Due to high demand, we've added a SECOND slot for Jesse MacLean's "A Thought In the Hand: An Introduction to Puppetry" workshop, 9am-12pm on Saturday, October 22nd!
We've got 10 slots to fill, but they won't last long!
Reserve yours today by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com.
Check out DaWorkshops for more info!
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Thursday 25 August 2011
Live-In Basics
Join DaPoPo this fall for our third annual Live-In at the TNS Living Room! During this month-long cultural event, we will be hosting an open play-reading series of new works by local established and emerging writers (DaPlay Readings), skill-share workshops and talks for theatre artists and the public (DaWorkshops), social events (DaParties), and (DaPerformances).
See our FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS at the bottom of this page!
Click on the links above for more information on each of the activities during the month and checking back for updates!
Please note: Many workshops have maximum enrollment. Reserve your space NOW by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com, with your name, phone number and workshops.
Participation in The Live-In will is by suggested donation at the door, in keeping with DaPoPo's philosophy of making theatre accessible. Proceeds go to support DaPoPo's upcoming trip to Berlin, Germany. All donations and sponsorships are gratefully accepted.
Donations of $10 or more are eligible for receipts for tax purposes. Please let us know in advance by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com
More information about DaPoPo Theatre, click here
The Live-In is supported by NS Dept of Communities, Culture and Heritage, by Theatre Nova Scotia and by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.
See our FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS at the bottom of this page!
Click on the links above for more information on each of the activities during the month and checking back for updates!
Please note: Many workshops have maximum enrollment. Reserve your space NOW by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com, with your name, phone number and workshops.
Participation in The Live-In will is by suggested donation at the door, in keeping with DaPoPo's philosophy of making theatre accessible. Proceeds go to support DaPoPo's upcoming trip to Berlin, Germany. All donations and sponsorships are gratefully accepted.
Donations of $10 or more are eligible for receipts for tax purposes. Please let us know in advance by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com
More information about DaPoPo Theatre, click here
The Live-In is supported by NS Dept of Communities, Culture and Heritage, by Theatre Nova Scotia and by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia.
DaPerformances
Seating for all shows is limited. Reservations recommended: liveindapopo@gmail.com
Please, specify show in the subject line, and include performance date, number of seats, your name and phone number in the body of the email.
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Acting Out!
Friday, October 7th, 8pm
This summer, DaPoPo led a mentorship program for queer youth, providing comprehensive training in theatrical disciplines, aimed at giving voice to the participants. At this performance series, participant Karen Chung will present her work-in-progress, followed by a screening of the film "Lust, Caution" by Ang Lee.
Four Actors In Search of a Nation
Thursday, October 13th - Saturday, October 15th, 8pm
DaPoPo's very first show returns with a new cast, a new staging and a difficult question: How do these actors create a play about being Canadian?
Panel Discussion:
Women in Theatre: The Real Deal
Sunday, October 16th, 7:30pm
Join Ann-Marie Kerr, Sue LeBlanc, Janice Jackson, Dr. Roberta Barker and Stephanie MacDonald for a panel discussion of issues for the working actress/performer. Are the challenges for women different than their male counterparts; what about the opportunities? More than wine and whine, the girls get down to business: where are we now, what do we need and what are our roles in getting there? Moderated by Kim Parkhill.
Book launch & Poetry Readings:
Amanda Jernigan & Richard Outram
Monday, October 17th, 8:30pm
Co-Hosted by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
Poet, Author, Playwright, and Four Actor's original cast member Amanda Jernigan reads from her book of poetry, and DaPoPo Theatre performs poems from "The Essential Richard Outram", edited by Amanda Jernigan. It's a great Canadian poetry night, DaPoPo-style!
Café DaPoPo
Thursday, October 20, 7:30-11pm
DaPoPo Theatre's signature fundraiser: peruse the menu, order a song, monologue, sock puppet or shtick, and enjoy a performance right at your table! Catch this unique performance before we share it with audiences in Berlin, Germany!
