Look for THE BIZ workshops and info coming soon here!
This MUST ATTEND series of professional workshops and special events will connect you even further to the real world of “SHOW BIZ”.
Join us for amazing opportunities to connect and work with even more arts professionals. Ask your specific questions – work at an accelerated pace…and have even more FUN!
Non Ovation Students Please CONTACT US for pricing.
How does it work? Ovation! is partnering with an amazing production company “Magic Messes” to create original student films! Over ten hours at the studio, participating students will create, storyboard, rehearse, direct, and film their own shorts. Working with prompts from the “Magic Messes” project team, students will choose between two topics to centre their film: “Family, Friends and Fights” or “Feeling Down”. The group will be split into 2 teams, and each team is given 1 prop, 1 costume item, and a short script. Our film production & screen acting instructor Andrew Fantasia will be choosing the elements and the scene/script, assisted by our acting instructor Paige! Each team will be provided with 1 camera, 2 camera batteries, 1 tripod, 1 mic, 1 SD card. You meet at Ovation! and see what happens from there! We’ll also shoot some behind-the-scenes interviews for an awesome documentary-style exploration of the above topics. Then the “Magic Messes” team will edit and distribute the finished films on their platforms!
Overview
Who can participate? Any Level 3/4/5 Ovation! student (ages 10 to 18 yrs). Screen acting or film production experience is not required! What is required is an interest in creating a fun short film, and an excellent attitude and work ethic to be part of a team of innovators and creators!
Each participant must provide a notebook/binder and a pencil, plus their own snacks/lunch/water bottle. Dress for the elements and bring a backpack!
How does it work? Students will participate in a musical theatre learning session, encompassing an ‘Acting Through Song’ workshop that is focused on ‘presence and play’ in musical theatre performance! Students will be asked to prepare a musical theatre song in advance of the session – either a 32-bar cut of a musical theatre song, or something they’re working on in class for WICKED or VERSATILE VOCALS. Everyone will have the chance to work with our guest artist in a group session, and as a soloist showcasing their prepared materials. This will be followed by a Q&A about SLC’s musical theatre program, and the performance industry at large!
Afterwards, join us at a cinema for a screening of the new ‘WICKED’ movie-musical! Time & location TBA.
Meet our guest artist! Kyle Blair (he/him) is a professor of music theatre at St. Lawrence College and has been working as a professional theatre artist for 25 years. His credits include 21 seasons between the Stratford and Shaw Festivals. Other appearances include Crow’s Theatre, The National Arts Centre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Neptune Theatre, Grand Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, Talk is Free Theatre, and Drayton Entertainment. Kyle holds an MA (University of Guelph), BFA (University of Windsor), and is a graduate of the Stratford Festival’s Birmingham Conservatory. Kyle is the recipient of a Merritt Award (Best Actor) for his portrayal of Billy in Billy Bishop Goes to War, the Odyssey Award (Notable Career Achievement) from the University of Windsor, and the Maureen Forrester & Dora Mavor Moore awards from the Stratford Festival.
Who can participate? Our Level 3/4/5 Ovation! musical theatre or vocals students, ages 10 to 18 years. We will focus on learning the craft and showcasing our skills in a unique and fun environment! Each participant must prepare their musical theatre song demo, and wear fitness/movement attire (including indoor shoes!), and bring their own water bottle. You may join us for the workshop, film, or both! Film details TBA.
How does it work? Students will spend the evening at the Ovation! studio learning the basics of hand-to-hand stage combat, including safety practices and technique work, with an introduction to scene work with fight choreography. Students will learn the foundational safety concepts with accompanying techniques, how to connect to the actors’ process within a fight scene, and may try out a short piece of fight choreography!
Meet our Guest Artist! Christina Fox (they/she) graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada as an actor, and is involved in a wide variety of different creative work, including fight directing and stunts! Christina was recently the Assistant Fight Director for The Stratford Festival’s 2023 Season.
Film (Selected): Murdoch Mysteries, Hot Zone, Frankie Drake, Reign.
Theatre (Selected): Midsummer Night’s Dream (Chekhov Collective), The Vibrator Play (Red Wit Theatre), Three Sisters (Wolf Manor Theatre).
Stunts (Selected): The Handmaid’s Tale, Fellow Travellers, Hardy Boys, Pretty Hard Cases.
Who can participate? Any Level 3, 4, or 5 Ovation! student, ages 10 to 19 years (not open to students younger than 10, thanks). Our stage & screen acting, dance, and musical theatre students in particular are highly encouraged to participate! Stage combat experience is not required. What is required is an interest in learning more about this exciting aspect of performance, and a positive attitude! We will focus on learning the craft and skills in a unique and fun environment!
Great for our students & friends – feel free to spread the word if you’ve got a pal who wants to experience what Ovation! is all about! There is no fee to participate for Ovation! students, and the fee for any non-Ovation! student is $49+HST.
Each participant must bring/wear fitness/movement attire (including indoor shoes!), plus their own snacks/water bottle.
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