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Our Performance Workshops are a creative space where performers can develop and refine their practise by working with WA’s leading actors, directors, and vocal coaches. These experiences are perfect for audition preparation, casting calls and learning how to stay tuned in-between gigs.

"I enjoyed every workshop, they are fun, empowering and reminded me that acting is an opportunity to express myself through art." Performance Workshop Participant 2022

For any Performance Workshop enquiries, email learn@blackswantheatre.com.au

PAST WORKSHOPS

  • MIND-BODY-VOICE WORKSHOP

    Saturday 11 March | Blue Room Theatre | 53 James Street Mall, Perth

    Learn the secrets of success from two of WA’s leading practitioners in a day of empowering creative exploration and skills development.

    Morning Session (10am - 12pm): Experience how Award-winning actor Hayley McElhinney prepares for and de-compresses from demanding roles through holistic practices.

    *Participants are requested to wear loose and comfortable clothing they can move in this session.

    Afternoon Session (1pm - 3pm): WAAPA’s Lecturer in Voice, Luzita Fereday will guide participants through simple ways to access dialect (accent) without hours of private coaching, in this practical workshop which can be applied to work in radio, screen and theatre.

    *Participants are requested to bring a contemporary monologue to this session.

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    $80 per session, $150 for full day workshop.

  • MONOLOGUE PREPARATION

    Saturday 15 July | Middar Room, State Theatre Centre WA | 174-176 William St, Perth

    Remove anxiety from the audition process by learning the qualities directors seek in an actor and why presenting contrasting monologues showcases your acting range.

    Morning Session: Contemporary (10am - 12pm): Julia Moody will share ways to harness nerves, make a great first impression in auditions, and coach participants on how to shape a truthful and compelling contemporary monologue.

    *Participants are requested to bring a contemporary monologue of their choosing to this session.

    Afternoon Session: Classical (1pm - 3pm): Director Trent Baker shares his love of classical text by sharing ways to embrace heightened language, character, and emotion in this practical and insightful workshop.

    *Participants are requested to bring a classical monologue of their choosing to this session.

  • RHUM + CLAY - SILENCE BEFORE WORDS

    Saturday 29 July | Enright Studio, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts | 2 Bradford St, Mount Lawley WA 6050

    In this 3-hour masterclass Rhum + Clay's Co-Artistic Director Julian Spooner will guide participants through immersive activities inspired by his training at Lecoq, aimed at heightening awareness and exploring unspoken narratives using improvisation and physical theatre techniques.

    Places in this workshop are limited to 15 participants.

    Morning Session | 9:30 - 12:30pm
    Afternoon Session | 1pm – 4pm

  • RHUM + CLAY - CREATING CINEMATIC THEATRE

    Sunday 20 August | Enright Studio, Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts | 2 Bradford St, Mount Lawley WA 6050

    A dynamic 3-hour devising masterclass facilitated by Rhum + Clay's Co-Artistic Director Matthew Wells, exploring the language of gesture, architecture of space and ways to incorporate cinematic elements into contemporary theatre.

    Places in this workshop are limited to 15 participants.

    Morning Session | 9:30 - 12:30pm
    Afternoon Session | 1pm – 4pm

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