The Charlotte Shakespeare Festival To Hold Free Movement Workshop 4/30

The Charlotte Shakespeare Festival will hold a free Movement Workshop with Dave Demke on Friday April 30 from 7 to 10pm.

Over the course of the evening, participants will explore ways to connect the body to Shakespeare's text using a combination of fun games, pleasurable stretches, and simple movements to explore and illuminate the actors' sense of play and physical vocabulary needed to embody Shakespeare's characters and language. The evening will culminate with learning and performing a simple evocative dance that was a beloved staple of the Renaissance/Elizabethan period.

No prior movement, dance or acting experience is necessary. This workshop is appropriate for adults (ages 16+) of all experience levels. Participants are asked to come dressed in comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. In order to gain the most benefit from the workshop, attendees will be expected to participate in the movement work. However, anyone with physical limitations is welcome to audit the workshop.

There is no cost to participate in the workshop. Donations are always appreciated.

Dave Demke is a teacher, actor, dancer and director who has worked at theatre companies across the country. He has been an instructor at Shakespeare & Company, one of the nation's leading professional classical theatre companies, for 12 years, serving most recently as the company's Associate Director of Training and also working there as an actor and director. As a guest teacher, Dave has worked at Boston University, Brandeis, and Emerson College, among others. He is a Certified Linklater Voice teacher and has also taught for the Linklater Center in New York, as well maintaining a private coaching practice. He is the former Artistic Director for Stark Raving Theater in Portland, OR and most recently appeared as Peter Quince in Tennessee Shakespeare's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

In order to participate, please send an email to education@collaborativeartstheatre.com no later than April 28 to reserve a spot in the workshop.

For more information on the festival visit http://www.collaborativeartstheatre.com/