Please, specify show in the subject line, and include performance date, number of seats, your name and phone number in the body of the email.
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Acting Out!
Friday, October 7th, 8pm
This summer, DaPoPo led a mentorship program for queer youth, providing comprehensive training in theatrical disciplines, aimed at giving voice to the participants. At this performance series, participant Karen Chung will present her work-in-progress, followed by a screening of the film "Lust, Caution" by Ang Lee.
Four Actors In Search of a Nation
Thursday, October 13th - Saturday, October 15th, 8pm
DaPoPo's very first show returns with a new cast, a new staging and a difficult question: How do these actors create a play about being Canadian?
Panel Discussion:
Women in Theatre: The Real Deal
Sunday, October 16th, 7:30pm
Join Ann-Marie Kerr, Sue LeBlanc, Janice Jackson, Dr. Roberta Barker and Stephanie MacDonald for a panel discussion of issues for the working actress/performer. Are the challenges for women different than their male counterparts; what about the opportunities? More than wine and whine, the girls get down to business: where are we now, what do we need and what are our roles in getting there? Moderated by Kim Parkhill.
Book launch & Poetry Readings:
Amanda Jernigan & Richard Outram
Monday, October 17th, 8:30pm
Co-Hosted by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
Poet, Author, Playwright, and Four Actor's original cast member Amanda Jernigan reads from her book of poetry, and DaPoPo Theatre performs poems from "The Essential Richard Outram", edited by Amanda Jernigan. It's a great Canadian poetry night, DaPoPo-style!
Café DaPoPo
Thursday, October 20, 7:30-11pm
DaPoPo Theatre's signature fundraiser: peruse the menu, order a song, monologue, sock puppet or shtick, and enjoy a performance right at your table! Catch this unique performance before we share it with audiences in Berlin, Germany!
DaPlay Readings
Several evenings during the month of October will be dedicated to public readings of previously unproduced and/or unpublished playscripts written by local playwrights.
The plays will be at various stages of development. Be part of one of the first audiences to experience these new plays and works-in-progress and contribute your thoughts in a post-reading discussion with the authors and actors.
Come early to enjoy conversation and refreshments and then settle in to share in a relaxed evening of theatre-in-creation.
Admission and refreshments by suggested donation.
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Ms. Right Now
by Natasha MacLellan (Halifax, NS)
Tuesday, September 27th, 7:30pm
Alison, a studious second year law student, looks forward to being somebody, someday. But right now, she isn't anyone too exciting. Enter Lindsay, who introduces Alison to a whole new side of university life- where there are no rules, no taboos and no victims. But, are there no consequences?
Dead in Wawa
by Griffin McInnes (Halifax, NS)
Monday, October 3rd, 7:30pm
Co-Hosted by the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
Two incompetent drug dealers. An anxious student. A corpse. But whose?
Set in remote Wawa, Northern Ontario, this is the premise for Dead in Wawa, the funny, mysterious, absurd play by Halifax playwright Griffin McInnes, winner of the 2011 Norma Epstein National Creative Writing Contest and 2nd prize-winner of the 2010 Atlantic Writing Competition.
A Good Death
by Kim Parkhill (Halifax, NS)
Thursday, October 6th, 7:30pm
A woman with a terminal prognosis + her mother + her lover + her friend + her doctor = a story of one person's attempt to embrace a happy ending despite the obstacles, expected and unexpected. You might laugh and you might cry, but hopefully you'll wonder "Why?" Bring your insights and opinions for this first reading of a new script that asks how much autonomy we really have.
Athena in Love, An Adult Tragi-comedy
by Julie Strong (Halifax, NS)
Saturday, October 8th, 7:30pm
Pallas, the goddess Athena’s friend, is dying. Athena’s enemy, the gorgon Medusa, holds the remedy. Obtaining it requires the concerted efforts of several Greek heroes plus a chorus. Obscene hilarity, horror and heartbreak ensue. A twist near the end brings this divine play to its human conclusion.
