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2017/18 School Year
The Artist in Residence program is established thanks to the generous support from the SAS Foundation, including the PTA and other donors. Artists work in the drama classroom and also offer master classes after-school, which are available to any middle school student. This experience is a fabulous opportunity for student actors to work with professional actors and directors and be exposed to different styles and techniques in theater.
*No Show Policy: If you sign up for an after-school workshop, this is a commitment. Please discuss your participation with parents and put it in your personal and family calendars. You are holding a place that is no longer open to other students. If you are absent that day, please email Ms. Fulcher asap so she can contact people on the waiting list. If you do not show up for the workshop, you lose the right to sign up for another AIR workshop this school year.
Monday, Oct. 2 & Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017
BILL BOWERS: I have appeared on Broadway in The Lion King and The Scarlet Pimpernel, and in theatres throughout the United States and Europe. A student of the legendary mime Marcel Marceau, I now perform my solo plays throughout the world.
I live in New York City but grew up in the wilds of Montana and from a young age had an attraction to the “big quiet” of the vast western landscape. I began to study what can be said without using words which led me to the art of mime.
Bill has a huge presence on YouTube as one of the world premier mimes. Check him out!
Master Class Description
Physical Theater and Devising
Date: Monday, Oct. 2
Time: 3:30 to 5:30
Location: Auditorium
Max: 24 students (gr. 6-8)
Sign Up: Here (Students must sign up with SAS email)
Description: Combining mime technique with physical improvisation, students will experience how their bodies possess "physical imagination". We will use ensemble building exercises to devise, soundtrack, and stage original theater. Emphasis is on creative problem-solving, negotiations and collaboration.
Creative Solo Work
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 3
Time: 3:30 to 5:30
Location: Auditorium
Max: 24 students
Sign Up: Here (Students must sign up with SAS email)
Description: Students will gain an understanding of how to craft an effective solo work and to identify what it is they want to say. They will explore the process of translating an idea from their imagination to the page to the stage. Employing writing exercises, small group improvisation, and discussion, students will learn how to activate their ideas and clarify their storytelling.
Some of the AMAZING guests we have featured in the past few years!
Tuesday, Sept 5 to Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017
Dinos Artistodou
Biography: I love connections between people, cultures and ideas, and this is what guides my work. Theatre is a powerful means of bringing people together and staging our lives, the world we live in and our visions for the future.
My work as a director and playwright has given me the opportunity to work with a range of exciting companies and organisations. I am currently developing a new piece with Birmingham Royal Ballet and my play, Leaves on a Line, commissioned by Forest Forge Theatre Company toured in 2015. I am currently working on a program developing young writers for the theatre and with UCAN, training visually impaired young people as theatre directors. As well I’m a senior examiner for the IB Diploma Theatre program.
Master Class Description
The Grid Game FULL
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 5
Time: 3:30 to 5:30
Location: Auditorium
Max: 24 students (gr. 6-8) Waitlist only... Sign Up: HERE
Description: Play the game and create the play. Theatre and games both rely on rules and constraints. On a giant board follow the rules and create the action. Experience this exciting new way of making theatre on a giant board game where it's never clear what's real and what’s fake. An adventure into current theatre practice.
ONE ON ONE THEATER - 8th Grade*.
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 6 Sign Up: HERE
Time: 3:30 to 5:30
Location: Auditorium
Max: 24 students (gr. 8 only. 7th graders with experience can talk to Ms. Fulcher)
Description: Create and perform an original piece of theatre for an audience of ONE. Take your audience on a journey to different places where a story of past hopes and regrets unfolds. A great theatrical experience. (I did this workshop last year and it was amazing!)
For the first time ever... we are offering a free PARENT WORKSHOP
BEING BETTER HUMANS: Reflection, compassion and the development of empathy through theatre.
Date: Thursday, Sept. 7
It’s often tough for children and young people to navigate through our changing world and the growing demands that are being made upon them. We live in a world and in a time when our humanity and the ability to see the world from multiple perspectives is not only necessary but urgent. This workshop examines the significant part that reflection and role-play can play in a child’s education. It introduces a series of practical and easy strategies for the development of reflective, empathetic, resilient and balanced children and young people.
Hannah Northcott -
Hannah's Biography
I flowed through sun salutations, with free weights on hand, while Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger” blasted through the speakers. I believe in the power of thought and the necessity of movement. I sip herbal tea while nerding on biomechanics and neuroplasticity. I’m a chronically curious movement learner, drama educator, actor, world traveler, yoga instructor, theater maker, and podcast junkie. I’ve been an artist in ISTA and APAC Theater and Dance festivals and pioneered the first Drama Yoga festival in Beijing. I currently teach Drama, Dance and Yoga at the International School of Beijing.
