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514 358 2829.
Behaviour I
A favourite of students and teachers alike, this class is suitable for first timers, and for professionals looking to tune up their craft.
The session begins with a look at basic human behaviour and within minutes, students are up on their feet, creating new characters.
The class includes text work, instant theatre and discussions about the "business" side of Acting.
This course is an incredible resource for actors, writers directors, dancers, film makers, editors
and a lot of fun.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin every 6 to 8 weeks.
Behaviour II
Now that you've enjoyed seven weeks of character creation in The Behaviour I Class,
it's time to use your new-found super powers (status and attitude skills) to dig a little deeper into the human being.
This is a six week concentrator class that focuses on more advanced scenarios & scenes
with a wee bit of camera work thrown in.
Students will receive a DVD sample of their work.
Prerequisite - Behaviour 1
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For six weeks.
Price is - $285
New Sessions begin on demand.
Behaviour III (Inner Life)
An introduction to playing opposites.
This class takes a look at how "normal" personality traits conspire to create physical behaviour in us.
It examines how contradictions in the human personality can create
beautifully layered characters. The natural human reflex to hide our
feelings gives us tremendous and subtle power in performance.
Students will play their inner life characters in an ongoing story for 7 weeks.
Prerequisite - Behaviour I
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
Scene Camera
Given a scene from a play or a film, how does the actor craft it into a performance?
Or prepare it for an audition?
Scene Camera is an intensive session with accomplished stage & screen professionals.
Class time is divided equally between pure scene study, page to stage, and scene work for the camera.
Areas of focus include: wide, medium & close up shots, two-shots & singles,
foreground / background physicality, and movement for the camera.
Students will receive a DVD sample of their work.
Prerequisite - Behaviour 1
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
Clown Universe
Clown work is essential
training for all actors.
Clown characters have huge hearts and tiny brains,
and it is this combination of traits that plunges them into blissful confusion.
Clown characters like classic characters in great novels, always try to run before they can walk,
which sends them careening into life's situations.
Joe De Paul is one of the most talented and original
creators on the worldwide performing arts scene today.
Joe created hit
routines for Cirque de Soleil and has toured his own fantastic creations
all over Europe.
He is an expert performer and a lovely man to work
with. We are very honoured to have him teaching at ASM.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For six weeks.
Price is - $285
There are no prerequisites for this class.
Laban
In Behaviour Class we work from the inside - out to create real behaviour.
Laban technique is about working from the outside - in. It is very physical and very fun.
Laban Class is a movement based training system created by dancer / choreographer, Rudolph Laban.
Laban students study how certain physical influences affect character creation.
For example: Heavy body versus light body;
Quick reactions versus sustained reactions;
Direct approach versus indirect approach to any moment.
The actor will develop an awareness of their own physicality in everyday life
and begin to understand where and how thought, emotion, and intention live in the body.
Students will also have the opportunity to apply these techniques in scenes.
Those of you who enjoyed The Behaviour Class will love The Laban Class.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
There are no prerequisites for this class.
Laban II
In this class we focus on individual process,
and the application of Laban technique to monologues and scenes.
Students are taken through intense physical and vocal work
to discover how to embody text, intention, images and character.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
Prerequisite - Laban I
The Performance Class
Welcome to the theatre.
You are cast in a play, rehearsed for 8 weeks by a professional director
and then you and your cast mates give three performances before an audience .
Even if you've never imagined performing in a play, you will feel the rush that only live theatre can give you.
Students will learn professional rehearsal and performance process.
Students will receive a DVD sample of their work.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks
plus 12 hours of technical rehearsals
and three performances
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
Prerequisite - Behaviour I
Improv Class Level 1
The ultimate instant theatre class.
Proposing and accepting great offers.
Learning to be patient and to listen, remembering how to play.
Our Improv teachers focus on the importance of listening, accepting,
creating environment, relationship, and reincorporating story elements.
They even deal with the ethics of improv.
Great improv skills sharpen the wits and ultimately makes one a better actor.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For six weeks.
