About this Event
CHARACTER:
Explore the bold world of improvised character! In this one-off, 3 hour workshop we'll look at psychological, emotional, and physical approaches to playing complex, interesting characters on stage. This class will help you extend your character range and open up new choices in spontaneity that rely less on doing and more on being.
Prerequisites:
*Some* improv experience recommended.
If you're not sure, just email [email protected]
Date and time:
Thursday, March 5 | 7:00-10:00pm
Venue:
Waterloo Visitor Information Centre | 10 Father David Bauer Dr
Accessible Pricing:
If cost is a barrier for you, please email [email protected] and we'll figure out an accessible price. Don't be shy!
About the instructor:
Ben Gorodetsky is an improviser, director, and educator based in Kitchener, Ontario. They are curator and host of KW monthly mainstays: Pinch Cabaret and Together We're Boisterous Comedy. Ben is the former Associate Artistic Director of Rapid Fire Theatre, where he performed in the flagship TheatreSports show every friday night for seven years, and a nominee for a Canadian Comedy Award. He has performed, taught, and directed improvisation at The Magnet Theatre (NYC), Out of Bounds Comedy (Austin), UCB (LA), Highwire Comedy (Atlanta), English Lovers (Vienna), IGLU (Ljubljana), FERIIR (Reunion Island), Bad Dog (Toronto), and Blind Tiger (Vancouver). His performance work has been presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario, CAFKA, Lumen Fest, Movement Research at Judson Church, The Tank NYC, Mile Zero Dance, Brian Webb Dance Company, Expanse Festival of Movement Arts, Rubaboo Festival, Guelph Dance Festival, SpringWorks, and the Gas Station Arts Centre. They are creator and executive producer of TV series "My Pet Ate What?" for CTV/Bell Media. They teach at UWaterloo and hold an MFA from Brooklyn College-CUNY and a BFA from the University of Alberta.
More info: www.pinchpinchpinch.com/classes
*photo by Phi Doan
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Visitor Information Centre, 10 Father David Bauer Drive, Waterloo, Canada
CAD 48.57