Master Class Description
Equilibrium: Physical Theater and Acro Yoga
Participants play, stretch, and fly in this dynamic workshop that fuses together elements of Physical Theater with Acro Yoga. We will explore group and partner poses that cultivate trust, create empathy, and build community.
Materials Needed: A yoga mat will be needed. Bring water and dress in stretchable clothing. This workshop gives amazing photos, so please wear a solid colored tank top or t-shirt and black or solid colored bottoms.
Students interested in this Acro-Yoga class can sign up at the link below, but Hannah has also asked that parents fill in a Physical Waiver. The Waiver is here. Please bring it to Ms. Fulcher in advance or on the day of the workshop.
Chris Salisbury -
Christopher's Biography
I'm a professional storyteller, educator, trainer and Artistic Director for the Westcountry Storytelling Festival. I was part of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain ensemble, studied A-level Theatre, studied theatre at Kent University and then acted with various touring theatre companies. I then founded Scallywag Theatre-in-education Company and trained as a drama therapist.
In 1993, I told my first story, around the flickering flames of a campfire, and a love affair began with traditional storytelling that continues to the present day. The power and enchantment of the simple narrative form have been a revelation and has sustained my curiosity and passion for this mysterious, ancient, and purely oral tradition and what it can contribute to theatre-making.
Master Class Description: TO SLAY A DRAGON
The myths and stories of any society are a powerful reflection and shaper of how the world is seen and experienced. We tell stories to each other everyday, but are we aware of the distinct narrative forms of the oral tradition that underpin theatre-making?
In this masterclass we’ll distinguish the role of storyteller from actor, and experience the basic ingredients of what makes good narrative. There will be methods of learning, remembering and working with stories, devices and techniques that develop our capacity and inspiration for the mechanics of making good stories to tell.
This is an on-your-toes, seat-of-your-pants creative experience of storytelling and of course a new perspective on yourself as a 'storyteller!'
Mark Hill -
I am a Physical Theatre Artist, specialising in the contemporary Japanese performing arts of Butoh and The Suzuki Method. I have performed with cutting edge companies Zen Zen Zo (AUS), De Quincey Co. (AUS) and Dairakudakan (JPN). I have also toured the world with Cabaret Punk musician, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, bringing her songs to life with movement. Currently, I am passionate about applying my work to more social settings. I am working for various NGOs including Theatre versus Oppression and the Philippine Community Fund, teaching and creating Physical Theatre with refugees in Africa and with children in Manila's slums respectively. I also enjoy directing Butoh-Inspired shows with IB Diploma students and this year I am excited to perform in my first Noh play with Japanese Masters. I have taught Butoh and The Suzuki Method internationally for many years. I teach extensively for ISTA, NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia) and I am an Australian Education Foundation Ambassador and an ASIALINK Leader Alumni.
Mark is an amazing artist who we have brought to SAS many times. He was an artist on our last ISTA Telunas and students who have worked with him will tell you how much fun and energy he brings to each of his workshops.
As well as working in the drama classes, Mark will offer several after-school workshops that are open to anyone. Details and sign up will be available soon.
WORKSHOP #1: Gargoyles
Can my face & body really do that? Learn how to use the mask of your face & your body to make your audience feel happy, sad, angry and scared. Come and enjoy the craziness of it all!
Date: Monday, Nov. 28
Time: 3:15 to 4:15 pm
Location: Drama Theater
How Many Spots: 24 (open to grades 6-8)
How do I sign up:
WORKSHOP #2: Gesture JAM
Have some fun with friends, using the expressions on your face and the movements of your hands, to create the most powerful of performances in just one workshop!
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 29
Time: 4:30 to 6 pm
Location: S106
How Many Spots: 24 (open to grades 6-8)
How do I sign up:
WORKSHOP #3: LOOK WHAT WE JUST MADE!
Learn how easy it is to work as an ensemble, to create an amazing piece of Physical Theatre, that can be performed anywhere as a flash mob.
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 30
Time: 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Location: S106
How Many Spots: 24 (open to grades 6-8)
How do I sign up:
Learn how easy it is to work as an ensemble, to create an amazing piece of Physical Theatre, that can be performed anywhere as a flash mob.
Stage Combat & Stunt Workshop" by Action Horizons
We are unbelievably excited to bring to you the cast of Waterworld from Universal Studios, Singapore. Learn firsthand from professionals some of the core essentials needed by stunt performers: light tumbling, basic falls, staged combat, and, most importantly, safety.
