The Cultch’s Summer Youth Performing Arts Intensive runs Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, August 16-27, 2010.

 

What’s involved?

40 high-school-aged artists from across the Lower Mainland

60 hours of collaborative creation time with our amazing mentors

6 unique skill-building workshops with leaders from Vancouver’s arts community

Full access to The Cultch’s theatres and technicians.

1 once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Introducing our mentors…

 

Marcus Youssef- Marcus is co-artistic producer of Neworld Theatre. A recipient of both the Alcan Performing Arts Award and the Chalmer’s Canadian Play Award, Marcus is best known for his plays, which include Ali and Ali and the aXes of Evil, Ali & Ali 7, Adrift, The Bobsledder of Baghdad, Apathy House, A Line in the Sand and over a dozen radio plays for CBC.  Marcus’ production of Are We There Yet? recently won three Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including Outstanding Production and Outstanding Direction. And he’s nice.

 

Kendra Fanconi- Kendra is a theatre creator of original, mostly site-specific, work. She is the co-artistic director of Vancouver-based The Only Animal with Eric Rhys Miller.  Her work has garnered 22 Jessie nominations and 7 awards including Outstanding Production (The One that Got Away), Significant Artistic Achievement (Other Freds), Outstanding Actress (Box2) and awards for Set Design (dog eat dog) and Direction (Sam Payne Award for Emerging Director) and was featured at the Magnetic North Theatre Festival in both 2007 and 2008. Writing/Directing credits include: NiX, you and the moon for HIVE2, dog eat dog, and Other Freds. Additionally, she is the playwright of The One that Got Away and Bonehouse for both stage and radio. Her plays have been staged in snow and ice, swimming pools, diners, treetops, and the environs of False Creek. Future projects include a Tree Circus.

 

Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg- Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg is the Artistic Director of Tara Cheyenne Performance. Based in Vancouver, she has been creating and performing her unique brand of hybrid dance-theatre across Canada, the United States and Europe for the past decade. Friedenberg is known for her expert blending of comedy, dynamic physicality, and character work. Her solos bANGER: The Power Hour and Nick & Juanita –Livin’ in my dreams have both won People’s Choice awards at The Dancing on the Edge Festival. Her latest solo Goggles will premiere at the Cultch November 17-21 and will hit the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts May 5-8, 2009.

 

James Long-

James has been making theatre since 1995 and now artistic directs Theatre Replacement with Maiko Bae Yamamoto. Theatre Replacement’s work has been seen and received critical acclaim nationally and internationally.  Shows by TR include, BIOBOXES, Sexual Practices of the Japanese, i am sam stan, Yufo, Weetube, Clark and I Somewhere in Connecticut, Train and The Greatest Cities in the World. In addition to creating this body of work, the company facilitates a series of education programs for emerging and established artists. James is also a freelance instructor, teaching students and established artists in the lower mainland and across Canada. He has been nominated for and won multiple awards in design, performance and innovation.  As a freelance actor he has had the pleasure of working with Rumble Productions, Neworld, urban ink, Leaky Heaven Circus, The Only Animal, Stan’s Cafe, and the Electric Company, among many others. He is a graduate of SFU.

The workshops:

The Cultch’s expert staff and members of several indie arts and culture organizations in Vancouver will lead a series of six unique workshops throughout the camp. These workshops will provide invaluable skills and offer essential information that all budding young artists need to know.

 

Topics will include:

The Canadian Arts Climate

How to Write a Great Grant

Marketing and Promotions

Talking to the Media

Professional Standards in the Performing Arts

How to be Your Tech Staff’s New Best Friend!

 Cost:

Tuition is $700 ($650 before April 30th) including all taxes and service charges.

* A limited number of bursaries are available for those with financial need.

 

For more information, please contact Corbin Murdoch, Youth Program Manager