X3 - XtrAct Drama Academy

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X3 - 2025 Class

X3 is a year-long course exploring different types of performative story telling. These could include areas like - Drama, Physical Theatre, Absurdism, Naturalism, Classical, Screen, Improvisation, Script Writing, Directing – and will have some flexibility to make room for students individual interests.

Performance: June 28th, The Art House Wyong
                          Short Form Physical Theatre Performance

                          December 13th, Location TBA
                          Long Form Major Performance

Term Structure:
Term One: Physical Storytelling and devising techniques using Space, Light and Sound.
Term Two: Adapting Literary Text for a Physical Theatre Performance
Term Three: Becoming the Giving Actor. Script and Character Analysis for Ensemble Cast Work.
Term Four:   Rehearsing for the Major performance and discovering techniques in direction, rehearsal technique
                       and stage management.

Join teaching Artist, Danielle Brame Whiting, in exploring ways to find your voice and perform your own stories in a fun and creative environment.

Acting Philosophy

Tutor Danielle Brame Whiting's philosophy is that performers should be exposed to multiple methodologies in order to find the processes that best help them connect with their craft (ie. different things work for different people). At the heart of her own performing techniques are the processes and philosophies of Michael Chekhov and Konstantin Stanislavski.

Class Size

Maximum 15 students

Performance

Major Performance
Technical Rehearsal 13th December 2024
Performance 14th December 2024

The Whole Actor

It is an important part of the XtrAct Drama Academy approach that we look at training the whole person and not simply imparting information about acting techniques. After all, the best actors have empathic hearts and a strength to share their creativity. So our motto of encouraging and developing confidence, community, creativity, communication and curiosity prevails just as strongly here as in all of our younger classes.

2018 Major Production

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