Date: Monday, Sept 19, 2016
Time: 3:30 to 6 pm
Location: Elementary Gymnastics Gym.
How Many Spots: 40 (open to grades 6-8)
How do I sign up: Bring a signed permission slip to Ms. Fulcher in S106. First come first serve.
Permission Slip: Form
The Artists
Melissa Broughton lives in Singapore and is from Brisbane, Australia. She has been
dancing since the age of 4 and has completed two degrees at university. Since leaving school, she worked at Movieworld as a dancer and SeaWorld as a waterskier before moving to Japan to join the Waterworld stunt team. She has been working at the Universal Studios Singapore Waterworld Stunt Show for the past four years.
Andrew DiBartolomeo is from a town just outside Boston, Massachusetts and is 27 years old. He graduated with a Bachelors of Arts, Theatre degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2011. He has been working at the Waterworld Stunt Show at Universal Studios Singapore for two and a half years, and prior to Singapore he worked at the Countdown Stunt Show at the Chimelong Park in Guangzhou, China. His most recent film work includes: Agent 47: Hitman (2015),The Zookeeper (2013), and Surrogates (2009)
Hello, I'm Barton Ellis! I have been a stunt professional for 20 years. I've worked on various projects such as: live shows, circus, television and film in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Greece, Japan, and Singapore. Performing is a great passion of mine and I am very happy to share experiences and knowledge with today's aspiring performers.
Zac Hughes is a Los Angeles native and a former theatre educator as well as an actor, playwright, and director. Zac received a bachelor's degree in Theatre from California State University Northridge. He taught theatre arts for sixteen years in L.A., always at middle schools which were performing arts academies. He has written nine full length plays for his students and has directed for several theatre companies in North Hollywood, California. In addition to having performed in dozens of plays, Zac is proud to have acted in several films directed by his former students who are now filmmakers. In January 2015, Zac joined the WaterWorld cast at Universal Studios, Singapore.
Hi, I'm Muht Faizal Bin Razali, a local guy from Singapore! I have been performing in the Waterworld Stunt Show at Universal Studios Singapore for 5 years now. I'm also a fitness consultant and have worked on various projects such as television and film in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. My most recent film work includes: Deadmine (2012), Serangoon Road (2013), Agent 47: Hitman (2015) and Indian Summers 2 (2015).
Ian Johnston - November 9-11, 2016
I am an actor, psychic entertainer, teacher and fight arranger. I’ve acted in theatre, film, television, opera, cabaret and radio. I’m a teaching member of the British Academy of Dramatic Combat and have been choreographing and performing fights for over ten years, including work for the Royal Opera House, the Discovery Channel and the National Theatre of Uruguay.
Ian will perform his one man show at SAS, on Thursday, Nov.10. This show is for 14 and above. Ian will also be helping out with callbacks for this year's show by running a movement workshop on Nov 11.
Matt Godfrey - will be joining us in May in conjunction with ISTA Telunas. (Matt last joined us at SAS in 2014)
Biography: I have been working as a professional actor since I was ten years old, starting on the TV show You can’t do that on television. As I grew up and studied the craft at the National Theatre School of Canada and the Moscow Art Theatre in Russia, my acting career expanded into dance, improvisation, dinner theatre, street performing, main stage, television and film. I firmly believe that the art of performing can elevate one’s life experience, enhance one’s inner and outer core, increase self-esteem and expand compassion for, and empathy with, the human condition. This adventure is my joy, only surpassed by seeing students’ faces as they explore, discover and create in ways they had never thought of before. Now located in Los Angeles, I have expanded my career into producing, directing and post-production. These entertainment-industry experiences have provided me with an entirely new way of looking at the craft I teach and help me approach students with a fresh and contemporary outlook, while integrating academic and theatrical disciplines dramatically, technically, musically, culturally, historically and thematically.
My job as a teacher is to instil and foster creativity, empowering students to make the connections that no one has
seen before. I am sneaky. I take students through the back door of performance techniques and styles, while removing pre-conceived ideas that thwart and block full participation and creativity. We play, discover and will never forget and students all learn the Russian curtain-call step dance.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
“Nose Knows” Red Nose Clown ~ The “Littlest Mask” is powerful and amazing! Ignite the imagination and sense of freedom. Explode into hilarity with new comedic discoveries. Create characters that react to any stimulus, experiencing moments of truth, vulnerability and comedy that are your inner clown! Become one with the little red nose and take part in this intense clowning workshop. Outcomes: Dispels self-consciousness and frees physical and creative blocks. Students leave the workshop with a new approach to music, sound, objects, the environment and each other, while gaining a strong desire to manipulate the audience to do your bidding.
