The ITA's Interact weekend of workshops will be held next weekend, June 1, 2, 3 at the Kalamunda PAC (Canning Rd), Kalamunda, WA. Some of the workshops are now full. Upon contacting facilitators, we have been able to arrange some repeat sessions, and the final programme (barring unforeseen circumstances) is as follows:

Registration (Saturday 8:00 to 9:00 AM)

Keynote Speaker and Opening Address (Saturday 9:00 to 10:00 AM approx):
Dr Geoff Gibbs, Former Head of the WA Academy of Performing Arts.

Session 1 (Saturday 10:30 AM) participants will have a choice of:
Choreography - Ingrid Klaasenholm
Acting "Scene Study" - Noel O'Neill
Lighting - Don Allen
Make up - Sonia Garbellini
Voice - Geoff Gibbs
Shakespearean Theatre, rehearsal techniques, voice, movement & verse - Rebecca Davis and Stuart Halusz

Session 2 (Saturday 1:30 PM):
Australian Theatre (analysis & interpretation) - Geoff Gibbs
Lighting - Don Allen
Basic Improvisation Techniques - Lucy Eyre
Shakespearean Theatre, rehearsal techniques, voice, movement & verse - Rebecca Davis and Stuart Halusz

Session 3 (Saturday 4:00 PM):
Shakespeare - Collin O'Brien
Voice - Geoff Gibbs
Singing - Stephen Furtado
Advanced Improvisation Techniques - Lucy Eyre

Session 4 (10:30 AM):
Commercial Opportunities for Thespians - Katrina Bercov
Audition Technique - Lucy Eyre
Sacred Theatre - Emma Bacon & Ann Miller
Stage Combat - Andy Fraser

Session 5 (Sunday 1:30 PM):
Body Language - Andrew Horabin
Theatre Sports - Angela & Michael Sanderson-Green
Singing - Stephen Furtado
Stage Combat - Andy Fraser
Directing - Grant Malcolm

Session 6 (Sunday 4:00 PM):
Choreography - Ingrid Klaasenholm
Directing - Grant Malcolm
Stage Combat - Andy Fraser
Theatre Sports - Angela & Michael Sanderson-Green

Session 7 (Monday 10:30 AM):
Directing - Jenny Davis
Acting "Scene Study" - Noel O'Neill
Lighting - Don Allen
Make up - Sonia Garbellini
Acting "Come to Your Senses" - Ingrid Klaasenholm

Session 8 (Monday 1:30 PM):
Scriptwriting - Lucy Eyre
Directing for Festivals - Kimberley Shaw
Production Design - Genevieve Dugard
Choreography - Ingrid Klaasenholm
Shakespearean Theatre, rehearsal techniques, voice, movement & verse - Rebecca Davis and Stuart Halusz

Don Allen is well known for his popular lighting workshops throughout Perth and for his presence and experience on many WA productions.

Emma Bacon and Ann Miller are diverse performing artists with a special interest in "Sacred Theatre" - an experiential form of theatre encouraging the opportunity to reach within ourselves and draw on the mythology from the landscapes of our own lives to create theatre and inspire performance.

Katrina Bercov and Andrew Horabin are the founders of Ovations Edutainment, a multi-award-winning Perth company which specialises in school and corporate workshops and seminars on presentation, lateral thinking, professional development, public speaking and entertaining education.

Rebecca Davis and Stuart Halusz have recently returned from London after extensive studies at the Globe Theatre.

Jenny Davis is the artistic director of the WA Youth Theatre, an associate director of Midnite Youth Theatre and the founder of Agelink Reminiscence Theatre. Over the past 20 years, Jenny has directed and acted in many productions for all of the major theatre companies in Perth.

Genevieve Dugard is a recent Design graduate from WAAPA. She has worked professionally as a set designer for Glynn Nicholas' "Leaves Falling at Midnight" and Blackswan's "Mamu".

Lucy Eyre recently graduated with Honours from Edith Cowan University and WAAPA with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama Studies and Performing Arts. She has worked with Barking Gecko for many years and has recently started her own production company.

Andy Fraser is a professional Stage Fight Choreographer with experience and accreditations from the British Academy of Dramatic Combat and the Society of Australian Fight Directors.

Stephen Furtado has studied and taught singing for many years in both England and Australia, and has performed with the WA Opera Company, the Gilbert & Sullivan Society, and others.

Sonia Garbellini is a professional make-up artist with many years of theatrical experience.

Dr Geoff Gibbs is the former Director of the WA Academy of Performing Arts, and was instrumental in developing WAAPA's growth, respect and success. He is the Chairman of the International Foundation for Arts and Culture (Australia) and continues to be an active global ambassador for Australian Arts.

Ingrid Klaasenholm has taught acting, directing, dance and improvisation in England, America and now WA. She has extensive experience in theatre, as well as commercials and television drama.

Grant Malcolm has acted in and directed too many independent and professional shows to mention. A multi-award-winning director and webmaster, he is renowned for his teaching abilities.

Collin O'Brien is a retired senior lecturer from the English Department of the University of WA. He has spent many years studying and producing Shakespeare's plays and is recognised as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable local authorities on the Bard.

Noel O'Neill studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in NY and appeared in many Off-Broadway productions. He has appeared in films, plays, TV, voice-overs and radio, and has directed several award-winning productions.

Michael & Angela Sanderson-Green are the only accredited TheatreSports practitioners in WA. They have performed throughout Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and have represented Australia in the TheatreSports World Championships.

Kimberley Shaw has a degree in Theatre Studies from the University of New South Wales and has worked as a Drama teacher at both Primary and High School level. She is a regular contributor to and has achieved considerable success in WA's Drama Festivals.

The programme is subject to change and some classes are strictly limited in size. As always, those who book first, will get first choice of workshops. For more information or registrations, phone George Hackett on 9293-4746.

Jarrod Buttery
President, ITA

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