Dance with Desire
by David Sklar (Montreal, QC)
Monday, October 10th, 7:30pm
Irving Layton helped define Canada and shape it’s cultural role in the world. He gave us our own voice when we felt the pull of British arrogance and the lure of American superiority. But what’s happens when he decides to delve into his past? What secrets will he and his audience discover that have been dormant for many generations?
They That Take The Sword
by Steve Cloutier (Halifax, NS)
Tuesday, October 11th, 7:30pm
Four strangers, trapped in a world in which national security is the overriding concern, are thrown together after being detained by airport security. Awaiting their security clearance, the close confinement releases their deepest and darkest secrets, exposing the insidious influence of a security obsessed society.
DaWorkshops
Facilitated by professional actors, technicians, and other artists, the workshops are an opportunity for artists and community members to come together and learn new skills while sharing artistic expression. Open to both public and theatre practitioners.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited so register early by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com
Participation in all workshops is by donation. Donations over $10 may be eligible for a tax receipt. Please ask when registering.
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Cultivating Creation Spaces through Place-Making
Sunday, September 25, 2-4pm
led by Brian Riley
This workshop will provide a basic introduction to creating environments that nurture creativity. Through a balance of group discussion and direct action, we will explore the idea of activating a space, holding space, and intention. Ideas such as exploiting limitations, everyday magic, and process as a practice will be a skeleton for this engaging afternoon.
Coming from a multi-disciplinary arts background, Brian Riley has combined a passion for community building and cultivating expression in youth with his theatre, music and sculpture. A sense of discovery through play has become the staple in much of his work. Most recently exploration with found object sculpture and theatricalization of the everyday have led him towards creating and hosting beautifully transformative spaces for gatherings, events, and festivals. Adaptability to flow and group engagement are enhanced with his circus, musical, and sculptural background. Some Halifax collaborators include Secret Theatre, Zuppa Theatre, and Heartwood Youth Development, while focusing on his own creative output under the name Even Integers.
Intro to Red Nose Clown
Sunday, September 25, 7-10pm
led by John Beale
Maximum 20 participants. Please register early; this workshop has a minimum registration.
Inspired by the teachings of theatre master Philippe Gaulier, this workshop is for performers of all disciplines and non-performers interested in developing a more engaging presence, an openness and bravery in front of others and a reconnection with creativity: The pleasure of playing, listening and allowing things to unfold.
John Beale has been acting, teaching and creating for the past 20 years. His workshops inspire engaging presence by focusing on the pleasure to play and discovering the joy of failure. Beale is a graduate of the Philippe Gaulier International Theatre School and also trained, performed and taught extensively with Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts.
Dramaturgy – What Is It and How Do I Do It?
Monday, September 26, 7:30-10:30pm
led by Garry Williams
Maximum 12 participants. Please register early.
This workshop is for anyone interested in the art of making theatre. We will compare traditional and contemporary approaches to dramaturgy, and work as dramaturges to analyze, interpret and realize play texts. Garry Williams draws from twenty years experience as actor, director and playwright in Germany, the United States and Canada.
Introduction to The Viewpoints
Sunday, October 2nd, 12-5:30pm
led by Kim Parkhill
Minimum registrants: 8; Maximum 12. Please register early.
Participants will play with the physical and vocal Viewpoints, a theatrical language describing principles of movement through time and space (as expanded by Anne Bogart &Tina Landau). Using a heightened awareness of ensemble as well as this vocabulary, participants will create short group compositions to share in-session. Dress to move and give your thinking brain the night off.
