Participants in these sessions will learn how to create and use original stories to help develop and enhance the communication skills and social intelligence of their students, while incorporating standard-based objectives in their classrooms. Practical modes of incorporating storytelling into everyday curricula will be shared and practiced together.
Participants will explore a variety of dance styles, themes, and best practices that connect dance with literacy, math, geography, and other curricular themes. No dance experience is needed to enjoy this interactive and fun workshop focused on creating, collaborating, and connecting.
This hands-on and practical workshop will provide participants with a variety of exercises and strategies to help them expand their approach to directing a high school musical. In addition to presenting unique ways to look at musical theatre projects, new and creative perspectives on the staging of solo and group numbers, musical punctuation, and emblematic action will be explored.
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.