Private Mime and Movement Workshops

Mime Theatre Studio’s workshops in Mime Theatre introduce some of the fundamental concepts and skills of the art. Participants will take part in various exercises and explorations, and will learn new physical and dramatic skills.

This workshop is useful for those who wish to learn the basics of performing Mime as an autonomous theatre art form, as well as for those who wish to explore how Mime can enhance their work in other arts, such as acting for film/TV/stage, dance, circus arts, storytelling, singing, improv, stand-up comedy, motion capture / performance capture, etc. The instruction can be tailored to participants from young children to adults, and is excellent for theatre or dance companies, and drama or dance students, whether as general skill building or for work on a particular production.

Concepts covered are selected form the following:

• Breath as a basis for physical life on stage
• The origin point and path of movement
• Isolations
• Expressing the internal world (thought and emotion)
• Physical relationship to the external world (this work includes illusion skills)
• The physical character

Workshops can be conducted as a one-time event or as a series of several classes. The minimum duration of a single meeting is one hour, although we highly recommend at least two hours at a time (especially for one-time workshops), as it can be difficult to cover a significant amount of material in less time. The selection and number of concepts covered in your workshop will depend on the total number of hours allotted.

For more information on what MTS Mime Theatre workshops can do for your group, and for current rates, please contact us.

The actor has only two means of expression: words and movement. A well-trained actor must master them both. Mime Theatre Studio’s workshops in Mime for the Speaking Actor offer the actor awareness of, and control over, physical expression on stage or on screen. They teach what the body communicates alongside the words, in between them, and in their absence. This study addresses the physical aspects of character, emotion, psyche, and interaction.

This workshop is useful for professional or student actors of text-based work in theatre, film, or television. The instruction can be tailored to participants from teenagers to adults, and is excellent as general skill building or for work on a particular production.

Concepts covered are selected form the following:

• Stylization
• Expressing the internal world (thought and emotion)
• Physical relationship to the external world
• The physical character
• Endowment
• From offstage to green screen: Acting in an artificial environment

Workshops can be conducted as a one-time event or as a series of several classes. The minimum duration of a single meeting is one hour, although we highly recommend at least two hours at a time (especially for one-time workshops), as it can be difficult to cover a significant amount of material in less time. The selection and number of concepts covered in your workshop will depend on the total number of hours allotted.

For more information on what MTS Mime workshops can do for your group, and for current rates, please contact us.

Improv acting is more than just verbal — it’s physical and visual. Space work helps create a physical environment for the audience out of thin air, and helps them see, and believe in, the setting in which the characters exist. This workshop offers techniques for creating the illusion of objects, environments, and other characters that help communicate a story.

Characters should do more than speak. A character’s personality comes out through more than just what they say. It comes out through how they stand, how they move, and not just what they do, but how they do it. This workshop teaches how to use the body effectively to physically express characters, and how to maximize the visual impact of a performance. It includes techniques for creating new characters on the spot as well as more fully developing the characters in one’s personal repertoire.

For more information on what MTS improv workshops can do for your group, and for current rates, please contact us.