Kim Parkhill is professional performer/creator whose lifelong learning on- and off-stage has taken her from Halifax to New York, Latvia and Germany, In 2010, she had the privilege of training in Viewpoints and Composition with the SITI Company and Anne Bogart in their annual month-long summer intensive at Skidmore College. She has contributed to the creation of several new works for stage, collaboratively or individually, through collective creation, workshopping, adaptation, writing and/or dramaturgy.
Theatre of the Oppressed – Conflicts Without Resolution
Sunday, October 2nd, 6:30-10:30pm.
led by Garry Williams
Maximum 25 participants; Please register early.
Introduced to this form of political theatre in High School, Garry Williams has since studied with internationally celebrated founder Augusto Boal, and his son Julian Boal. In this workshop, participants will practice techniques to explore social conflicts, and practice expressing them in the context of a theatrical performance.
You Play Me
Tuesday October 18, 7-10pm
led by Dustin Harvey
This workshop will focus on a process of making performance with headsets. Participants will work collaboratively on a mini project based on the key ideas of theatrical engagement, site responsive creation, and one-on-one performance. Participants should bring an mp3 player.
From Dustin Harvey (Secret Theatre): "I am essentially an actor that works in interdisciplinary art. I come from a theatre background and not a performance art or visual arts background, and that is important to me because it informs the way my work is read. I have led work based in Halifax since 2003. Each production I make is about the theatrical while engaging viewers intimately."
The Artist / Producer: “Doing It All”
Friday, October 21st, 7-8:30pm
led by Janice Jackson
Please register early: this workshop has a minimum registration.
Freelance performing artists are always looking for opportunities to perform. These opportunities are sometimes plentiful and other times scarce. This necessitates not only developing the craft of performance, but becoming skilled at producing, public relations, directing, developing work, etc. How do we produce and promote while still maintaining a high performance standard? In this workshop we will discuss the various skills needed to "do it all" and do it all well!
Soprano, Janice Jackson has performed in modern music festivals and concert halls around the world and has sung over 170 world premieres of new works. She is the Artistic Director of the Halifax based contemporary vocal music society Vocalypse Productions. She has experience in both PR and producing.
A Thought In the Hand: An Introduction to Puppetry
Saturday Oct 22nd,
2 Sessions: 9am-12pm OR 1-4pm
Led by Jesse MacLean
Maximum 10 participants. Please register early.
Love Kermit? Love War Horse? Love playing with toys? In this introductory session participants will explore the basics of puppetry arts and object manipulation. Based on sessions conducted by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, this is a hands-on workshop featuring opportunities for solo, partnered and group work, this workshop is designed to give participants a taste of what it feels like to bring an object to life and hold a thought in the hand.
Jesse MacLean is a Halifax-based Director and Performer. He has directed over a dozen shows for Shakespeare by the Sea Halifax, and since 2006 has worked closely with the internationally acclaimed puppetry company Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. As a puppeteer he has performed across North America and Asia and has served as a Puppetry Coach and Assistant Director on a number of Mermaid's touring productions. As a workshop leader he has designed and/or taught puppetry workshops at home and abroad for a variety of age levels. He saw War Horse last year in London, and loved it.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited so register early by emailing liveindapopo@gmail.com
Participation in all workshops is by donation. Donations over $10 may be eligible for a tax receipt. Please ask when registering.
==
Cultivating Creation Spaces through Place-Making
Sunday, September 25, 2-4pm
led by Brian Riley
This workshop will provide a basic introduction to creating environments that nurture creativity. Through a balance of group discussion and direct action, we will explore the idea of activating a space, holding space, and intention. Ideas such as exploiting limitations, everyday magic, and process as a practice will be a skeleton for this engaging afternoon.
Coming from a multi-disciplinary arts background, Brian Riley has combined a passion for community building and cultivating expression in youth with his theatre, music and sculpture. A sense of discovery through play has become the staple in much of his work. Most recently exploration with found object sculpture and theatricalization of the everyday have led him towards creating and hosting beautifully transformative spaces for gatherings, events, and festivals. Adaptability to flow and group engagement are enhanced with his circus, musical, and sculptural background. Some Halifax collaborators include Secret Theatre, Zuppa Theatre, and Heartwood Youth Development, while focusing on his own creative output under the name Even Integers.