Price is - $285.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
There are no prerequisites for this class.
Improv Class Level 2
Students will continue to hone techniques acquired in the Level 1 Improv Class.,
while learning more advanced skills, including long form narrative improv and expert level games.
The class culminates in an improv show (First set of the ASM Improv Night).
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For six weeks.
One performance
Price is - $285.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
Prerequisites for this class Improv Class Level 1.
Staged Combat Level 1 -instructor- TBA
Fascinating, physical, and fun.
Learn the basics of stage fighting from a master fight choreographer.
Learn how to safely simulate combat on the stage..
Class Duration - Three hours,
Once a week - For six weeks.
Price is - $285.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
There are no prerequisites for this class.
Staged Combat Level 2 -instructor- TBA
This session picks up where the first one left off.
Students will learn sword technique and other exotic forms.
Just as fun and even more fascinating.
Class Duration - Three hours,
Once a week - For six weeks.
Price is - $285.00
New Sessions begin on demand.
Prerequisite - Staged Combat Level 1
The 48-Hour Film Festival
Highly addictive and super fun..
Star in a twenty minute film that you and your team make in a weekend.
Friday at 5:30pm, participants gather & put their names into a hat.
The names are randomly drawn to form teams, and the great adventure begins.
The remainder of Friday evening is used to plan your 20 minute films.
Saturday; The teams shoot their films.
Sunday; The teams edit their films
Exactly 48 hours later, (Sun 6:30pm) Teams arrive, Dressed to dine,
Screen the films and Celebrate with an Academy Awards Finish.
Participants receive a DVD copy of their film at the public screening.
All equipment is supplied and operated by the team leaders, all you do is show up and act.
Warning! Side Effects May Include: uncontrollable laughter, personal satisfaction,
curiosity, a general sense of ease, and great friendships.
Class Duration - The Weekend.
Price is - $140.00
This event is held twice a year.
Write On
A Super-fun writing class with Alex Haber.
This class is for anyone interested in playwriting and/or screenwriting.
Over the course of eight weeks, students will write and workshop a ten minute play.
Please note: If your script is longer, we will choose a ten minute section or scene to focus on during the class.
The course culminates in a staged reading of your work, performed by professional actors.
Students will receive a DVD copy of their work.
Class Duration - Three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330
New Sessions begin on demand.
The Audition Workshop
This workshop looks at what you can do in that audition room to give
yourself a better chance. It begins with the moment you walk in, and
covers everything through to the ever important last impression. The
workshop culminates in a simulated audition/casting session. A practical
course on auditioning for theatre, film & TV.
Prerequisite - Behaviour 1 or equivalent acting experience.
Class Duration - three hours, Once a week - For six weeks.
Price is - $285
New Sessions begin on demand.
Thursday Night Shakespeare
Shakespeare's plays are not as difficult to grasp as they might seem.
In fact they're really quite fun to play in. He gives us hints on how to play
the moments, right there in his text, and he writes great stories.
This class will help the student to understand and appreciate Mr Shakespeare's
use of story, character, dialogue, plot, poetry and punctuation in one play chosen from the canon.
You'll discover that you know more than you think you know and you'll have a lot of fun.
Class Duration - three hours,
Once a week - For seven weeks.
Price is - $330.00
New Sessions begin when Maestro Miller is available.
Private Coaching
Do you have a big audition coming up? Have you prepared your monologue to audition for an agent?
Some of our instructors offer private coaching outside of regular class time.
Their rates are very reasonable and their abilities are extraordinary.
Drop us an eMail or leave us a phone message, and we'll try to get you connected.
The Business of Behaviour
Take us to work. This course is designed for companies and their employees.
Improve presentational skills. Gain confidence with public speaking.
Enhance collaborative skills and iInspire imagination.
Call for information.
Other classes and workshops
As well as the aforementioned classes we offer many workshops and more advanced classes.
We try and tailor our curriculum to the needs of our students and pride ourselves in giving actors the best training available.
Warning: Acting is highly addictive.
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