The most helpful piece of news recently… for me anyway. I have been looking around for classes such as this. And what do you know. Just as I was looking for something. This pops up. Yay!
Practical aesthetics
Are you interested in acting? Then make a beeline for David Lim’s acting class, Scene Study, at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts in Jalan Strachan, Kuala Lumpur from Oct 20 onwards.
Participants will study Practical Aesthetics (PA) – a technique that explores the processes of acting. This technique was developed by award-winning writer-filmmaker David Mamet and Oscar-nominated actor William H. Macy.
Talent showcase: Dram Projects founder Jennifer Kuah in front of the studio. Check out its upcoming Project OMG (Open Mike Gig).
Created primarily as a response to Method Acting, PA has been studied by actors such as Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four), Matthew Fox (Lost) and Eddie Cahill (CSI:NY).
The class is open to beginners without any training as well as seasoned veterans who simply want to try another approach to acting. Participants will be required to attend all classes and be prepared to spend at least four-to-six hours a week outside of class on homework.
The classes are open to participants who are 18 years old and above. The course fee is RM400 and registration fee is RM50. Classes will be held on Thursdays (8.30pm till 10.30pm) and Saturdays (2.30pm till 6.30pm). There will be a mini presentation on Dec 1 (5pm).
Only a maximum of 14 students will be accepted. Reading materials and an introduction letter will be handed out or e-mailed to enrolled participants. For more information call 03-4047 9060 or e-mail academy@klpac.com.
THE Actors Studio presents Life Sdn Bhd 4, together with breast cancer survivors and others associated with the disease. The production marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Come and listen to Ednin, Mei, Ranjit, Renée, Shereen, Shery and Azean as they share their deepest emotions. Shows will be held from today to Saturday. There will also be free breast cancer tests at the Oval of The Actors Studio in Bangsar. You can also get a free examination conducted by Pantai Hospitals from 5 to 8.30pm, from today to Saturday, and from noon to 3pm on Sunday. All donations collected will be shared between PRIDE, Azean Irdawaty and ELPIZO.
Tickets for Life Sdn Bhd 4 are available at The Actors Studio at Bangsar Shopping Centre, KL. Tickets are priced at RM30 and RM20 for senior citizens, the disabled and students. For bookings, call 03-20940400 or e-mail tickets@theactorsstudio.com.my. For details, visit theactorsstudio.com.my.
Showcase your talents at Project OMG (Open Mike Gig) – a platform for inspired people to do their thing, be it performance poetry, readings, music, short film, art or even sword swallowing. The event is held on the fourth Sunday of most months at The Dram Projects at Studio, BG-6 Happy Mansions, Jalan 17/13 in Petaling Jaya. The Dram Projects is a privately funded community project that offers a space for youths to express themselves through theatre and the arts.
Audio-visual feast: Catch The Lost and the Ecliptic: 10 Memorandums of a Devastated and Crippled Amnesiac at KLPac.
The next Project OMG event will be held on Oct 28. For more information, e-mail nowhitespace@gmail.com or call 012-783 9006 (Pat) / 016 660 6460 (Priya).
Alternatively, browse omg-series.blogspot.com.
This Hari Raya break, The RiverGrass Dance Academy will be presenting its fourth instalment of children’s games and activity series - Pebbles 4 All. The event will be held this Sunday from 3pm to 6pm at Pentas 1, KLPac, Sentul Park, Jalan Strachan, KL. During the event, children will be able to participate in creative games and an interactive creative dance performance. Dancer/ choreographer Mew Chang Tsing and her team will lead the session. For tickets, call 03-4047 9000 or 016-2210 562. Entrance is RM15 (for participants under 12 years old), RM20 (for participants above 12 years old) or RM150 for a group of 10 pax (minimum seven children under 12 years old).
Pentas Project’s abstract performance The Lost and the Ecliptic: 10 Memorandums of a Devastated and Crippled Amnesiac will be performed till Sunday at Pentas 2, KLPac. Showtime is at 8.30pm (except Sunday, when it is 3pm). Directed by Loh Kok Man, the production brings together young and emerging artists from various fields in the arts to produce an audio-visual feast. Artists include Amelia Tan, Au Sow Yee, Caecar Chong, Ng Chor Guan, Steve Goh and Tan Yan Tee, with theatre thespian Shanthini Venugopal on vocals. Unlike other theatre performances that concentrate on story-telling, this one will bring the usually neglected elements of lighting and visual imagery into focus, putting them on equal footing with the performers.
Tickets are priced at RM35 (adults) and RM25 (students, senior citizens and the disabled). For more information, call 03-40479000/20949400/012-2661579 or 012-2744292.