Jez Gregg will be joining us in May in conjunction with ISTA Telunas. (Jez last joined us at SAS in 2014)
"I have worked with ISTA now for nine years. I have learnt so much from the students and teachers I have met along the way. Whether it’s juggling balls or juggling ISTA, I feel the individual’s journey through the theatrical experience always comes from the heart."
Check out some photos from Jez's last visit
Check out some of the cool workshops from past years!
Greg Ruhe - May 10 to Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Sign Up:
BIOGRAPHY: With great pleasure I play with puppets every day and call it a job. When not joyfully sharing my Puppet Pizzazz performances and workshops in schools, I crash parties with outrageous larger-than-life puppet characters that are “the life of the party”.I believe there is power in puppetry for the performer as well as the audience. As a performer I lose my inhibitions, saying things that the “shy me” would only dream of. In turn the audience loses their inhibitions and they respond in an animated way that reaffirms to me the power of puppetry.After college I was an actor at the prestigious Alley Theatre, created the award winning Children’s Theatre of Houston, attended American National Puppetry Conferences, conducted residencies in schools in China and Africa, toured India with Very Special Arts, was staff for Puppeteers of America Festivals and the 2015 ISTA middle school Eden festivalGreg Ruhe's WorkshopsTuesday, May 10 - 3:30 to 5:30 pm Location: Theater StudioDescription: “Light ! Shadows!! Action!!!”Explore the ancient art of Shadow puppetry. Create easy to make shadow images that can become a stage environment or the stars of a show!Wednesday, May 11 - 3:30 to 5:30 pm Location: Theater StudioDescription: “Action figures transformed into fantastic shadow illusions”
Dig to the bottom of your old toy box and find your favorite plastic action figure. Add a flashlight and a spinning Lazy Susan to create astounding puppetry. Learn a simple technique of manipulating light to create shadow illusions that will baffle the audience.
Neil Farrelly - November 23, 2016 (after-school only)
Neil studied Performing Arts at University of Middlesex, London, and, after graduating, set up his own theatre company. For the past twenty years, he has been based in Japan teaching, directing, consulting and performing with all levels of students.
In 2003, he set up Nose2Nose Ltd with Timothy and Ben Mann. Since then, the company has toured extensively on an annual basis all over Asia, at festivals, events, schools and colleges. The latest production, 'SPACE', a one-man show by Timothy Mann, directed by Neil, has been toured from the UK, Turkey, Middle East, India and East Asia,. Neil continues to write short stories and articles on Asia, make short films, and organise new projects all over Asia.
For more info: Check out his website: http://www.nose2nose.org
Neil joined us last year... check out the incredible work he did with SAS middle school students.
18 brave performers took on a live audience after a week of amazing workshops!
Artist in Residence 2014-15
Louise Clark - BIOGRAPHY
Since stepping out onto the stage (wooden floor boards which were guaranteed to give you a splinter) at the tender age of six, to play the title role of The little angel in our tiny, country-village school Christmas play, I have had a passion for theatre. I spent every Saturday morning from the age of ten to eighteen in the experienced and nurturing hands of Calderdale Theatre School, learning skills for t
he stage but also the importance of ensemble and the sense of empowerment that a creative environment can give to young people. My artistic light-bulb moment came when I found myself earning a crust as a classroom assistant in a local primary school; children + theatre = an endless supply of excitement, imagination, creativity and the rewards of seeing pupils learn and grow as people. I formalised my thoughts by gaining an MA in drama and theatre education and I now run my own theatre company, creating interactive performances for children. I also work closely with teachers and educators, exploring and developing new ways of using drama as a tool to engage young people in their learning and how to use theatre to open doors to new worlds and new minds.
My workshops begin by making a puppet or choosing an object to bring to life. By giving students the skills and structure to make a simple puppet themselves they have ownership of, and an immediate connection with, the puppet they animate.
When: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 3:30 to 6 pm.
Where: Drama Theater
Participants: Grades 6, 7 or 8
Group Size: Limited to 24 students. (First come basis)
Sign Up: By emailing Ms Fulcher (lfulcher@sas.edu.sg) or you can sign up in S106
*Please note if you sign up you must honour your commitment. Put the date and time in your calendar so you do not forget. It is unfair to take a space from someone else then not use it.
