2009 Classess

Summer Intensive

Every year Kate Twa, Iris MacGregor-Bannerman and the Cucumber Satellite acting ensemble hold a powerful and unique Summer Intensive. It is a rigorous course, and always leads to the magic of working from a place of truth. Simple but not easy.

These instructors are an unparalleled match combining original exercises with classical training challenging actors to explore playful, bold and daring choices while breaking their own barriers of personal resistance. Focusing on the individual yet supported by a formidable ensemble, these two weeks are extremely demanding, emotional and exhilarating.

It is important to note that although age and experience are not a factor in accepting actors, this class explores extremely mature content. Actors are required to conduct themselves with absolute professionalism and commitment with support and celebration of others.

If you are a new student to Kate and wish to be considered for the 2009 Summer Intensive please fill out the online application form and Kate will get back to you regarding an audition/interview.

 

This year's Intensive will be held at:

PAL theatre
300 - 581 Cardero Street
Vancouver
Tuesday to Saturday July 28th to August 8th.
There is a presentation of the scenes August 8th.

$995 + gst

 


 

 

 

Kate Twa

 

has been a creative force in Vancouver for over a decade. As an actor, director, writer and instructor Kate brings her unique style and magnetic personality to all facets of her artistry. Select directing credits include: The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It by Don Nigro, The Shape of Things by Neil LaBute, Stop Kiss by Diana Son, Wild Abandon by Daniel MacIvor, Hope Slide by Joan Macleod, A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, and Tough! by George F. Walker and Torched (written and directed). Kate has recently completed writing and directing her first feature film entitled Candyland.

 

 

Dr. Iris MacGregor Bannerman

 

Dr. Iris MacGregor Bannerman studied theatre and drama at the Rose Bruford College for Speech and Drama, in London, England. Upon leaving College, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. A veteran performer with numerous roles on stage, film, television and radio, Iris then joined the National Theatre School in Montreal in 1971 as the Head of Voice and Speech. She then went on to becoming the Director of the Acting Program at Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto where she wrote the highly acclaimed curriculum for the four year Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She obtained her Ph. D. from the University of Toronto in 1995. Since moving west, Iris has taught with the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, Lyric School of Acting and now with Kate Twa. Iris has been an integral part of Kate’s development of Cucumber Satellite’s Ensemble of Professional Actors.

 

 

*If you would like more information on this class and/or would like to set up an interview, please contact Kate Twa at: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 
Welcome!

"Truth in drama is forever elusive. You never quite find it but the
search for it is compulsive. The search is clearly what drives the
endeavour. The search is your task. More often than not you stumble
upon the truth in the dark, colliding with it or just glimpsing an
image or a shape which seems to correspond to the truth, often without
realising that you have done so. But the real truth is that there
never is any such thing as one truth to be found in dramatic art.
There are many. These truths challenge each other, recoil from each
other, reflect each other, ignore each other, tease each other, are
blind to each other. Sometimes you feel you have the truth of a moment
in your hand, then it slips through your fingers and is lost."

-- Harold Pinter (Nobel Prize lecture)

 

 
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