.
During this session, Margaret Kemp will be in her virtual classroom ready to answer specific questions and to provide one-on-one time with participants who desire additional information about theatre related issues or arts education concerns.
The techniques offered in this workshop will empower actors to release high stakes characters and emotions so they can re-enter their personal world safely. Participants will learn how actors can protect their mental and physical health as they emerge into the post-performance and rehearsal world. Participants should come to the interlude with paper and something to write with.
The techniques offered in this workshop will empower actors who are engaged in high stakes rehearsal and performance to take care of themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. The techniques help actors to work safely even in the most demanding roles. Participants should come to the interlude with paper and something to write with.