Intro to Red Nose Clown
Sunday, September 25, 7-10pm
led by John Beale
Maximum 20 participants. Please register early; this workshop has a minimum registration.
Inspired by the teachings of theatre master Philippe Gaulier, this workshop is for performers of all disciplines and non-performers interested in developing a more engaging presence, an openness and bravery in front of others and a reconnection with creativity: The pleasure of playing, listening and allowing things to unfold.
John Beale has been acting, teaching and creating for the past 20 years. His workshops inspire engaging presence by focusing on the pleasure to play and discovering the joy of failure. Beale is a graduate of the Philippe Gaulier International Theatre School and also trained, performed and taught extensively with Shakespeare & Company in Massachusetts.
Dramaturgy – What Is It and How Do I Do It?
Monday, September 26, 7:30-10:30pm
led by Garry Williams
Maximum 12 participants. Please register early.
This workshop is for anyone interested in the art of making theatre. We will compare traditional and contemporary approaches to dramaturgy, and work as dramaturges to analyze, interpret and realize play texts. Garry Williams draws from twenty years experience as actor, director and playwright in Germany, the United States and Canada.
Introduction to The Viewpoints
Sunday, October 2nd, 12-5:30pm
led by Kim Parkhill
Minimum registrants: 8; Maximum 12. Please register early.
Participants will play with the physical and vocal Viewpoints, a theatrical language describing principles of movement through time and space (as expanded by Anne Bogart &Tina Landau). Using a heightened awareness of ensemble as well as this vocabulary, participants will create short group compositions to share in-session. Dress to move and give your thinking brain the night off.
Kim Parkhill is professional performer/creator whose lifelong learning on- and off-stage has taken her from Halifax to New York, Latvia and Germany, In 2010, she had the privilege of training in Viewpoints and Composition with the SITI Company and Anne Bogart in their annual month-long summer intensive at Skidmore College. She has contributed to the creation of several new works for stage, collaboratively or individually, through collective creation, workshopping, adaptation, writing and/or dramaturgy.
Theatre of the Oppressed – Conflicts Without Resolution
Sunday, October 2nd, 6:30-10:30pm.
led by Garry Williams
Maximum 25 participants; Please register early.
Introduced to this form of political theatre in High School, Garry Williams has since studied with internationally celebrated founder Augusto Boal, and his son Julian Boal. In this workshop, participants will practice techniques to explore social conflicts, and practice expressing them in the context of a theatrical performance.
You Play Me
Tuesday October 18, 7-10pm
led by Dustin Harvey
This workshop will focus on a process of making performance with headsets. Participants will work collaboratively on a mini project based on the key ideas of theatrical engagement, site responsive creation, and one-on-one performance. Participants should bring an mp3 player.
From Dustin Harvey (Secret Theatre): "I am essentially an actor that works in interdisciplinary art. I come from a theatre background and not a performance art or visual arts background, and that is important to me because it informs the way my work is read. I have led work based in Halifax since 2003. Each production I make is about the theatrical while engaging viewers intimately."
The Artist / Producer: “Doing It All”
Friday, October 21st, 7-8:30pm
led by Janice Jackson
Please register early: this workshop has a minimum registration.
Freelance performing artists are always looking for opportunities to perform. These opportunities are sometimes plentiful and other times scarce. This necessitates not only developing the craft of performance, but becoming skilled at producing, public relations, directing, developing work, etc. How do we produce and promote while still maintaining a high performance standard? In this workshop we will discuss the various skills needed to "do it all" and do it all well!
Soprano, Janice Jackson has performed in modern music festivals and concert halls around the world and has sung over 170 world premieres of new works. She is the Artistic Director of the Halifax based contemporary vocal music society Vocalypse Productions. She has experience in both PR and producing.
