
For Secondary School Educators
NOW RUNNING IN MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE!
Now in it's 8th year, Zen Zen Zo's popular Teachers' Training Course
provides a practical insight into the dynamic world of physical
theatre. Led by Zen Zen Zo's international Teaching Artists, the course
is designed to train educators to teach physical theatre in secondary
schools.
The unique teachers' training experience aims to provide teachers with:
- an in-depth understanding of Physical Theatre
- an experience of "Viewpoints" as a Physical Theatre teaching tool
- a practical, artistic experience for teachers
- an opportunity to engage with Zen Zen Zo's unique approach to training
Zen Zen
Zo's Teachers' Training Course is a must for any teacher looking to
introduce their students to Physical Theatre! This course is open to primary
and secondary teachers and education students with any level of experience or
fitness.
THIS COURSE
FILLS FAST EVERY YEAR - BOOK SOON TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
Click here to download the 2010 Teachers' Training Course flier
The course is broken into two sessions, which can be attended separately or together.
Session #1 - Physical Actor Training
BRISBANE: 28 - 30 June 2010, 9am-5pm
MELBOURNE: 20 - 22 September 2010, 9am-5pm
The aim of this 3-day intensive is to introduce the 3 physical theatre
methods that Zen Zen Zo has specialised in for the past 16 years: the
Suzuki Method of Actor Training, Butoh, and Viewpoints. Teachers will
come away with a solid understanding of each of these methods as well
as many new exercises that can be taught in the classroom.
Session #2 - Creating Physical Theatre
BRISBANE: 1 - 2 July 2010, 9am-5pm
MELBOURNE: 23 - 24 September 2010, 9am-5pm
This 2-day intensive will focus on the process of creating physical
tehatre. Based on Zen Zen Zo's methodologies, the participants will
learn how to take training into rehearsal and performance, as well as
how to create devised work from scratch. Participants
can only take part in this course if they have completed the Physical Actor
Training session either this year, or in previous years.
Cost
Full 5-day
course
$490 + GST
(Early Bird Rate - if enrolled & paid prior to 1 May) or $540 + GST
3-day
course
$340 + GST
(Early Bird Rate - if enrolled & paid prior to 1 May) or $420 + GST
2-day
course
$250 + GST
(Early Bird Rate - if enrolled & paid prior to 1 May) or $280 + GST
BOOKINGS
To book for the course, please email us on
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or call the office on (07) 3252 5540.
"I feel like I have been equipped
with a very useful tool-belt for the drama classroom. It is so versatile that I can draw
from it no matter what unit I am teaching."
Melissa
Newton, St Peter's Lutheran College

The 2006 Teacher's Training
Course Participants
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