"Interactive Storytelling: Turning stories into performance. "
We all use, share and create stories every day. Stories are not only a means of entertainment but have been used since the beginning of mankind to pass on our history and knowledge. Having created and directed several storytelling shows I can offer theories, skills and techniques ranging from the ancient to the modern to explore and experiment with in order to find the perfect way to captivate your audience.
When: Monday, March 16, 3:30 to 6 pm
Location: Drama Theater
Participants: Grades 6, 7 or 8
Group Size: Limited to 24 students. (First come basis)
Sign Up: By emailing Ms Fulcher (lfulcher@sas.edu.sg) or you can sign up in S106
Megan Campisi - October 7-8, 2014
MASTER CLASSES on offer...
"Breath life into the inanimate"
Puppetry: A puppeteer breathes life in to otherwise inanimate objects. A puppeteer has the power to make you care and emotionally connect with a construct of basic materials. I believe that anything can be brought to life by a skilled puppeteer who transfers all of his/her energy into another creature, not caring for himself, only the new life he has created. Learning to be a puppeteer means learning a very specific skill, but it also means learning patience, co-operation, subtlety and focus.
Megan Campisi
I blame my father. While other children heard bedtime stories from the Brothers Grimm, I was sent to sleep accompanied by oral accounts of the Peloponnesian War. And this shaped me into what I am today: a really big nerd—I mean, a storyteller.
I started out with the same goal as many young artists: work as a forest ranger, learn how to milk goats—oh, and become a famous stage actress. Perhaps it was my passion for diverse experiences (oh, those ornery goats!) or memories of my dad, but pretty soon acting just wasn’t enough. I wanted to make plays. So after getting a BA degree at Yale University in Theater Studies, I went off to L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris (with a brief stint as an Object Theater puppeteer and Shakespeare training at RADA). Following the two-year program at the Lecoq School, I was totally ready (not true at all) to make my own theater. I gathered friends and colleagues into a company (www.goldnotrade.com) and started to do what playmaker Jon Wright calls “mucking about.”
My company makes plays together in a process called Devising. I start with a geek’s worth of research and maybe a storyboard and maybe a couple of dashed-out scenes. I bring these into the rehearsal room, where the company takes these “blueprints” and sets about “building” a play. We do improvisations. We try out scenes. We laugh. I rewrite. And somewhere along the way, a play takes shape. The creation process recalls the nightly childhood push-and-pull of storyteller and audience, first in the rehearsal room, and, later, with invited audiences at in-progress showings. My collaborators provide the same honest feedback I once gave my father: go faster, tell that part again, do the funny bit. And the work is stronger for it.
Then something huge happened. I had been teaching workshops here and there, sharing what I love to do, when I realized that teaching wasn’t just something I did when I wasn’t doing my art. Teaching was part of my art. My students are collaborators too. We learn from each other. And—just like with my company members—the work is stronger for it.
Since that discovery, I’ve taught all over the world: at universities like Yale and the Shanghai Theatre Academy, at International Schools from Beijing to New Delhi, and at public schools near my home in Brooklyn, New York.
Class Description: Commedia dell’Arte
What do the Simpsons and 16th-century Italy have in common? More than you think. Commedia dell’Arte is a classic Italian physical comedy form that combines masks and improvisation to essentially create live cartoons. In this workshop, we start with the social-historical context of Commedia and then quickly dive into the characters. Students learn the basics of improv, slapstick, masked performance and physical theater. We finish by performing short scenarios.
Monday, November 23 to Wednesday, November 25, 2015.
Joachim Matschos was our first in-class visiting artist this school year.
He wrote this year's high school IASIS play and we are excited to work with him for 3 days.
Joachim Matschoss was born in Germany and now lives in Melbourne/Australia. He is a playwright, poet and Theatre-maker. His Theatre Company, ‘Backyard Theatre Ensemble (BYTE)’ presents diverse pieces of theatre all across Melbourne/ Australia and internationally, both Youth Arts and for adults. Joachim has created theatre in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, HongKong, Hungary and China. Joachim is fascinated by creating work from scratch, starting with a thought, image, or a piece of music. It is inevitable that a piece of theatre will grow, will happen. There is always a story to tell, to listen to. Joachim is less interested in seeing a piece of theatre grow like a flower, but more so like a weed, something raw, something with cracks, and something that is challenging both the performer and the audience member.
‘When it is noisy, don’t sing or speak, not even shout! Draw and sculpt your thoughts.’ (J.Jiminez) Sometimes silence says more than a thousand words. ‘The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes.’ (M.Proust) For more information go to the website: www.byteensemble.com
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