Move beyond auto and begin to master your digital camera’s features. Shutter speed, aperture and ISO all demystified and made to work for you. Explore techniques such as finding flattering light, shoot in shade, harsh sunlight and challenging low light. Discover inspiring ideas for compelling compositions and start taking more professional photographs.

An incredible opportunity to learn the techniques and training of theatre legend Jacques Lecoq with Cecily Nash who is currently training at École internationale de théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Cecily will teach live from Paris, giving you a taste of Lecoq’s work. The workshop will explore the possibilites of the body and the potential for movement as a vehicle for storytelling and expression. INTRO COURSE - 3 SESSIONS

Learn the basics of the Viewpoints Technique as developed by Anne Bogart. Viewpoints provides a vocabulary for thinking about and acting upon movement and gesture. The Nine Viewpoints (Spatial Relationship, Kinesthetic Response, Shape, Gesture, Repetition, Architecture, Tempo, Duration, and Topography) are used to encourage creative exploration and make dynamic work on stage.

Learn what makes a compelling podcast, the basics of production, tehnical requirements and marketing. Get your podcast started, recorded and get feedback from the group.

Learn traditional Buddhist meditation techniques through a series of sitting and walking practices, cultivating the sensory experience and learning to live more fully in the moment. Some of the tangible benefits of meditation include: increased concentration, better coping abilities and personal acceptance, a reduction in persistent negative thinking, and an increase in overall feelings of calm and happiness.

Want to start reading great plays but don’t know where to start? This course will get you excited about reading plays and covers essential contemporary American and British playwrights, including: Arthur Miller, Paula Vogel, Nick Payne, Sarah Ruhl and more. The class includes discussion around good dramatic structure, what makes a play a classic, and different styles of plays including contemporary, avant-garde and experimental theatre. A reading list will be provided for ongoing, take home study.

The course looks at Musical Theatre choreography from a variety of shows and helps you understand style and genre. There will be opportunites to develop your own work which will be filmed for feedback and a showcase will be developed for the whole group.

Get a crash course in I-Phone filmmaking as you learn how to tell a compelling story through film from start to finish. Structure, theme, character and conflict are explored and how to translate these elements through your lens.