programmes, solutions & services
ACTING FOUNDATIONS
Intended as a learning programme for community centres, sessions are designed for adults to develop basic performance skills useful for future artistic endeavours (such as actors’ auditions) or simply for personal development (such as public speaking). Fun and creative exercises aim to raise confidence, sense of play and communication. Teaching is grounded in selected university-level material that is adapted for wider public access. Topics covered include improvisation, voice, movement, character development, and scene analysis.
Acting for Adults courses have been held at:
- Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre
- The Junction Dubai
- Sorbonne Abu Dhabi
Now on at Warehouse 421 in Abu Dhabi
Read about the course + testimonials on:
https://acttoodubai.wordpress.com
Extended play video on ACT TOO/STARTOO workshops including TV & radio interviews with the collective: https://youtu.be/gbAhX1XAYd0
Intended as a learning programme for community centres, sessions are designed for adults to develop basic performance skills useful for future artistic endeavours (such as actors’ auditions) or simply for personal development (such as public speaking). Fun and creative exercises aim to raise confidence, sense of play and communication. Teaching is grounded in selected university-level material that is adapted for wider public access. Topics covered include improvisation, voice, movement, character development, and scene analysis.
Acting for Adults courses have been held at:
- Dubai Community Theatre & Arts Centre
- The Junction Dubai
- Sorbonne Abu Dhabi
Now on at Warehouse 421 in Abu Dhabi
Read about the course + testimonials on:
https://acttoodubai.wordpress.com
Extended play video on ACT TOO/STARTOO workshops including TV & radio interviews with the collective: https://youtu.be/gbAhX1XAYd0
EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE
Training and initiatives offer participants a chance to experience theatre practices that unleash creativity, push boundaries, and challenge preconceived notions. Out-of-the-box approaches aim to stretch the imagination, personal expression, and heighten an appreciation of group-work. Literal props are often purposefully limited in session-work, leading ensembles to re-think, thus re-invent available material, this in tandem with encouraging lateral rather than linear thinking patterns. Programmes are designed with arts and alternative, "found" spaces in mind.
Training and projects run in conjunction with the STAR TOO arts collective: Dubai's first experimental theatre group, principally based on the works of directors and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Jerzy Grotowski, and Jacques Lecoq.
Art work for Alef Magazine January 2015 by Corine Pagny
Training and initiatives offer participants a chance to experience theatre practices that unleash creativity, push boundaries, and challenge preconceived notions. Out-of-the-box approaches aim to stretch the imagination, personal expression, and heighten an appreciation of group-work. Literal props are often purposefully limited in session-work, leading ensembles to re-think, thus re-invent available material, this in tandem with encouraging lateral rather than linear thinking patterns. Programmes are designed with arts and alternative, "found" spaces in mind.
Training and projects run in conjunction with the STAR TOO arts collective: Dubai's first experimental theatre group, principally based on the works of directors and practitioners such as Augusto Boal, Jerzy Grotowski, and Jacques Lecoq.
Art work for Alef Magazine January 2015 by Corine Pagny
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Extended play video on STAR TOO work samples, including interviews with the collective: https://youtu.be/PH0jw2uptTQ
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"image sculpting" video sample: https://youtu.be/zgynQgP4_aY
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ACTIVATION & ANIMATION OF EVENTS
To partner with the ACT TOO/STAR TOO group on developing unique events using theatre, from product launches and openings to off-site activities, contact the team on info@startoo.org. Visit director Sol Abiad's page for a list of past events and patrons: https://solabiad.wordpress.com
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TRAINING SOLUTIONS