A Thought In the Hand: An Introduction to Puppetry
Saturday Oct 22nd,
2 Sessions: 9am-12pm OR 1-4pm
Led by Jesse MacLean
Maximum 10 participants. Please register early.
Love Kermit? Love War Horse? Love playing with toys? In this introductory session participants will explore the basics of puppetry arts and object manipulation. Based on sessions conducted by Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, this is a hands-on workshop featuring opportunities for solo, partnered and group work, this workshop is designed to give participants a taste of what it feels like to bring an object to life and hold a thought in the hand.
Jesse MacLean is a Halifax-based Director and Performer. He has directed over a dozen shows for Shakespeare by the Sea Halifax, and since 2006 has worked closely with the internationally acclaimed puppetry company Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia. As a puppeteer he has performed across North America and Asia and has served as a Puppetry Coach and Assistant Director on a number of Mermaid's touring productions. As a workshop leader he has designed and/or taught puppetry workshops at home and abroad for a variety of age levels. He saw War Horse last year in London, and loved it.
DaParties
Another thing DaPoPo does well is share fun times with friends old and new. Join us for these exciting social events!
"Come Home to the Living Room" Opening Party
Saturday, September 24th, 8pm-1am
The living room is for comfort, for lounging, and spending relaxed times with good friends and family. Kick off the Live-In comfortably, with our "Comfort food" party! Bring a blanket, your slippers, or whatever helps you "come home", and meet the participants in this year's Live-In, in comfort and style!
FUNDRAISER:
The Drinking Game
Friday, September 30th, 8:30pm.
Two strangers sit at a table, meeting for the first time in front of an audience. Their conversation is mediated by a series of questions, and alcohol. This a brand new performance concept, developed by Garry Williams, artistic director of DaPoPo Theatre and co-creator of Café DaPoPo.
Film Screening: Looking For Richard
Saturday, October 1st, 8pm
This strange and charming documentary by Al Pacino, in which he also stars, is an exploration of several topics: Shakespeare and his hump-backed villain, the impulse to act, the way actors work--and Pacino's single-minded effort to make the Bard accessible to all audiences and not just the effete few. Over the course of the film, Pacino alternately discusses the role and the text; roams Manhattan, talking about Shakespeare with everyone from scholars to people on the street; and re-creates scenes from the play in a production staged at the Cloisters, an evocative castle-like museum on the north end of Manhattan. He assembles a cast that includes Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, Estelle Parsons, and Alec Baldwin to perform the scenes, and he slips back and forth between text and discussion of the play in a way that makes Shakespeare comprehensible and fascinating to viewers who know or care nothing about his writing. --Marshall Fine
Thanksgiving Potluck
Sunday, October 9th, 5pm-9pm
Can't make it home for the holiday? Want to celebrate a little differently this year? Just love Turkey? Come on out for the Live-In's potluck turkey dinner! We'll bring the turkey, you bring a side dish to share, and a plate. Happy Thanksgiving, from the Live-In!
Nocturne "Stone Soup" Warm-up
Saturday, October 15th, 9:30pm-12pm
Take a break from roaming the streets during Halifax's "Art at Night" event, and warm up with a mug of "Stone Soup". Attendees are encouraged, but by no means required, to bring an ingredient to the soup. Hear the story of the Stone Soup, and sample some free theatrical appetizers to get you in the mood for our upcoming Café DaPoPo. Help us celebrate the closing of "Four Actors In Search of a Nation", and fuel up for more Nocturne fun!
"Oktoberfest" Closing Party
October 22nd, 8pm-1am
DaPoPo is packing its bags to take Café DaPoPo on the road to Berlin, Germany! Help us get ready, and bid "Auf Wiedersehen!" to another successful Live-In, with this German-themed party, complete with German sausages, big beer steins, and a party game you will never forget!
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